I’ll tell ya… It ain’t easy being a fan of the New York Mets. We’ve endured some pretty tough news and horrific moments in our history.

In the spirit of Halloween, I take a look back at some of the most haunting moments in franchise history in no particular order. Some of these still haunt us today.

WARNING: If you are a squeamish Mets fan do not read below this line.

NLCS Game 7 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 

Might as well get this gut punch out of the way as we begin our haunting journey. With the NLCS against the Cardinals tied at three games apiece, two familiar foes faced off in a decisive Game 7. Both teams battled hard in this thriller. With the tying run in scoring position and two outs in the bottom of the 9th the Mets turned to centerfielder Carlos Beltran, their one last hope. But there would be no miracle comeback this time as Beltran was caught looking at an Adam Wainwright curve for strike three.

Note: You could make a strong case for including Beltran on this list twice. His collision in the outfield with Mike Cameron was pretty terrifying to see.

The Midnight Massacre

One of the darkest days in franchise history, the Mets dealt three-time Cy Young award winner Tom Seaver and prodigious slugger Dave Kingman in two separate trades. It left a fanbase stunned and heartbroken, and it would take many years until they flocked back to Shea Stadium again. Arguably the greatest right-handed pitcher of his time, Seaver had to be consoled when he learned the team that he loved had traded him. Sadly he passed away and never got to see the statue he richly deserved.

David Wright Takes Pitch to the Head

In the fourth inning of a nationally televised game, David Wright was felled by a 93 MPH fastball delivered by the Giants’ ace Matt Cain. As Wright lied motionless on the ground, you could hear a pin drop as trainers rushed to his aid. Wright suffered a concussion and was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career. There was a marked depreciation in his performance when Wright returned from the DL.

Nolan Ryan Is Traded for Jim Fregosi, 1971

The Mets traded 24-year-old Nolan Ryan and three prospects to the California Angels for shortstop Jim Fregosi. Gil Hodges moved Fregosi to third base where he proceeded to bat .233 with five home runs and a .633 OPS in 145 games. It was later learned Fregosi suffered from the flu, a sore arm, a strained muscle in his side and a tumor on his foot. Meanwhile Ryan went on to being Nolan Ryan.  I call this one the precursor to the Tom Seaver trade. Leave it to the Mets to trade a combined 635 Wins, 9,354 Strikeouts and two eventual Hall of Famers.

Luis Castillo Drops Popup Against the Yankees

This one still haunts me. The Mets were just one out away from taking one from their hometown rivals at Yankee Stadium. They seemed well on their way to victory after the dangerous Alex Rodriguez pops one up in the infield. All hell breaks loose when second baseman Luis Castillo dropped the ball – literally. What should have been a game-ending popup instead turned an 8-7 loss for the Yankees into a 9-8 walk-off victory.  &%$#@!

2007 September Collapse

The Mets entered the final three weeks of the 2007 season with a 7.5 game lead in the NL East with 17 games to go. Start printing those playoff tickets, right? Wrong. Leave it to the Mets to record the biggest collapse in MLB history. If you had to pinpoint what went wrong look no further than the pitching. Tom Glavine was the chief culprit as evidenced by his 14.65 ERA over his last three games of the season including his bone crushing defeat in the final game of the season against the Marlins.  In a game the Mets had to win to force a one-game playoff, Glavine was torched for seven runs in a third of an inning… the first inning.

These were some of my most most haunting Mets moments what are some of yours?