How 1993 actually went.
Whatever had been unstable in 1992 became worse. The Mets lost 103 games, fired Jeff Torborg in May, and played with a mix of poor performance and constant distraction. Dallas Green brought a harder voice as manager, but no speech could repair a roster that lacked enough healthy pitching, defense, or trust.
Anthony Young became the human face of the collapse by losing 27 straight decisions, even though he often pitched far better than that record suggests. Fans supported him because he kept taking the ball and answering questions without hiding. When he finally won, teammates celebrated as if the club had clinched something important.
Bobby Bonilla’s power and a few useful relief seasons could not disguise the overall failure. The 59–103 finish was the second-worst record in franchise history at the time and the low point of the difficult reset. Unlike 1962, there was no lovable new beginning around the losing. This was an organization that had been great only a few years earlier and had wasted the connection.
Anthony Young deserved better, and fans understood that long before his losing streak finally ended.