If these are indeed the real Knicks, they’re in big trouble

Back successful nan watercolor summertime of 1969, arsenic nan Mets were getting nan bent of playing competent shot for nan very first time, location came a three-game bid astatine Shea Stadium pinch nan first-place Cubs successful early July that was rather virtually nan first important games nan Mets ever played. 

At first, it went very well: they scored 3 ninth-inning runs to rally against Fergie Jenkins successful nan first game. In nan second, Tom Seaver retired nan first 25 Cubs he faced, and nan 4-0 triumph pulled nan Mets wrong 3 ½ games. But successful nan 3rd crippled nan Mets reverted to 1962 form: 2 costly errors helped Chicago to a 6-2 win. 

“Were those nan existent Cubs?” head Leo Durocher was asked afterward. 

Leo, ever consenting to lead pinch his lip, shook his head.