Mets curse discourse is a perennial spring tradition. As the New York City baseball team begins its latest absolutely doomed season, enthusiasts are having their annual fun with the Mets curse theories. Is it the mayor? Is it the Beach Boys? Is it the simple fact that this team is very bad at both pitching and hitting?
Perhaps more people should be focusing on Steve Cohen, the miserably wealthy owner of the Mets—and more importantly, the winner of a state license to build a casino on the Mets' parking lot at Citi Field, immiserating nearby communities and basically creating a machine that will print him money for time immemorial. The real reason the Mets are sucking? It's because of Cohen's fucking casino.