In my opinion that would be a bigger choke than the '69 Cubs if they didn't make the playoffs. The Cubs didn't play great but the Mets were on fire for over 6 weeks that year. The Met's lead was what, something like 7.5 games on 9/12. And they've been taken to the woodshed by giving up bucketloads of runs to a terrible Nats lineup. Couldn't happen to a better team I say.