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<\/p><\/div>"} 1 Start watching Mets games. Pay attention to the whole game, don't drift in and out. Decide which player you like the most by watching the plays he makes on the field and his interviews after the game (their personality is important too!).

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<\/p><\/div>"} 2 Learn about the Mets history (they won the World Series in 1969 and 1986, were created in 1962, etc) and research some team trivia. This can help you hold your own in conversations with even lifelong die-hards.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 4 Have conversations with other Mets fans. This can result in a sharing of enthusiasm about the team, or during the club's more worse hours: a shared sorrow. Regardless of which feeling it is, it is better to not go through it alone.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 5 Get tickets to see the Mets at Citi Field, if you can manage to make the trip. Tickets can be purchased directly from the Mets online, at the stadium box office in person, or from a secondhand ticket seller such as StubHub. Getting to a game can be a great way to spend time with Mets fan friends you have, or to meet new friends who support the Mets! Tickets can be purchased directly from the Mets online, at the stadium box office in person, or from a secondhand ticket seller such as StubHub.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 6 Know the current team. Don't be the guy or girl that talks about their love for the Mets but doesn't know who David Wright is. Go to mets.com or a similar site, and look up the current roster. For the key players, know some crucial tidbits (name, position, basic stats) to help you hold your own in conversations about the team.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 7 Watch or listen to as many games as possible, and always stay in the know team-wise so you can intelligently discuss the Mets with fellow Mets fans.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 8 Get to as many games as possible. See the team whenever you can. If you live in the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, you may have the chance to relatively easily see the Mets in cities such as Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, and Baltimore. Take advantage of these opportunities if they come about.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 9 Stay calm after Mets losses. Don't be the guy shouting on Twitter about how the Mets ABSOLUTELY MUST TRADE players x, y, and z after said players came up short. Be rational.