ORLANDO, Fla. — In the annals of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days, this was right up there in Mets lore. 

And I don’t think I need to remind anyone they have a 64-year history of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. 

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Not only did the Mets lose beloved closer Edwin Díaz (and his musical sidekick Timmy Trumpet), they lost him to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team they are allegedly chasing in the National League. 

Of course, there was already a cavern larger than Chavez Ravine separating the two biggest-market teams — and two biggest-spending teams — in the National League.