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As the flailing Mets look to close out a playoff berth over the final two weeks of the regular season, they can point to a similar team in franchise history.

No, not the 2007 collapse that saw the Mets flush a seven-game lead over the Phillies with 17 to play.

Instead, they must try to party like it’s 1999 all over again.

Managed by Bobby Valentine, the ’99 Mets ended up advancing to the NLCS, but only after losing eight of nine games in late September and barely qualifying for the playoffs by winning a one-game playoff against the Reds. 4

That ’99 club interestingly also was similar to last y

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