Schadenfreude SHOD-n-froy-duh, noun:
A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others

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For more on the Mets collapse, here’s the Post’s treatment

October 1, 2007 — The fall turned out to be extraordinary, the collapse astonishing. The Mets’ season is over, an ultimately dreadful meltdown that finished mercifully yesterday at Shea.

It’s never been more appropriate for a team to play in a city called Flushing.