The Mets end their season Sunday with a whimper, not a bang. The Jets and Giants set land-speed records in going from feel-good to oh-no. The Yankees never were able to overtake the Rays in the East and now face the gauntlet of a best-of-three.

We’ve seen this time and again the past few years, stretches of New York sports where you simply want to hide your head in your pillow and let your muffled wails die in the down.

Except it’s different this time.

This time, if the Mets have you down, if the Yankees make you frown, if the football teams play like clowns.