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Exclusive | Voodoo priest hopes to reverse ‘Curse of the Mambino’ as Mets try ending 11-game losing streak

Nypost · · 757 words · By Reuven Fenton; Alex Oliveira
Supernatural explanation for sports failure Political delegitimization of Zohran Mamdani
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Loaded Language 95% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
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Causal Oversimplification 80% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 85% confidence
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Mets lose 11 straight games”
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The claim of an 11-game losing streak is corroborated by FanGraphs Baseball and implied by the NY Post reports of a 12th consecutive loss.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets Radio Network, referred to on air as Audacy Mets Radio, is a radio network owned by Audacy, Inc. (previously CBS Radio) that broadcasts New York Mets baseball games. It consists of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets_Radio_Network
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“Mayor Zohran Mamdani hugged mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met on April 9”
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The NY Post reports that Mayor Zohran Mamdani hugged the mascots on April 9, but no other independent source confirms this specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an incomplete list of recent hunger strikes and people who have conducted a hunger strike.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hunger_strikes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Irving Koch ( KOTCH; December 12, 1924 – February 1, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Koch
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“the Mets curse wasn’t lifted Tuesday. The team blew another lead and were defeated 5-3 by the Minnesota Twins for their 12th loss in a row.”
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Two separate cross-references from the NY Post confirm the Mets lost 5-3 to the Twins on a Tuesday, marking their 12th consecutive defeat.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1986 New York Mets season was the Mets' 25th season in the National League. They improved from a 98–64 record in 1985 to finish the season with a franchise record of 108–54, giving them the divisi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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“the team proceeded to lose its next 10 games, part of an 11-game slide that dropped them to last place in the National League East.”
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FanGraphs Baseball explicitly states that an 11-game losing streak dropped the team into last place in the NL East.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 New York Mets season was the 39th regular season for the Mets. They entered the season as defending National League runner ups, losing to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. They went 94–68 and f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_New_York_Mets_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets
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“Michael Washington, who goes by the name Tata Tilk, wore a black cloak and used a cauldron outside the stadium”
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A web search result describes Michael Washington (Tata Tilk) performing a curse removal ritual with a ceremony outside Citi Field on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, matching the description of the cloak and cauldron.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Mets fans heading to Citi Field from the subway are sure to encounter a dog dressed up in team merchandise and sunglasses, with a toy pipe in her mouth. Her name is Sushi, and she is being ex…
https://www.peta.org/news/citi-field-dog-suffering/
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Washington, also known as Tata Tilk, performing a curse removal ritual outside Citi Field.Tata Tilk, a self-described black magic and curse removal expert, performs a ceremony outside Citi Fie…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/voodoo-priest-hopes-to…
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