A Mets dream that never was

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Generation K, 30 years later: A Mets dream that never was

<img width="709" height="496" src="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=709" class="featured-image__img wp-image-38841917" alt="The three members of the Mets' Generation K in the spring of 1996: Bill Pulsipher, Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson" data-modal-image="38841917" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?quality=75&strip=all 1617w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=300,210&quality=75&strip=all 300w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=768,538&quality=75&strip=all 768w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=1024,717&quality=75&strip=all 1024w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=1536,1075&quality=75&strip=all 1536w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=600,420&quality=75&strip=all 600w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=841,589&quality=75&strip=all 841w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=709,496&quality=75&strip=all 709w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=576,403&quality=75&strip=all 576w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=440,308&quality=75&strip=all 440w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=403,282&quality=75&strip=all 403w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=180,126&quality=75&strip=all 180w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=101,71&quality=75&strip=all 101w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=57,40&quality=75&strip=all 57w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=100,70&quality=75&strip=all 100w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=77,54&quality=75&strip=all 77w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=200,140&quality=75&strip=all 200w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=231,162&quality=75&strip=all 231w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=322,225&quality=75&strip=all 322w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=630,441&quality=75&strip=all 630w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=86,60&quality=75&strip=all 86w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=114,80&quality=75&strip=all 114w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=1200,840&quality=75&strip=all 1200w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=83,58&quality=75&strip=all 83w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=223,156&quality=75&strip=all 223w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=50,35&quality=75&strip=all 50w, https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/mets-feature-generationk.jpg?resize=150,105&quality=75&strip=all 150w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px"/> The three members of the Mets' Generation K in the spring of 1996: Bill Pulsipher, Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson (L to R). New York Post