Author: Ed Leyro

The Legend of Dae-Sung Koo

Throughout the years, there have been many Mets players who were on the team for such a short period of time, you’d be hard-pressed to find anything of interest to remind you that they were ever on the team. Mention the names Matt Wise, Lino Urdaneta and Jon Switzer to most Mets fans and they’ll have no clue who you’re talking about, even though all of these players appeared in...

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Mets One Year Wonders: Bernard Gilkey Goes Big

In the music business, many artists have recorded one big hit and then never went on to score another. When In Rome spent more than a day near the top of the charts in 1988 with “The Promise” but made no promises about creating another hit. One year earlier, T’Pau gave us a little bit of “Heart and Soul” but never gave us another hit. Recording a hit song...

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Nolan Ryan And What Could’ve Been

Happy 73rd birthday to former Mets pitcher Nolan Ryan! Let’s take this day to go back in time to see what might have been had Nolan Ryan remained a Met. It was 1971. The Mets had made an improbable run to the pinnacle of the baseball world just two years earlier. Although they were unable to defend their championship in 1970, they were still able to produce a winning record when they finished...

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October 27, 1986: Mets Are World Champions!

Miraculous as Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was, all it did was force a seventh and deciding game. Do you remember seeing the replay of Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk waving for the ball to stay fair in the 1975 World Series? That home run gave the Red Sox a thrilling 12-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6. That’s right. It happened in Game 6. Just like the Mets’ dramatic Game 6...

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October 27, 1986: We Are The Champions!

Miraculous as Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was, all it did was force a seventh and deciding game. Do you remember seeing the replay of Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk waving for the ball to stay fair in the 1975 World Series? That home run gave the Red Sox a thrilling 12-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6. That’s right. It happened in Game 6. Just like the Mets’ dramatic Game 6...

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