Tag: Joe Torre

Morning Briefing: Darryl Strawberry Suffers From Heart Attack

Good morning, Mets fans! Darryl Strawberry posted on his Instagram account that he suffered a heart attack on Monday night. Strawberry wrote that he was treated at St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis, MO, where they “restored his heart” through a stent procedure. He seems to be okay and is in recovery. Strawberry was recently in Mets camp as an advisor. Latest Mets News Tylor...

Big Apple and Deep South: Playing for the Mets and Braves

There was a time when the Atlanta Braves didn’t always have the New York Mets’ number when it mattered most. Go back to 1969 and the inaugural NLCS. Atlanta actually came out of the West and were quickly gone in a best-of-five sweep. The first two players on our list of Mets-Braves overlap were part of that, but the ties between New York and Atlanta are few and far between aside from...

OTD 2000: Piazza-Clemens Feud Overtakes Subway Series

It would’ve been hard for anything to exceed the hype of the first All-New York World Series in 44 years, but the personal confrontation between the Mets’ power-hitting catcher and the Yankees’ most renowned starting pitcher did just that. Few hitters gave Roger Clemens as much trouble as Mike Piazza. The pair faced off 25 times. Against a pitcher who would strike out more than...

A Look Back at 25 Years of the Subway Series

When interleague play was conceived, it was for match-ups like this. The concept itself has been greatly diluted over time and the annual Mets-Yankees series had lost some of its initial steam. But when both teams are thriving and the drama is high, it can feel like it did in the early days. Last year’s three-game set at Citi Field certainly had that intensity and this upcoming meeting...

OTD 1999: Franco’s Hit Ends Wild Subway Series Game

It had been 124 straight games in which the New York Yankees won after taking a lead into the eighth inning. But that wasn’t going to stop the Mets, nor were six home runs. Even if it took facing Mariano Rivera at the end. Matt Franco defied the odds and defeated the defending champions with a single to right field that brought in Rickey Henderson and Edgardo Alfonso to put an exclamation...

OTD 2000: Piazza vs. Clemens Takes Center Stage in World Series

It would’ve been difficult for anything to exceed the hype of the first World Series pitting two New York teams in 44 years, but the personal clash between the Mets power-hitting catcher and the Yankees’ most renowned starting pitcher did just that. Few hitters gave Roger Clemens as much trouble as Mike Piazza. The two faced off 25 times. Against a pitcher who would strike out more...

OTD 1969: Miracle Mets Clinch NL East

It wasn’t so much a pennant race as it was two teams passing each other in the midst of their respective, opposing late-season streaks. From August 16 through September 23, the New York Mets — which spent its initial seven years in or near the National League cellar — won 32 of 42. The Chicago Cubs — who held first place for much of ’69 — went 14-23. Greeting and effectively,...

Reliving the 2000 Mets: A World Series of Near Misses

Mike Piazza and Mariano Rivera. The greatest hitting catcher and the greatest closer. It was the bottom of the ninth at Shea Stadium in Game 5 of the first all-New York Fall Classic since 1956. The Mets trailed the Yankees 4-2 on the scoreboard and 3-1 in the series. With a man on base, the tying run was at the plate — represented by a person easily capable of delivering such a swift...

MMO Exclusive: Jay Horwitz Discusses Four Decades With Mets

  When Jay Horwitz interviewed for a public relations position with the New York Mets back in 1980, he was convinced that the prospects of getting hired were slim to none. After all, Horwitz showed up to his interview a half-hour late after he went to the wrong hotel, and then proceeded to spill a container of orange juice on general manager Frank Cashen’s lap after nervously reaching...

Morning Briefing: Health And Safety Precautions Revealed By MLB

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The MLA Players Trust, the charity arm of the MLBPA, spoke with Mets catcher Wilson Ramos to talk about his workouts during the pandemic to stay in shape for baseball. He goes into depth on the resistance band workouts he has been doing for the page’s #KidsOnDeck campaign. Bill Ladson of MLB spoke with Ron Swoboda about one of the best managers in...

Mets Video Vault: June 28, 1998 vs. Yankees

Garnering back page headlines was all the Mets could do to steal the spotlight away from the dominant Bronx Bombers. They did a pretty good job of it in late May with the acquisition of Mike Piazza, and thus would help them compete with the National League’s best. The Yankees, meanwhile, weren’t just competing against the current Major League teams, but with the greatest teams in...

MMO Exclusive Interview: Two-Time MVP, Dale Murphy

Before the Atlanta Braves became a perennial playoff team, in which the organization won 14-consecutive division championships from 1991-2005 (the lone exception coming in 1994 due to the players’ strike), the club dealt with many lean and frustrating seasons. From 1966 (the first season the Braves moved to Atlanta) through the 1990 season, the Braves only made the postseason twice;...

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