Tag: Jon Matlack

Spirit of ’73: Jon Matlack

Over the coming weeks, we’ll look back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by examining the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. We continue with a young left-handed pitcher who overcame a potentially disastrous injury to be the team’s top performer down the stretch.  On a dreary and drizzly evening in front of a paltry...

OTD 1983: Strawberry Wins Rookie of the Year

Darryl Strawberry is the most hyped player and the best power hitter the Mets ever produced. His arrival to the majors in early May ’83 marked a sign of progress for a franchise searching for hope. After a slow start, Strawberry began to fulfill those enormous expectations and became the third Met to take the National League Rookie of the Year honors, joining Tom Seaver (1967) and Jon...

Greatest Mets All-Star Game Moments

For the first time since 2013, the Mets have a representative in the starting lineup of the All-Star Game. And for the first time since 2009, the team has four selectees. Even though it’s been confirmed that Starling Marte won’t see action, there’s a good possibility for any of the other three to add to this list of moments in the Midsummer Classic. 1964 In its debut season,...

OTD 1983: Darryl Strawberry Wins ROY Award

The early 1980s for the New York Mets were less-than-stellar in terms of wins and losses. However, slowly the pieces were starting to come together for the success the franchise would experience later in the decade. In January 1980, the team was sold from the Payson family to Doubleday & Company. The new owners promptly hired Frank Cashen to be general manager. In June 1980, Cashen engaged...

Ron Darling, Edgardo Alfonso & Jon Matlack Inducted To Mets Hall of Fame

In a ceremony Saturday night before the game, Ron Darling, Edgardo Alfonzo and Jon Matlack were all honored with bronze plaques, becoming the 28th, 29th and 30th members of the New York Mets Hall of Fame. It was the first time the team inducted members into its Hall of Fame in eight years. The trio, who represent Mets teams from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, appeared in a total 1,546 games for the...

Tom Seaver Statue Dedication Date Set for July 22

According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have set a dedication date of July 22 for their Tom Seaver statue. Following the All-Star break, the ceremony will take place on an off day before the Mets’ kickoff their first homestand, which will allow members of the Mets organization and Seaver’s family to be in attendance. Back in 2019, the Mets announced their plans to...

OTD 1978: Mets Trade Bud Harrelson To Phillies

On March 23, 1978, the New York Mets traded shortstop Bud Harrelson to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league infielder Freddie Andrews (who never played a game for the Mets) and cash. The trade left pitcher Jerry Koosman and infielder/outfielder/pinch hitter Ed Kranepool as the lone remaining players from the 1969 championship team. Key players from the 1969 team, such as Tom Seaver, Cleon...

Mets Memories: Bud Harrelson

With hot stove simmering at the moment, let’s take a walk down Mets Memory Lane, and have a look at a man who wore a Mets uniform for both of the team’s championships, Bud Harrelson. Darrel McKinley “Bud” Harrelson, from Niles, CA, made his Mets debut at shortstop in 1965 at the age of 21. The speedy defensive whiz played his first full season in the major leagues in...

OTD In Mets History: Mets Snag League Awards

November 21st has been good for Mets players in terms of awards. In 1970, Tommie Agee won the Gold Glove award as a center fielder, in 1972 Jon Matlack won the Rookie of the Year award, and in 1983, Darryl Strawberry also won the Rookie of the Year award. When Agee won his Gold Glove, he became the first position player to win the award in both leagues. Agee had previously won a Gold Glove award...

OTD 1973: Berra’s Controversial Decision In World Series

The 1973 season was a gift of sorts for the Mets. The story has been well-chronicled. The Mets were in last place on August 30th (61-71), six and one-half games out of first place in a season in which there was no wildcard. The Mets seemed dead and buried. Remarkably, they began to rise from the ashes, and by September 21st, they were in first place. They took on the mighty Cincinnati Reds in...

MMO Roundtable: Who Would Make Up Your Dream Mets Rotation?

One thing that the Mets have had through the years are some great starters. If you could pick your dream rotation from these players, who would make up yours? This question may be the hardest one we have discussed so far as there are so many great options, it can be hard to choose. Our dream Mets infield was pretty much a given. There was some debate when it came to our dream Mets outfield. But...

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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