Month: August 2009

Amazin’ Pics Of The Amazin’ Mets

We have a special treat for you, courtesy of one of our readers, Stephen Hanks, who took the following shots in 1970, 39 years ago today. It was Camera Day at Shea Stadium. As we honor the 1969 Mets later this evening, here is a look at the then, defending 1969 World Champion Mets! “The Franchise” Tom Seaver The Skipper – Gil Hodges Jerry Koosman was so underrated! This...

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8/22 Minor League Report! NIEUWENHUIS, Greene!

INT AAA: Buffalo 0/2/0, Scranton 1/8/1 ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .282 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .303 lf Nick Evans 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .202 1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, K, .260 rf Chip Ambres 0 for 3, .253 dh Jason Dubois 0 for 3, K, .154 c Rene Rivera 0 for 3, K, .239 3b Javier Castillo 0 for 2, BB, .254 2b Luis Rivera 0 for 3, .293 Kyle Snyder 5.1 IP, 7 H, ER, 3 Ks, 3.91 era, L (3-6),...

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Francoeur’s Big Night Caps 4-2 Win For Pelfrey

The Mets played a heck of game and beat the Phillies 4-2 in the first of a four game series with the Phillies. I usually save me comments for the end of the recap, but I gotta tell you how impressed I was with the intensity of the Mets given their dismal situation.  They played the game with a heart and soul that I’ve been longing for all season long. Jeff Francoeur commented after the...

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Appreciating the Miracle Mets

Tonight, the Mets will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1969 World Champion New York Mets. With the Giants being in town last weekend, and the celebration this weekend, I got to thinking about what a truly amazing feat winning the 1969 World Series was. That got me to thinking about how wonderful it must’ve been for Met fans to see their team as World Champs. I was too young to...

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Swoboda’s Memorable World Series Catch Recalled in Historic Photo

New York, August 21 — The date was October 14, 1969, when Mets right fielder Ron Swoboda made one of the greatest catches in World Series history, robbing Brooks Robinson of the Orioles in Game 4 at Shea Stadium, a defining moment in the Amazins’ improbable world championship.  Now, 40 years later, Mets fans and collectors alike can preserve that historic moment as the New York Daily News and...

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