On August 8th in 1985, George Foster had a big day for the Mets with three RBI in a 14-7 victory at Montreal. It was one of his few, if not his last. Even with his performance, Foster was overshadowed as Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter and Wally Backman also drove in three runs apiece. After several monster years with Cincinnati, including hitting 52 and 40 homers in consecutive seasons, the Mets...
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Baseball is a game of numbers. Not just RBI and ERA, or wins and losses, but numbers related to players and uniforms. In fact, there are Mets uniform numbers that everyone knows by heart. But did you know who had that number before or after your favorite Met? My first favorite player was Cleon Jones, who just turned 70 over the weekend. Cleon wore number 21 and after he retired, I didn’t want to...
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Congratulations to this week’s MMO Player of the Week… Through the use of the scorecard, let’s take a look at how Scott Hairston did this week: G AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG 6 18 6 7 0 0 2 3 1 4 .333 This week Scott brought some power with two home runs, and also scored seven runs while getting six hits. He has continued to do well surprising many this season. This week includes the...
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Right now the Mets outfield situation is a disaster. Who would have thought that not one single player would solidify himself this season as a starter for 2013. Just about everyone we have thrown out there has left something to be desired. There is still time for that to change, but time is running out quickly. The Amazin: Where would we be without Scott Hairston? He is so scary good against...
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The Buffalo Bisons split a doubleheader with Syracuse yesterday, dropping the first game by a score of 5-4 and winning the nightcap 4-3 after holding off a late charge by the Chiefs. Zack Wheeler, whose debut was pushed back a day because of a rainout on Sunday, took the bump for game one and for four innings the Mets top prospect was wicked good. Wheeler was greeted with a single to start the...
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