Five months after traveling a metaphorical odyssey — a thrilling though somewhat tumultuous journey that ended two wins shy of a World Series — the Mets preceded the start of the 2000 regular season with an actual trip around the world. The Mets jetted from Spring Training to Japan for the first official Major League Baseball games outside of North America. Joining them on this...
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Since watching any live-action between New York and Washington has been rendered impossible right now, save for an MLB: The Show simulation, let’s revel in one of the most thrilling and satisfying wins over the Nationals — a victory that all but sewed up the Mets most recent division title. Heading into a Labor Day series in D.C., New York’s NL East lead was getting less...
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For all the Opening Day re-broadcasts shown by SNY yesterday, one which wasn’t shown, but can be found on YouTube, came in the afterglow of the Mets’ most recent World Series title. Following a pre-game ceremony in which the championship flag was raised and the players, coaches, and personnel received their jewelry, the Mets rung in the new year with a narrow victory over the...
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In the days of postseasons prior to the inception of Wild Card teams, the Mets had 95 victories heading into October and nothing yet to show for it. With the NL East Division title presenting the only avenue to the playoffs and the St. Louis Cardinals up three in the standings with six to play, New York’s last-ditch effort for 1985 came in a three-game set at Busch Stadium. In the biggest...
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In our continuing attempt to help fill the baseball void, we present the first-ever World Series home game in Mets history — better known as the “Tommie Agee Takeover.” Agee thwarted the Baltimore Orioles’ chances to gain a 2-1 edge in a series they were almost universally expected to win. His bat helped give New York the early lead, then his dazzling defense took over...
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