Robin Ventura finished his major league career with 18 grand slams. But it’s a hit that only looked like a grand slam which is his signature Mets moment and a unique ending to a 15-inning, five-hour and 46-minute postseason classic. For a team that spent three weeks walking a tightrope, Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the rival Atlanta Braves was the latest (and...
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We’re looking back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by reviewing the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. We continue with the only person in uniform for both of the franchise’s World Series titles and remains one of the most beloved Mets ever. Look at the stat sheet for Bud Harrelson and you won’t see his true...
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We’re looking back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by reviewing the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. We continue with a hero of 1969 who while he didn’t have the same year-long success as four years before was instrumental when it counted most. It’s impossible to think about the Miracle Mets season and not...
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We’re looking 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 the leader of this club, a Hall of Fame catcher known for his exceptional play and unique sayings to become a New York baseball legend and an American icon. By 1973, no baseball fan didn’t know...
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He ran onto the Citi Field diamond with the same hustle and spring in his step when he entered the Shea grounds for his debut 14 years earlier. He still flashed that same smile fans were so accustomed to. On the penultimate day of the regular season, Wright said goodbye to a New York audience that watched him grow up before its eyes. With setbacks that likely would’ve forced a less determined...
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