It was on this date in 1999 that Robin Ventura, perhaps best known in Mets lore for his “Grand Slam Single”, became the only player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in both games of a double header. The first grand slam, off of Jim Abbott, was hit in front of a lot of empty seats as the game was started at 4:20 as a make up from the rain out the night before. The video is...
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Some organizations, such as the Cardinals, are known for bringing young pitchers up from the minors and letting them debut in low-pressure situations, often out of the bullpen, even if they’re a starter. Then there are the Mets. On this date in 2014, the Mets had a young pitcher make his debut against the New York Yankees. It was the finale of the four-game series, and the real highlight...
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Ever have one of those days at either the office or the playground where you wanted to say, “I’ll show them”? Maybe as the boss walks you to the door as you lug a box of your personal items because, “It just isn’t working out”; or a now-former significant other who states, “It just isn’t working out”; or the Captain of the team selecting...
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While fans are used to seeing managers and players ejected from a game, on May 9, 1984, for the first time in baseball history, two cameramen were ejected from a game, as shown on this Youtube video: Technically, West had the rule book on his side, as both then and currently, replays may not be shown to the teams in the dugout during a game. As quoted in the Washington Post after the game,...
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On May 8, 1961, the Mets were chosen as the name of the new National League franchise in New York. According to the book “Tales from the 1962 New York Mets Dugout: A collection of the Greatest Stories from the Mets Inaugural Season” by Janet Paskin and Greg Prince, in the spring of 1961 the public was asked to vote for one of 10 proposed team names including the Avengers, Bees,...
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