By Joe D. Years from now when we look back at the 2019 New York Mets season, I wonder what history will tell us. Will it tell us that the Mets had an extraordinarily exciting second half but came up short? I’m sure the optimists among us will hang their hats on that… Or will it tell us that it was an incredible waste of elite individual performances, up and coming stars, a top flight...
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By Joe D. It was improbable and perhaps even impossible. The odds were long and completely against them. But despite all that, those upstart New York Mets were on their way to pulling off one of the most incredulous championships not only in baseball history, but in the history of all sports. And on this day fifty years ago, in front of 54,928 delirious fans at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets...
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On September 21, 2001, the New York Mets took the field against the Atlanta Braves in the first major sporting event since the devastating terrorist attacks ten days earlier on September 11, a day that will forever be etched in all of our memories. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house on that fateful night at Shea Stadium, as emotions were still so raw and most of us were still trying to deal...
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The body language said it all. The looks on their faces as they made their way into the clubhouse was unmistakable. The silence was deafening. A weekend that began with such promise, hope and enthusiasm was reduced to a mere whimper after the Los Angeles Dodgers put a huge dent into the New York Mets’ playoff chances by taking two of three from them in front of their hometown crowd at Citi...
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Believe it or not, this is shaping up to be one of the most exciting finishes to a New York Mets season as we’ve seen in a very long time. The drama, the insanity, the agony and the ecstasy, it’s all there… And with just two weeks to go in the regular season, the Mets are standing at the precipice of what once seemed like an improbable NL wild card spot. I’ve lost count...
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