The subway will pull into Citi Field Tuesday and Wednesday as the New York Mets and New York Yankees prepare to face each other in round two of the 2019 Subway Series. The two teams split a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium in their first meeting on June 11. The upcoming pair of games will mark the 45th series between the intercity rivals dating back to June 16-18 1997. The Mets are 50-70 against...
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There are certain games that a team wins that are called feel-good wins. Today’s New York Mets 8-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves qualifies as one of those. (box score) With bad news encircling the Mets, with their seven straight losses and their bullpen’s over seven ERA, it was nice to have a day when some good news abounded. Earlier in the day, it was announced that Jeff McNeil,...
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If blowing saves was an art form, then the Mets would have a bullpen full of Leonardo da Vincis. The Mets bullpen, given a 4-1 lead to protect, couldn’t do the job leading to another gut-wrenching loss. The Mets took a 4-0 into the sixth but allowed the Phillies a run in the sixth and three in the seventh to tie the game. The Phillies won the game in the bottom of the tenth with a walk-off...
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To properly put into context the overwhelming and unexpected accomplishments of the 1969 New York Mets, one need only look at the brief history of the young franchise. Most often when a team wins a championship, they are coming off a season or two showing major improvement and give indications they are ready to take the next step. The Mets certainly gave no sign in the years prior to their...
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The 40th Major League All-Star Game took place on July 23, 1969, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington D.C. The game was played on a Wednesday afternoon after originally scheduled for the evening before, but heavy rains forced a postponement. It is, to this day, the last All-Star game to be played in the afternoon in the Eastern time zone. The National League defeated the American...
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