It’s arguable what the greatest day in Mets history was. Was it October 16, 1969? Was it October 27, 1986? These are of course the dates when the New York Mets won their two championships. There is no argument at all as to the worse day: it’s August 31, 2020, the day The Franchise, our Tom Terrific, our Greatest Met, passed away peacefully at his home in Calistoga, California. He was...
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It what turned out to be a tale of three catchers, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets, 5-2, sweeping a doubleheader and sending the Mets to their third straight loss. The first catcher is, of course, Gary Sanchez who hit a pinch-hit grand slam to give the Yankees the lead in the top of the eighth. The second is Wilson Ramos, who struck out with the bases loaded to end the game. And...
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“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” On the eve of Major League Baseball’s annual commemoration of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball, the New York Mets and Miami Marlins staged a short, but eloquent display in hopes of breaking a few barriers of their own. The history making event took place at Citi-Field on Thursday, August...
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With this weekend barren of baseball for the New York Mets and New York Yankees, a scenario has arisen that may see the two teams play as many as five times the weekend of August 29 to August 31. A three-game series between the clubs was already scheduled at Yankee Stadium for that weekend. The timeline could go something like this: a doubleheader on Friday and/or Sunday with a single game on...
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As much as the Philadelphia Phillies tried to give the New York Mets the game on Friday, in the end it was the Phillies who were celebrating on the field with a 6-5 victory at Citizens Bank Park. The Phils played sloppy baseball throughout, letting two fly balls reach the field untouched and getting a runner thrown out at third, but it was a poor (and late) tag by Wilson Ramos in the bottom of...
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