On August 27, 1986, the New York Mets were in San Diego taking on the Padres. It was the final game of a three-game series, and the Mets were going for the sweep. The guys from Queens were 19 games up in the East Division of the National League, cruising to a division title. The ending of this game was very unusual and quite exciting, befitting the 1986 squad. Let’s set the scene. The...
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On August 25, 1985, Dwight Gooden of The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres by a 9-3 score at Shea Stadium to record his 20th win of the season. “Doctor K” would go on to post a 24-4 record for the 1985 season with a sparkling 1.53 ERA, He struck out 268 batters that year in 276 2/3 innings pitched. His ERA+ was a gaudy 229, and these numbers combined to earn Gooden the...
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On August 24, 2015, The New York Mets hit eight home runs in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Mets won the game 16-7, with the most memorable of their home runs coming off the bat of David Wright. Wright had been sidelined since April 14, initially with a hamstring injury, then a diagnosis of spinal stenosis, a condition that would ultimately end his career....
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August 25 will be the end of an era in New York radio. WCBS 880 will no longer be an all-news station after that day. On August 26, the 880 call letters will switch to WHSQ (pending approval) and the programming on the station will be that of ESPN New York, who is leaving its former station WEPN-FM 98.7. In New York and on the streaming service Audacy, there were two all-news stations: 1010 WINS...
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On August 8, 2008, the New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins 3-0 at Shea Stadium before more than 50,000 paying customers. The win pushed the Mets’ record to 61-54, good for second place in the Eastern Division of the National League. Oliver Pérez took the mound for the Mets that night, and tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, allowing just two hits while striking out eight and...
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