The New York Mets (73-82, third place in the National League’s eastern division) will take on manager Don Mattingly’s Miami Marlins (64-91, fourth place in the National League’s eastern division) for four games in the Mets’ final homestand of the 2021 season. The Mets have been eliminated from postseason play, and have fallen on hard times in the last two weeks. After...
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As many of us have, I recently watched the outstanding documentary by Nick Davis, Once Upon A Time In Queens. I lived through the wild ride of the 1986 season. At the time, most of us thought it was the beginning of a dynasty. As Mookie Wilson said, “1987, year of the Mets, 1988, year of the Mets…” The dynasty never came. It was injuries in 1987, Orel Hershiser, Mike Scioscia...
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The 2016 New York Mets made an exciting run at a wildcard spot in the final six weeks of the season. On September 22, 2016, they had their most thrilling win of that run, when Asdrubal Cabrera won the game with a walk-off home run against the Phillies and celebrated with an epic bat flip. Setting the scene, the Mets were 80-72 and in second place in the National League’s eastern division...
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The New York Mets (73-77, third place in the National League’s eastern division) travel to Boston to take on manager Alex Cora’s Red Sox (86-65, second place in the American League’s eastern division) in a brief two-game series beginning on Tuesday night. The Mets are coming off a homestand that saw them win three of nine games against the Yankees, Cardinals, and Phillies. The...
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The 1998 season was an interesting, though ultimately disappointing, one for the New York Mets. They acquired future Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza and were in the National League’s Wild Card race until the last day of the season. On September 16, 1998, the Mets and Astros engaged in an exciting extra-inning game at the Astrodome, with Mets coming out on top. Bobby Jones made the...
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