October 16th is an important date in Mets’ history. It was on this date in 1969 that the Mets did what just a year (maybe even a few months) before seemed impossible. They won their first World Series, defeating the favored Baltimore Orioles four games to one. The 1969 Mets have been written about and talked about for over 50 years. What makes their story so compelling is their rapid...
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The 1986 Mets dominated the National League. They won 108 games during the regular season, and seemed destined to steamroll any opponent that stood between them and a championship. The Houston Astros did not sign onto that plan. The Mets and Astros clashed in the 1986 NLCS, after Houston won the National League’s western division with a 96-66 record. The Astros, behind the pitching...
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While the Mets may not have as many October highlights as some other teams, they have had some memorable postseason moments. As Marshall Field wrote here on MMO, the Mets surprised the Cincinnati Reds and the rest of MLB in 1973 by winning the pennant after an amazing September run. A key player on that 1973 Mets team was John Milner. Milner led the team with 23 home runs, was second in RBIs...
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The 2020 off season will be an active one for the Mets. There will likely be a cascading of changes, starting with ownership. Reports are that Steve Cohen will be approved by the other owners to assume control of the Mets within the next month. There are strong rumors that Cohen will hire former Mets G.M Sandy Alderson as President of Baseball Operations. It’s fair to assume that...
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The 1969 Mets clinched the National League Eastern Division on September 24th in a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. They had two more steps to take on their way to a championship. On October 6th, 1969, they took the first of those steps. In the first year of divisional play, the Mets had to face the Braves, who had won the NL Western Division, in a best-of-five series for National...
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