MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) for a 16-team tournament finally concluded as the 1988 Mets swept the 2022 Mets in the championship game. The 2022 Mets made a run to the championship as the No. 9 seed and fell to the No. 3-seeded 1988 Mets.

The 2022 Mets was piloted by MMO editor and writer James Villani. The 1988 Mets was ran by MMO writer Dilip Sridhar.

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Game 1

The first game of the championship series was tightly contested. It was a pitcher’s duel between 2022 Mets starter Max Scherzer and the 1988 team’s David Cone. When it was all said and done, it was the 1988 Mets who were able to hold onto a 3-2 lead and a Game 1 victory.

Kevin McReynolds had the big blow, and what ended up being the game-winning, two-run home run in the sixth inning.

Game 2

In another low scoring game, the 1988 team’s starting pitching once again shined. Dwight Gooden went 7 2/3 innings striking out seven and only allowed one run. Offensively, it was once again McReynolds for the 1988 team, who slugged two more home runs en route to the 4-1 Game 2 victory. All of the runs the 1988 Mets scored were via the long ball.

Game 3

The great pitching by the 1988 team continued in Game 3 as they shutout the 2022 Mets, 8-0. Bob Ojeda posted a complete game, allowing only four hits to go along with seven strikeouts. It took him 105 pitches to get it done.

Offensively, the 1988 team was led by a huge six-run fifth inning. Chris Bassitt and Seth Lugo combined to allow all six of those runs. Offensively, McReynolds once again had a huge game posting three RBIs while Gary Carter had three as well.

Game 4

The 1988 team finished off the sweep in Game 4 defeating the 2022 team in a tightly-contested 4-3 game. It took 11 innings, but a Wally Backman ground out was the deciding run as Randy Myers shut the door in the bottom half of the 11th inning at Citi Field.

The 1988 team only needed three pitchers, with Ron Darling doing terrific work over 2 2/3 innings after Sid Fernandez started the game and went 6 1/3 innings. It was a much different story as the 2022 team had to rely on a bullpen game of sorts, as Carlos Carrasco started the game and five relievers followed.

MVP

It was an easy decision as Keith McReynolds was named the most valuable player of the championship series. He hit a series-high four home runs and posted a 1.000 slugging percentage. He was the main driver of a 1988 Mets offense that did just enough to capture the 16-team tournament crown.

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