Please note, this article was originally written, produced, and posted on December 2nd, 2021 after it was announced he was being inducted. You can sum up a large part of Gil Hodges’ Hall of Fame case with an argument that didn’t happen. It was the bottom of the sixth inning of game five of the 1969 World Series. Hodges’ Mets, improbably leading the series 3-1, were losing the game 3-0; Jerry...
On April 2, 1972 Mets skipper and Gil Hodges passed away from a heart attack during spring training after playing a round of golf. He was two days shy of his 48th birthday. Rob Silverman of MMO accurately wrote that Donn Clendenon was the final piece to the championship puzzle in 1969. Hodges was the first piece. Hodges, who played 18 seasons (16 with the Dodgers, two with the Mets) and slugged...
People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter...
The vast majority (okay all) of the cards featured in these series of posts are from my personal collection. A card collector as kid, the obsession grew with the advent of online auctions. While perusing Mets cards online, I was able to find the following card to bid on and add to my obsession collection: What we see on the card is obviously a brush-back pitch to the batter Art Shamsky —...
