Tag: Benny Agbayani

Morning Briefing: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Officially Introduced as Dodger

Good morning, Mets fans! The Los Angeles Dodgers’ offseason has been one for the ages as they have spent over $1 billion on just two of their winter additions. While Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract has been official for over a week now, the Dodgers made the second of their two big signings official as they introduced Yoshinobu Yamamoto at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. Among the...

OTD 2000: Benny’s Walk-Off Blast Beats Giants

Postseason baseball has a way of shining the spotlight on the unheralded—those who happen to be in the right place at the right time. The Division Series match-up between the Wild Card Mets against the 97-win San Francisco Giants offered up the usual headliners: New York’s duo of Mike Piazza and Edgardo Alfonzo along with San Francisco’s odd couple of Barry Bonds and former Met Jeff...

OTD 2000: Eighth Inning Rally Over Braves Capped By Piazza’s Homer

More often than not in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Braves got the better of the Mets. That dominance extended into the 1999 NLCS when Atlanta overcame New York in six games to advance to their fifth World Series trip of the decade. At Shea Stadium 22 years ago, just when it looked like the end result would be all-too-familiar, the Mets managed to get the Braves’ number. Ten, to be...

OTD 2000: Benny Agbayani Walks It Off In Game Three Of NLDS

The 2000 New York Mets qualified for the postseason as the National League’s wildcard team, in the time when there was only one wildcard entrant per league. Their first round opponent was the San Francisco Giants, who had the best regular season record in all of baseball at 97-65. The best-of-five series began in San Francisco, where the two teams split the first two games. In Game Two,...

OTD in 2000: Forgetful Agbayani Loses Track of Outs

In winning their first National League pennant in 14 years, the 2000 Mets gave their fans a wealth of memories. But on an evening at Shea Stadium, outfielder Benny Agbayani gave one fan more than he should. With Mike Hampton working on a shutout and protecting a one-run advantage, the San Francisco Giants had runners on second and third with one out in the top of the fourth. Reminder — one out....

MMO Exclusive: Right-Handed Pitcher, Jordan Yamamoto

Growing up in Hawaii, Jordan Yamamoto knew that he’d really need to impress in order to make his dream of pitching in the major leagues happen. The right-hander took the mentality of not only trying to be the best in Hawaii, but trying to stand out in the entire United States. The high school Yamamoto attended and was later drafted out of, Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, was well...

OTD in 2000: Piazza Homer Caps Thrilling Comeback Against Braves

The greatest comeback in Mets history? Game 6, 1986 World Series — obviously. The largest deficit ever overcome by a Mets team? That would be September 2, 1972 in Houston — making up eight runs on the Astros. What took place on a Friday night in June at Shea Stadium 21 years ago doesn’t hold the same significance as the ‘86 Fall Classic and not quite the depth of recovery in ‘72 at...

Reliving The 2000 Mets: Unlikely Heroes Help Win NLDS

The Division Series match-up pitting the Mets against the  97-win Giants assumed the usual headliners: New York’s duo of Mike Piazza and Edgardo Alfonzo along with San Francisco’s power odd couple of Barry Bonds and former Met Jeff Kent, the likely MVP of the National League. Postseason baseball, though, has a way of placing the spotlight on the unheralded — those who happen to...

Reliving the 2000 Mets: A Brief View from the Top

It was deja vu all over again…again. The modified famous words of the former Mets manager and player Yogi Berra echoed during the team’s series with NL Central-leading St. Louis. The Cardinals walked off not once, not twice, but three times during a three-game set at Busch Stadium, which dispatched New York from its temporary stay in first place and back into a familiar setting...

Reliving The 2000 Mets: Closing In On First

The surging Mets took a brief respite from their breakneck pace — falling to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0, on July 31. It was a hiccup during what was the team’s best stretch of baseball. After the Reds loss, New York went on to take 10 of their next 12 and narrow the gap between them and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to only 1.5 games. The key in this run of success was their...

Reliving The 2000 Mets: Opening Series

Five months after traveling a metaphorical odyssey — a thrilling though somewhat tumultuous journey that ended two wins shy of a World Series — the Mets preceded the start of the 2000 regular season with an actual trip around the world. The Mets jetted from Spring Training to Japan for the first official Major League Baseball games outside of North America. Joining them on this...

Around the Diamond – Left Field

As we continue our Mets Around the Diamond feature, we now come to Left Field. During the Mets’ 52 year history, there have been 25 everyday left fielders. Not so bad compared to center and right field. The following are the ten players who have played the most games in Left Field for the Mets in franchise history. 10 – Benny Agbayani (2000-01). Benny played 234 games in Left (198...

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