Good morning, Mets fans! The slate of postseason games Wednesday contained loads of fireworks as home runs were slugged and tickets were punched. The day started out in Philly, where Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos both sent two balls out of the park on their way to a 10-2 win over the Braves and a 2-1 series lead. The Diamondbacks took over the nightcap as they lit Lance Lynn up like a...
It wasn’t so much a pennant race as it was two teams passing each other in the midst of their respective, opposing late-season streaks. From August 16 through September 23, the New York Mets — which spent its initial seven years in or near the National League cellar — won 32 of 42. The Chicago Cubs — who held first place for much of ’69 — went 14-23. Greeting and effectively,...
On June 29, 1969, Tom Seaver defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a 7-3 score at Shea Stadium to become the Mets’ all-time leader in wins by a pitcher with 44. He presently holds the franchise record for wins with 198. In 1969, Seaver won his first of three Cy Young awards. That year, he went 25-7 with a 2.21 ERA and a 1.039 WHIP. In this particular game against the Pirates, Seaver went the...
