Tag: Joe Rudi

Remembering Mets’ Shortstop Bud Harrelson

On January 11, former Mets player, coach, and manager Bud Harrelson passed away. Harrelson had quite a run in the Mets’ organization, including holding the distinction of being the only person to wear a Mets’ uniform for both their 1969 and 1986 world championships. Although he was a gifted defender, the native of Niles, California, won just one gold glove during his 16 major league...

Mets Video Vault: 1973 World Series Game 2

Now that SNY has aired the entirety of the 1969 World Series, we thought it might be fun to feature a portion of the Mets’ next Fall Classic appearance four years later — even if the end result wasn’t as satisfying. Game 2 versus the Oakland A’s was arguably the wildest World Series contest to date — in addition to being the longest. After four hours and 13 minutes...