On January 22, 2001, the Mets’ center fielder from their 1969 championship team, Tommie Agee, suffered a heart attack in Manhattan and passed away hours later. The Magnolia, Alabama native was 58 years old. Agee was traded to the Mets by the Chicago White Sox before the 1968 season, in a deal that also brought Al Weis to Queens. Weis would go on to hit a famous home run in the 1969 World...
Good morning, Mets fans. Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday, the Dodgers announced. He was 94 years old. One of his most famous calls was the final play of the Mets’ win in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets made a couple trades on Tuesday that brought Darin Ruf and Mychall Givens to New York. Their trade for Ruf noteably sent J.D. Davis to San Francisco. The Mets were...
The Mets retired Keith Hernandez’s number 17 with a special ceremony before Saturday’s game. It began with a brilliantly edited video tribute, which featured current players, former players and broadcasters talking about Hernandez’s career from his perspective. Mets radio announcer Howie Rose introduced and welcomed everyone. Taking the field was Hernandez’s family, some...
Pete Alonso was named an All-Star first baseman finalist Thursday, along with Paul Goldschmidt. While Alonso is unlikely to surpass Goldschmidt and the tremendous year the Cardinals’ veteran is having, it’s still another impressive accomplishment in Alonso’s young but successful career thus far. The 27-year-old leads the Mets with a 154 wRC+ this year, which also ranks 15th in...
You’re probably thinking, why legend? Let’s face it, Keith Hernandez is the king of comedy with it comes to color commentary. There’s something about his informations or antics that make the game even better. No offense to Ron Darling, but every pre-game show I just can’t wait to see who’s sitting next to Gary. Just to display how great this man is, I prepared a...
