It’s not very often that these two teams are (at least) good at the same time. Taking out the late 1990s and early 2000s, it’s even rarer. But when the quality of the clubs is near equal, the intensity between the Mets and Braves is red-hot. That doesn’t necessarily equate to balance, as when Atlanta reigned as perennial NL East champs, New York was often nothing more than a...
“I saw things I had never seen before,” Keith Hernandez said later. Hernandez had hit for the cycle and it registered as pretty ordinary on the scale of events that took place at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. What began on Independence Day evening and lasted until 3:55 a.m. on July 5 became a regular-season saga unlike any other. There were 29 runs, 46 hits, 37 left on base, 43 players,...
Who needed fireworks at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium when the Mets and Braves provided a better show than any pyrotechnic display could? What unfolded through the evening of Independence Day and continued until 3:55 a.m. on July 5 transcended franchise history and became a regular-season game unlike any other. There were a combined 29 runs, 46 hits, 37 men left on base, 43 players used,...
