On September 15, the Mets organization lost one of the toughest, most hard-nosed players it had ever seen, catcher John Stearns. As Joe D. wrote on MMO, for fans for of a certain age, a part of our childhood passed away that day as well. As Joe pointed out, after the trade of Tom Seaver on June 15, 1977, Mets fans did not have much to hold. To make matters worse, the Yankees were beginning a run...
People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter months — but what if we...
On July 13th, 1977, New York City experienced a blackout while the Mets were playing the Chicago Cubs. On a steamy July night, everything went black at Shea Stadium in the bottom of the sixth inning. The 1977 season was tumultuous for the Mets.The blackout made for quite a metaphor, as the Mets were entering a dark period in franchise history that would last until the 1984 season. For starters,...
On July 13th, 1977, New York City experienced a blackout while the Mets were playing the Chicago Cubs. The 1977 season was tumultuous for the Mets. For starters, the team traded their most iconic star, Tom Seaver, on June 15th. That signaled the start of a multi-year rebuild. Many thought the lights figuratively went out on the franchise that day. On July 13th, they literally did. The...
Good morning Mets fans! Wilson Ramos spent time on Thursday with Mets team employees in giving out over 2,000 turkeys to families in need ahead of Thanksgiving. The “MetsGiving” initiative worked alongside local food banks to deliver the turkeys to families across all five boroughs in New York City. Latest Mets News Pete Alonso and Jacob deGrom were named to ESPN’s inaugural...
New York Mets History: August 4, 1982 – Former New York Met Joel Youngblood became the first player in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. He started the day as a New York Met and collected a two-run single off Ferguson Jenkins in the third inning at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. Youngblood was notified he was traded...
You may have heard that the Mets are probably selling at the deadline. The Mets’ impending fire sale is the worst-kept secret in sports. Being that they’re in the middle of a lost season, the Mets have plenty of expendable guys. Addison Reed, Curtis Granderson, Jay Bruce, Lucas Duda and Asdrubal Cabrera are all slated to hit the open market at the end of the year and the Mets would...
Think of any of the Mets’ all-time great players. Chances are you probably thought of someone like Tom Seaver, Darryl Strawberry, David Wright or maybe one of the team’s current young aces. All of these players– and pretty much anyone typically considered to be in the Mets’ pantheon of greats– played in the postseason. But for a team that has missed the playoffs 45...
Unless you marry your high school sweetheart, it’s almost inevitable that after you break up you will see your first love in someone else’s arms. Maybe walking the hall, maybe outside the school, but somewhere you see the first girl of your dreams with someone else. Those feelings are what many felt the first time they saw the card above, which was the first card produced by Topps...
“Home runs are over-rated. You don’t have to hit home runs to win. If I don’t get a home run all year, and the team wins, I’ll be more than satisfied.” – Steve Henderson The Reccoppa family piled into Dad’s burnt orange 1970 Plymouth Duster for the short ride across the bridge on Route 37 to Seaside Heights. A visit to grandma’s summer house, a sure sign school would be out soon. Anthony, 10,...
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...
Dave Kingman was one of the most fascinating players in Mets’ history. Because he played in one of the Mets’ major down periods – the mid ‘70’s to early ‘80’s, you don’t hear his name mentioned much in Mets’ retrospectives, but for a while, he was clearly the Mets’ biggest star and one of their very few drawing cards, at least at home. If remembered at all, it’s as a low-average power hitter,...
