Mets Video Vault: June 27, 1987 At Phillies
The Mets of 1987 discovered that defending a championship isn’t nearly as easy as pursuing one. Injuries and infighting were the main cause for New York having to play catch-up with the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL East for most of the year. The starting pitching — so strong in ’86 — was decimated in ’87. Dwight Gooden missed the first two months due to drug...
