Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets showed shades of their 2022 selves Wednesday night as they came from behind in the ninth to take down the Diamondbacks by a score of 2-1. The story of the night was Kodai Senga as he put together an absolutely masterful outing, going eight innings, giving up only one run and accumulating 12 strikeouts. The Mets’ bats finally woke up in the ninth inning...
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...
When Cleon Jones squeezed his glove around the ball that Baltimore Orioles second baseman Davey Johnson hit to left field in the top of the ninth in Game Five of the 1969 World Series to give the Mets their first championship in their eight-year history, it was something he never dreamed of doing. For Jones, making it as a major league ballplayer from his hometown of Africatown, a historic...
On April 22, 1970, Tom Seaver took the mound for the World Champion New York Mets on a Wednesday afternoon at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres provided the opposition. A sparse crowd of just over 14,000 showed up for the midweek matinee, and they were treated to a pitching performance for the ages. Seaver was the National League’s reigning Cy Young Award winner, having taken home...
Good morning, Mets fans! For the first time this season, the Mets have lost a game. On Sunday, they coughed away a 2-1 lead, giving up three runs in the eighth to fall 4-2 to the Nationals. While Pete Alonso’s throwing errors played a significant factor in the loss, many arguments broke out about Buck Showalter’s bullpen management. After the game, Trevor May said he was unavailable,...
It goes without saying that the Mets had many weaknesses during their early years. But center field stood out more than the rest. For such a prominent and important position, it was a gaping hole the franchise could not fill. That began to change shortly after Gil Hodges left his managerial post with the Washington Senators to take over the Mets’ job in November 1967. “The first thing...
As the Mets battle for a spot in the 2021 post season, let’s recall that September 10, 1969 was an important date in one of their past playoff pursuits. On that date, the New York Mets found themselves in first place for the first time in franchise history, on their way to a World Series title. Being in first place was quite an achievement for the Mets, who were in their eighth...
On Tuesday, August 31, 2021 the Mets had a thrilling come-from-behind win against the Miami Marlins in the resumption of a suspended game. The Mets were down 5-1 in the ninth, and rallied to win, thanks to some clutch hitting by Michael Conforto and daring base running by Javier Baez. Since that game, the Mets have won another game, been rained out, picked up ground in both the wildcard and...
On March 23, 1978, the New York Mets traded shortstop Bud Harrelson to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league infielder Freddie Andrews (who never played a game for the Mets) and cash. The trade left pitcher Jerry Koosman and infielder/outfielder/pinch hitter Ed Kranepool as the lone remaining players from the 1969 championship team. Key players from the 1969 team, such as Tom Seaver, Cleon...
On a seemingly random March day in 1966, William Eckert, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, made a decision that had a profound impact on the fledgling New York Mets. On March 2, 1966, Eckert voided a contract that USC junior, Tom Seaver, had signed about six weeks earlier with the Milwaukee Braves after being drafted in the first round of the secondary draft. The contract was voided because...
November 21st has been good for Mets players in terms of awards. In 1970, Tommie Agee won the Gold Glove award as a center fielder, in 1972 Jon Matlack won the Rookie of the Year award, and in 1983, Darryl Strawberry also won the Rookie of the Year award. When Agee won his Gold Glove, he became the first position player to win the award in both leagues. Agee had previously won a Gold Glove award...
Tommie Agee hit for the cycle 50 years ago this week, achieving the feat on July 6th, 1970 in a 10-3 Mets win against the St. Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium. Agee had four hits in the game, along with four RBIs. Agee made an out leading off the game, and proceeded to reach base safely in each of his next four at-bats. His home run came in the fourth inning off Jerry Reuss, giving the Mets a 5-0...
