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Amazin’ Look Back: May 18, 1973 – Wayne Garrett & Tom Terrific Help Mets Beat Cubs, 4-3, at Shea
Standing at 18-15 after a win and an off-day, The New York Mets, behind a complete game by their Franchise, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, on Friday Evening, May 18, 1973, in front of 34,565 at Shea…Read More
Amazin’ Look Back, May 12, 1973: Mets Blank Bucs, 6-0
The Mets shutout the Pirates in Pittsburgh today by the score of 6-0. Tom Seaver was brilliant, going the distance, allowing only 2 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 1. The Mets opened the scoring…Read More
Amazin’ Look Back – May 7th, 1973: Mets Defeat Braves 7-2
In front of just under 12,000 fans at Shea, Tom Seaver twirled nine brilliant innings. The Mets took the lead in the fifth, courtesy of an RBI single off the bat of Felix Millan. The only runs against…Read More
Amazin’ Look Back – April 27th, 1973: Mets Blanked by Braves 2-0
Tonight in Atlanta, the Mets were shut out by Atlanta 2-0. Tom Seaver got the start for the Mets and pitched extremely well. Over his seven innings of work, he gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. Unfortunately…Read More
Glory Days: Willie Stargell
Glory Days is changing things up this week: in (I guess you can call it) “honor” of Bryce Harper’s latest bid to join a (not-so) select group of Met killers, we’re going to profile the most infamous…Read More
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Amazin’ Look Back – April 17, 1973: Fergie Jenkins Outduels Tom Seaver; Mets Fall To Cubs 1-0
Before yesterday’s day off, the Mets wrapped up a successful 3-2 road trip by salvaging their last…Read More
Amazin’ Look Back, April 6, 1973: Mets Defeat Phillies 3-0
After getting no decisions in his first three Opening Day starts for the New York Mets, Tom Seaver has…Read More
Ya Gotta Believe 40th Anniversary Player Profile: Jerry Grote
Our first player profile from the 1973 pennant-winning Mets is catcher, Jerry Grote. In 1973, Grote missed…Read More
Opening Day Memories
We’re a little more than a day away from the opening of the 2013 Mets season. Opening Day in baseball…Read More
Rising Apple’s Salute to the 1973 National League Champions
In case you couldn’t tell by now, the entire Rising Apple staff is incredibly passionate about…Read More
Summers at Shea: Ira Berkow’s New Book About the Mets, Pt. II
This is the 2nd Part of a 4-part series documenting a Q&A with Summers at Shea author Ira Berkow.…Read More
Summers at Shea: Ira Berkow’s New Book About the Mets, Pt. I
Last Thursday, March 14, I traveled down to Jay Goldberg’s Bergino Baseball Clubhouse on 11th…Read More
Willie Montanez: Man Of Style
Going into the latter half the 1970s, things were not going well for the New York Mets. After being…Read More
Rising Apple Off-Season Player of the Week: Tom Seaver
Each week during the off-season, I will be selecting a random, former Met to highlight. This will be…Read More
Punting 2013?
As the days before spring training dwindle (39 and counting), many of us are growing increasingly uncomfortable…Read More
Where Does R.A. Dickey’s Season Rank In Mets History?
R.A. Dickey pitched well enough against the Marlins to win his twenty first game of the season. However,…Read More
“This” Date in Mets History, “Belated” Edition: 09/30/1972 – Clemente Notches 3,000th Hit as Matlack and Mets lose to Bucs, 0-5, at Three Rivers
The 1972 New York Mets start off strong after they are shaken by the death of their leader, Gil Hodges,…Read More
David Wright: Face of the Faceless Franchise
Throughout the past couple years, David Wright has been breaking the Mets’ “Kranepool records,”…Read More
This Day in Mets History: 1977 – Felix Millan’s MLB Career Slammed To The Ground By Pittsburgh’s Ed Ott
On This Date: August 12, 1977 The Pittsburgh Pirates were perennial contenders in 1977 with sluggers…Read More
Sandy Alderson Calls Up Matt Harvey, But Catches Flack For General Inactivity
As for making the playoffs, there is still always that outside chance. Hang in there Mets fans. However,…Read More
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