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Amazin’ Look Back, June 10, 1973: Dodgers Blank Mets

The Mets were shut out by Claude Osteen and the Dodgers this afternoon at Shea Stadium, dropping the game and the series 4-0. The aforementioned Osteen was on the long side for Walter Alston’s club,…Read More

Amazin’ Look Back – May 6th, 1973: Astros Sweep Mets, 14-8

Houston hammered out 11 runs in two innings, most of them off of the usually reliable Tug McGraw, and the Mets’ downward slide continued as they fell to the Astros 14-8. The loss was New York’s fifth…Read More

Amazin’ Look Back – April 26th, 1973: Mets Edge Astros 2-1

Tonight at the Astrodome, the Mets edged Houston 2-1 to take the rubber match and improve to 10-7 on the season. Starting pitcher Jim McAndrew was fantastic, tossing seven innings of four hit, one run…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

Rising Apple Off-Season Player of the Week: Tug McGraw

Each week during the off-season, I will be selecting a random, former Met to highlight. This will be taking place of our usual Friday segment, Rising Apple Player of the Week, until the regular season…Read More

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This Date in Mets History: 1974 – Duffy and Rusty Seal the Deal for the Mets, Beat Reds in 12 on the Road

The 1974 New York Mets have been rather lackluster from the get-go. A 7-game losing streak after beginning…Read More

The Big Red Machine Revisited

The 1975 World Series was the first Fall Classic that I ever watched on TV, almost in it’s entirety. …Read More

The Subway Series Only Adds to My 40 Years of Conflict

Who needs the Subway Series when you’ve already lived through forty years of conflict?  Let me…Read More

Sandy Alderson Makes Things Very Clear During Rain Delay

Excuse me for a second, while I get on my soap box. Where ever you stand regarding the Mets’ future…Read More

This Date in Mets History: 1973: Mets beat Dodgers, 7-3, in 19 innings

“I finally found out what time of day I hit best. One-thirty in the morning.” –Ken…Read More

“Ya Gotta Believe” in the 2012 Mets

Even though the Mets dropped their last game in Philadelphia to prevent a sweep of their division rivals,…Read More

Could Carlos Beltran Be A Philly?

It seems almost inevitable that Carlos Beltran will be on the move.  There has been a lot of speculation…Read More

A Mets Fan Just Believes

In addition to being a lover of baseball, I also enjoy going to Broadway.  I happened to catch some…Read More