May 13, 2006. New York Mets 9, Milwaukee Brewers 8 Before the 2006 Mets ran away with the National League East title, their relentless offense proved it could out-slug anyone anywhere. On May 13, that explosive lineup landed in Milwaukee, 20 years before Yelich, Contreras, Turang, and Chourio showed the baseball world you could win with small ball. Leading early and weathering a late Brewers rally, the Mets leaned into their core superstar lineup - Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delg

May 1, 1974. Dodgers 2, Mets 1 (14 innings). My father used to say Tom Seaver would have won 400 games if he had spent his entire career in Cincinnati, backed by the bats of the Big Red Machine. Here is one of those wins he would have had. This is statistically the Franchise's best pitched games ever. He walked away with a no decision and a pat on the back in a game the Mets would go on to lose. The numbers are astonishing. Twelve innings, 3 hits, only one run, two walks, 16

Few players in modern Mets history evoke a range of emotions quite like Yoenis Cespedes. To remember his time in Flushing is to recall two distinct eras bound into one complex legacy: the transcendent superhero who ignited an unforgettable 2015 World series run with clutch hits every night, and the enigmatic star whose later years were marred by contract drama, baffling injuries (wild boar, anyone?), and a sudden exit. At his best, Cespedes was a force of nature whose bat fli

July 22, 1986. Mets 6, Reds 3 (14 innings) There have been many, many books about the World Champion 1986 New York Mets. Thanks to announcers Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez, we get to hear tidbits about the team on a nightly basis. Those rough and tumble Mets weren't afraid to mix it up in a brawl both on and off the field. But if you were watching the extra-inning game in July of 1986, you haven't forgotten it. The Cincinnati Reds had three players in the lineup who later h

April 4, 1988. Mets 10, Expos 6 The 1988 Mets were certainly aware of the shadow they were playing under. Two years removed from the chaotic, magical, and entirely unrepeatable 1986 World Championship. The 1980s Mets were a cultural phenomenon, with names like Hernandez, Strawberry, Carter, Gooden, and Darling all over your televisions and newspapers. They expected to dismantle the competition, and that's what they did in 1988, winning 100 games. They won their division by 1

Certain Mets have had their one day in the sunshine. Some have had many. If I said "The Darryl Strawberry Game" you would have no idea as to what I was inferring. He had numerous. If I said "The Steve Henderson Game", if you are of a certain age, you know exactly what happened on June 14, 1980. You also know "The Matt Franco Game" and "The Todd Pratt Game." I'm guessing you could see those moments easily and quickly. Here is "The Omir Santos Game!" May 23, 2009. Mets 3, Bosto

The Mets - Yankees Subway Series this weekend is exciting to many. But all these years later, the luster is surely gone for others. But it wasn't always that way. Amazing Away Games takes you back to the first regular season Subway Series game, which was played at Yankee Stadium. June 16, 1977. Mets 6, Yankees 0 The Yankees were the defending World Champions at the time. But after this game, both teams had exactly the same record, 37-30. Sure, the Yanks had many of their usua

Amazin' Away Games will look at the craziest, wildest, most memorable games the Mets have played in every one of the 63 venues they have played in. Everyone remembers Zack Wheeler's major league debut: six innings of shutout ball in a 6-1 win in his hometown of Atlanta where his teammates all doused water on him on the field in celebration. I didn't get to go to that one, but I did see Zack's second major league start, and it was in US Cellular Field, as it was known then. Me

That's right. no score after 18 innings! The Mets finally score in the 19th off of a position player. But of course, the closer, Frankie Rodriguez, who seemed to get warm for each of ten innings every time the Mets threatened to score, blew the save in the 19th! How did we get here? April 17, 2010. Mets 2. Cardinals 1 (20). During a very Met-like performance, the Mets had exactly one hit going into the 12th inning. Angel Pagan had dunked a fly ball single to center in the six

There are few sure things in baseball. Cal Ripken is going to play today. The Yankees will finish over .500. And the Mets will win on Opening Day. And they will look absolutely unbeatable in doing so. The Mets have the best record on Opening Day. Their winning percentage of .646 is an entire 46 points over the second place Mariners. It's even more incredible when you consider the Mets lost their first 8. Since then, they have won 41 of 55. That's a .745 winning percentage! T

Now that the Trade Tracker has tracked its final trades, the next series will look at the craziest, wildest, most memorable games the Mets have played in every one of the 63 venues they have played in. Here's a trivia question: Which is the only stadium the Mets have only played one game? If you knew it was Bowman Field in Williamsport, PA at the site of the Little League World Series, you win a Freddy Peralta jersey from his jersey day that was cancelled August 19 at Citi F