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In Memoriam: Terrance Gore — The Fastest Man on the Field, A Blur in October
Terrance Gore was never the guy whose baseball card you bought for the home runs or batting titles. He was the guy managers quietly looked for when October tightened and ninety feet suddenly felt like a mile. And now, far too soon, he’s gone. News broke this weekend that Gore passed away Friday evening at the age of 34. Tributes quickly followed from across baseball — from organizations he suited up for and teammates who knew him — but the words that mattered most came from t

Mark Rosenman
Feb 73 min read


Franchise Friday: Spahn and deGrom and Pray for a Sac Fly. Jake's Great in 2-0 Win Over Braves
Week 8 of Franchise Fridays took us on the road to Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium, where the All-Time Mets Greats faced off against the All-Time Braves Greats. The opponent was chosen by fan vote, the setting chosen by nostalgia, and the pitching matchup ordained by the baseball gods themselves. Thanks to Strat-O-Matic and the Franchise Greats sets, these dream matchups aren’t just imagined—we play them out, pitch by pitch, and get to study a real, honest-to-goodness box sco

Mark Rosenman
Jan 93 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #42 : The Hardest Working Arm You Forgot: Ron Herbel’s 1970 Mets Cameo
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where the dust smells like pine tar and nostalgia, and where we occasionally find something we forgot we ever owned. Last week, we wandered off the basepaths entirely and into the barnyard, revisiting Homer the Beagle and Mettle the Mule , the two mascots who barked, brayed, and did their best to distract us from box scores that sometimes made you want to cover your eyes. T

Mark Rosenman
Oct 19, 20254 min read


My Conversations with Davey Johnson: Stories, Lessons, and R.I.P. to a True Baseball Mind
It’s a strange thing when history and heartbreak collide. Davey Johnson, who once stood at second base for the Orioles and lofted the fly...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 6, 20256 min read


Saturday Seasons: 1985 season. The Kid Helps a Young Team Grow Up
There was much optimism in the air around Shea Stadium when the 1985 season began. The expectations had risen after a 1984 season that...

Howie Karpin
Aug 30, 20258 min read


Crucial Miscues Cost Mets A Chance At A Rare Sweep In Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win 4-3, snapping the Mets' two-game winning streak and avoiding a series sweep in the process.

phillipsm331
Aug 24, 20254 min read


Back to Back (x2) That's a Fact Jack, Mets 6 Home Runs Power 9-2 Win Over Braves
Mets 9 Braves 2 (Truist Park, Atlanta, GA) Mets record: 69–60 Mets streak: Won 2 Last 10: 5–5 WP – Clay Holmes (11-6) LP – Cal...

Mark Rosenman
Aug 24, 20255 min read


McLean Dies Hard and the Mets Offense Explodes
Mets 12, Atlanta 7 (Truist Park, Atlanta, GA) Mets record: 68-60 Mets streak: Won 1 Last 10: 5-5 WP - Nolan McLean (2-0) LP - Joey...

Mark Rosenman
Aug 23, 20257 min read


Bullpen Blows Another One as Mets Drop Series to Undermanned Braves
Braves 4 Mets 3 (Citi Field, Queens, NY) Mets record: 64-57 Mets streak: Lost 2 Last 10: 1-9 WP -Bryce Elder (5-9) LP -Ryan Helsley...

Howie Karpin
Aug 14, 20254 min read
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