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Time Traveler Tuesdays: 80s Mets 1st basemen, Keith, and then everyone else

While the 70s featured some good 1st basemen for the New York Mets, it wasn't exactly a great decade for the team. The end of the decade was a very dark time for the team. The 80s, however, would provide great players at the position and some historic moments for the team. The 80s started off with a fresh face at 1st. Lee Mazzilli, 25 years old at the time, started the 1980 season at 1st, after being moved from the outfield. Mazzilli was one of the few bright spots for the te

Manny Fantis

Dec 23, 20254 min read

Saturday Seasons 1987 Mets: Big Hits, Broken Arms, and Terry Pendleton’s September Bomb

If you’re a Mets fan of a certain age (read: old enough to know that “streaming” isn’t Netflix, it’s what happens when your doctor frowns...

Mark Rosenman

Sep 13, 20255 min read

Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #35 : The Summer of Pepe: Mangual's Fast Feet and Fading Fame

Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush aside the...

Mark Rosenman

Aug 31, 20254 min read

Ryne Sandberg: A Mets Nemesis, A Baseball Gentleman

Ryne Sandberg had a .279 batting average with 248 hits, 27 home runs, 122 RBIs, and 148 runs scored in 226 career games against the New...

Mark Rosenman

Jul 29, 20255 min read