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Saturday Seasons: Tokyo, Garth Brooks, and the Subway Series: The Mets’ Unforgettable 2000 Ride
The 2000 baseball season gave New York baseball fans something they wanted, if not the rest of the country: a true Subway Series, one played in October with a World Championship at stake. And while it didn’t end the way Mets fans would have liked, it did cap a year that by any other measure could be considered a success. Along the way, the team would play the first regular season series outside North America and the first Subway Day-Night doubleheader in 97 yea

A.J. Carter
16 hours ago7 min read


Saturday Seasons: 1999 Piazza’s Power, Ventura’s “Grand Slam Single,” and the Season That Revived New York Baseball
Following a second consecutive 88-74 record without a playoff berth, the Mets hierarchy felt some drastic changes needed to be made if they were to get back to October baseball for the first time in 11 years. Carlos Baerga and Todd Hundley departed via free agency and Mel Rojas was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a second stint of Bobby Bonilla. The Mets used free agency to add gold glove winning third baseman Robin Ventura, future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson and for

Howie Karpin
Dec 610 min read


Saturday Seasons: In 1996, Not-so-Special K and Turning On Green
The Mets began 1996 with great anticipation. They ended it with another year of disappointment. In-between saw one of their players hit for the cycle, another break the record for home runs by a catcher and a managerial change that probably came too late. “We expect to be there,” general manager Joe McIlvaine said when asked about the postseason, just as spring training was about to begin. “I’d be disappointed if we didn’t do well,

A.J. Carter
Nov 156 min read


From Shea to Immortality: The Mets’ 2026 Inductees: Beltrán, Mazzilli, Valentine
The Mets announced today that three of the franchise’s most memorable figures Carlos Beltrán, Lee Mazzilli, and Bobby Valentine will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 2026. That brings the total to 38 Mets immortals and three new plaques for the wall at Citi Field, which, at the pace we’re adding them, may need its own renovation soon. Maybe not quite East Wing-of-the-White-House territory, but close enough that an architect should probably start warming up. When t

Mark Rosenman
Nov 137 min read


Alumni Classic a Classic Reunion
Moments become memories, and the Mets certainly have had their share. Decades worth of memories resurfaced Saturday at Citi Field with...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 143 min read


Kon’nichiwa, Cooperstown!
It’s one thing when the fans of a particular player or team make the trek to Cooperstown for the Induction of their favorites into...

Mark Rosenman
Jul 2715 min read


Forget Number Retirements, Catch Up on the Mets Hall
So Now What? After another successful number retirement ceremony, the Mets seem to be out of gimmes for the left field rafters. No. 5 was...

Mark Rosenman
Jul 214 min read
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