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40 Years Later: How 60 Minutes Captured the Rise of Dwight Gooden
If you want to understand just how big Dwight Gooden was in 1985 how he went from Tampa teenager to the most unhittable pitcher on planet Earth you don’t have to watch a highlight reel, or read a stat sheet, or listen to your Mets-fan uncle explain that he “hasn’t been the same since Doc left.” All you have to do is go back to Sunday, August 18, 1985, when one of the most powerful institutions in American journalism, 60 Minutes, showed up and said: Yep. This kid belongs her

Mark Rosenman
21 hours ago5 min read


Saturday Seasons: In 1991, The Buddy System Failed
The 1991 season marked a return to the bad old days for the New York Mets: their first losing record since 1983, the departure of a hero,...

A.J. Carter
Oct 117 min read


What Do Soupy Sales, Tony and the Tigers, and ‘Hullabaloo’ Have to Do with the Mets?
Today was one of those raw, gray October mornings, the kind that makes you reach for an old Mets yearbook instead of the remote, because...

Mark Rosenman
Oct 85 min read


Saturday Seasons 1989 Mets : Good, Not Great, and the Last Flicker of ’80s Dominance
If you’re a Mets fan of a certain age (translation: you still have VHS tapes labeled “Family BBQ” that are actually Game 6 of the ’86...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 274 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 135 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 66 min read


Saturday Seasons: You Know How 1986 Ends. Do You Remember How They Got There?
If you’re a Mets fan, you already know how 1986 ends: a team that manager Davey Johnson declared during spring training would dominate...

A.J. Carter
Sep 610 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 308 min read


Saturday Seasons: 1983: The Last of the Lean Years
The 1982 season that began with much optimism ended in another disastrous finish: the sixth consecutive season that the team finished...

Jacob Kanarek
Aug 164 min read


Saturday Seasons: In 1980, the Pendulum Starts Swinging Back
A lot of good things happened to the Mets in 1980. Almost none of them occurred on the field. The team lost 95 games and finished in...

A.J. Carter
Jul 267 min read
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