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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


Kollector’s Korner Met-o-ra-bil-ia Hall of Fame Inductee #10 : The Engineer of Amazin’: How David Svach Built One of the Most Meticulous Mets Collections Ever
If you’ve followed the first nine installments of our Kollectors Hall of Fame series, you already know this is where we celebrate the diehards , the fans whose devotion to the orange and blue doesn’t stop at the final out. These are the people who live Mets baseball, preserve its history, and build their lives around the memories the team has given them. This month, we induct a collector whose precision and passion are matched only by his loyalty. Meet David Svach, an Enginee

Mark Rosenman
Nov 15 min read


Hit or Error? Baseball Digest's 2001 Rookie Edition Reexamined
Welcome to the 39th installment of "Hit or Error", our weekly whirl in the flux-capacitor, fueled by optimism, hindsight, and whatever...

Mark Rosenman
Jul 114 min read
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