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Best Mets First Basemen of the 1960s: From Hodges to Clendenon
As we wait to see who'll be starting at 1st base in 2026, the editors and writers here at the Korner thought it would be interesting to turn back the clock and see all the great (and not-so-great) 1st basemen in Mets history. We'll break the list down by decade. For example, we know undoubtedly that Pete Alonso is the best 1st baseman to play for the Mets in the 2020s; that's going to be easy to write once we get to the present. However, when you turn back the clock to the 19

Manny Fantis
Dec 94 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 194 min read


Ralph Kiner Talks with the Amazin’ Mets: The Vinyl Time Capsule of 1969
Back in 1969, if you were a Mets fan (and if you weren’t, you probably rooted for the Cubs and still haven’t forgiven Ron Santo for...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 204 min read


Farewell to an Original Met: Jim Marshall (1931–2025)
The Mets family lost one of its elder statesmen yesterday, as Jim Marshall passed away at the age of 93. At the time of his death,...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 83 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #34 : Guns in Cuba, Slams in Queens: The Tim Harkness Story
Welcome back to the 34th edition of Sunday School: The Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we...

Mark Rosenman
Aug 245 min read
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