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The 1969 Miracle Mets hangover seemed to come in and out through the next decade for the franchise, trying to hold onto relevance, identity, and winning baseball in the 1970s. It was indeed a decade marked by transition, grit, and improvisation. No position reflected that reality more clearly than third base — the hot corner — where a rotating cast of players mirrored the Mets’ shifting fortunes throughout the decade. At the center of it all was Wayne Garrett, the most endu

The 90s at 1st base for the Mets started as the 80s ended. The contact-hitting, maybe a little boring, Dave Magadan was named the team's full-time player at the position. There were no other real competitors on the team for the position. Magadan had a backup, journeyman Mike Marshall, who played 42 games at 1st base that year. But it was Magadan's job, and he played tremendously in 1990. Magadan batted .328 with 6 HR and 72 RBI, and a .878 OPS. Not too shabby for a player no

Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets attic, where we brush the dust off the bubble gum cards, flip through the yearbooks that still smell faintly of pretzels, and rediscover the players who made you pause mid potato knish and mutter, Hold on, he was a Met, right? Last week, we took a sentimental stroll through Shea Stadium’s old organ loft and revisited the legacy of Jane Jarvis, the musical magician who could turn a