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The Mets took a step forward in 2005 but General Manager Omar Minaya knew he needed to make changes if they expected to take the next step for the 2006 season. Minaya overhauled the roster for a second consecutive time and put together a team that went on to win the NL East but came up short of a World Series appearance in heart breaking fashion. The Mets were moving on from 37-year old and future Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza, who became a free agent so Minaya engineered

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

I just completed by 27th year as a Major League Baseball accredited Official Scorer. During that time, I’ve been fortunate to have scored over 1500 regular season games and 41 post season games. Included among that list is 11 Mets post season games. I was hoping to add to that list but it wasn’t meant to be in 2025 so I thought, thanks to a suggestion from Mark Rosenman, I reflected on those Mets post season games that I have had the privilege to score. October 22nd, 2000: Wo