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Saturday May 7th, 2016: A good crowd of 41,028 attended Petco Park in San Diego to see Terry Collins second place Mets (17-11) take on Andy Green's San Diego Padres (13-17).  After an eight game win streak, the Mets had lost four of six & were trying to avoid a series sweep. At this early point in the season, the rigning NL Champs were 1.5 games behid the Washington Nationals who had just lost their third straight game. Tonight would be a memorable night for the Mets & the ageless Bartolo Colon. In the top of the 1st, David Wright drew a walk & Yoenis Cespedes hit a two run HR, for his tenth HR of the year. Cespedes drove in his 29th run, putting him among the NL leaders. It was a 2-0 lead for the Mets & Bartolo Colon. In the top of the 2nd, with two outs, Kevin Plawecki doubled to center field. Bartolo Colon stepped in & hit a HR down the left field line off pitcher James Shields. The Mets players, the fans & the broadcasters were all stunned wit...

In the 2025 off season, the Mets signed the biggest free agent on the market in Juan Soto giving him a ridiculous 15 year, $765 million contract. Since joining the Mets Juan Soto had been struggling, thru April he was batting just .241 with three HRs & 12 RBIs in his first 31 games.  Thursday May 1st, 2015: The Mets were still doing well at 21-11 with a 3.5 game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies. On this night, the Mets were hosting Torey Lovello's Arizona Diamondbacks (17-14) in the rubber game of a three game set in front of a big crowd of 36,239 at Citi Field. New York sent Kodai Senga (2-2) against Zac Gallen (2-3). Kodai Senga & Zac Gallen matched zero's thru the first three innings.  In the top of the 4th, Kodai walked the lead off batter Josh Naylor, he was forced on a grounder by Eugenio Suarez. With one out, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singled to right field putting two on. Alek Thomas then singled bringing in the first run of the game. In the top of the 5th, Genes...

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013: It was an exciting night at Citi Field, as young phenom, Matt Harvey took the mound for Terry Collins' New York Mets (13-16).  Entering tonight's game, Matt Harvey was 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA, 46 strikeouts & 12 walks in 40.1 innings pitched. Harvey had only allowed more than one run in one of his first six starts. The excitement Harvey brought to Citi Field was being compared to that of Dwight Gooden's almost 30 years ago. On this night 2 3,394 fans showed up at on a chilly night in Queens. as the  Mets hosted Robin Ventura's Chicago White Sox (13-18). Ventura Manager Trivia:  Fomer Mets & White Sox player, Robin Ventura managed the Sox from 2012-2016 going 375-435 overall with one winning season, coming in his first year (85-77). The Bloody Nose Game: Matt Harvey took the mound, well prepared on three extra days of rest. Although he battled a bloody nose in the 1st inning, he was almost perfect in his pitching.  In the top of the 1st, ...

Friday Night, May 6th, 1983: Shea Stadium filled just 15,916 seats, as two Mets stars from different generations careers crossed over. Tonight, was the much-anticipated debut of the young, talented, Mets rookie outfielder, Darryl Strawberry. Strawberry, the former number one draft pick was ushering in a new era in Mets history, while on the mound, "The Franchise" Tom Seaver represented the past, the Glory Days of a Mets Championship.  In December of 1982, Seaver had been brought to the Mets in a trade with the Reds for Charlie Puleo, Llyod McClendon & Jason Felice. Tonight George Bamberger's Mets (7-15) hosted Russ Nixon's Cincinnati Reds (13-14).  Tom Seaver (1-0) was coming off his first win of the year in his return to New York, a three hit shut out over the Pirates. Tonight he went up against Mario Soto (3-2). Soto would win 17 games for the last place Reds that year. Tom Seaver & Mario Soto held their opponents scoreless thru the first ...