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Remembering Mets History (2000) NLCS Game #2: Mike Piazza HRs & Jay Payton's 9th Inning Single Puts NY Up 2-0

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Thursday October 12th, 2000- NLCS Game #2- Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri:   Bobby Valentine's Mets were revved up after taking the first game of the NLCS. New York was on a three-game post season win streak as well. Tonight 52,250 Cardinals fans came out to Busch Stadium for Game #2. The festivities began when former Cardinals Hall of Fame short stop, Ozzie Smith threw out the ceremonial first pitch.  Tonight, the Cards were still without their injured HR slugger Mark McGwire as he was not in the starting lineup, but he was available to pinch hit. Mets manager Bobby Valentine gave the ball to Al Leiter (16-8 / 200 Ks / 3.20 ERA)  In the NLDS Leiter had pitched eight innings allowing two runs over eight innings taking no decision in the Mets Game #2 win in San Francisco.  & Tony Larussa's starting pitcher was Rick Ankiel (11-7 / 3.50 ERA / 194 Ks). In the NLDS Ankiel had given up four runs in 2.2 innings to the Braves. He walked six & threw...
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Remembering Mets History (2000) NLCS Game #1: Mets Take Opener 7-2 Behind Mike Hampton's Seven Shut Out Innings

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Wednesday, October 11th, 2000- NLCS Game #1- Busch Stadium, St. Louis Missouri  52,255 fans all donning red packed Busch Stadium in St. Louis to see Tony Larussa’s Cardinals (95-67) take on Bobby Valentines New York Mets (94-68) in Game #1 of the 2000 NLCS.  The Cardinals finished first in NL Central winning 95 games (95-67). The offense was led by Jim Edmonds 42 HRs & 108 RBIs, as slugger Mark McGwire was limited to just 89 games but still hit 32 HRs.  The pitching staff was led by twenty game winner Darryl Kile (20-9) with Garrett Stephenson winning 16 games (16-9) & Pat Hentgen winning 15 games (15-9). In the bullpen Dave Veres saved 29 games.  The Cards swept the reigning NL Champion Atlanta Braves in the NLDS three games to none. The Mets were coming off a four game NLDS win over the San Francisco Giats. Tonight's starting pitchers were Mike Hampton (15-10 / 3.14 ERA / 151 Ks) for New York against St. Louis' Darryl Kile (20-9 / 3.91 ERA / 192 Ks). In t...
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Remembering Mets History (2024) NLCS Game #5: Mets Offense Explodes for 12 Runs- Alonso HRs & Starling Marte Has a Multi- Four Hit Game

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Friday October 18th, 2024: NLCS Game #5. The Mets were facing elimination entering this afternoon's game, down three games to one. In the first two games at Citi Field the Mets scored just two runs in 18 innings.  They were shut out in Game #3 & although they had ten hits in Game #4 their pitching failed them giving up ten runs, 12 hits & nine walks which led to most runs.  It seemed the team may have finally run out of gas. But these Mets the "comeback kids" can never be counted out as I personally keep learning. OMG, Grimace & just a bunch of guys who love each other, love their fans & never say die go at it one more time. Carlos Mendoza sent out David Peterson to face the Dodgers Jack Flaherty Peterson had given up three runs (two earned) on four hits in 2.1 innings of work in Game #1 in relief of Kodi Senga.  Overall, in the post season Peterson is 1-0 with a save, he has given up three earned runs in 10.2 innings, with four walks & seven strike o...
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Remembering Mets History (1999) NLCS Game #5- Robin Ventura's Walk Off Grand Slam Single

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Sunday October 17th, 1999: NLCS Game #5- Shea Stadium, New York. After the Mets had salvaged a win in Game #4 there was some hope & reason to believe. The mighty Atlanta Braves had taken the first three games but now if the Mets could win this one, they were right back in it.  That they did in dramatic & classic fashion. It is a game that goes down forever as a Mets classic. The game began at 4:09 PM in the late afternoon & would last five hours, forty-six minutes into the night just at about 10;00 PM in the rain.  Bobby Valentine would use 23 total players in the game, fourteen position players & nine pitchers for the Mets.  Bobby Cox would use 22 players, sixteen position players & six pitchers for the Braves. The game began with pitchers' Masato Yoshi (12-8 / 4.40 ERA / 105 Ks) on the mound against Greg Maddox (19-9 / 3.57 ERA / 136 Ks) in front of 55,723 fans at Shea. In the bottom of the 1st inning, the Mets struck first; Rickey Hende...
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