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Barry Lyons: 1988 N.L. Eastern Champion Mets Backup Catcher (1986 - 1990)

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Barry Stephens Lyons was born June 3, 1960, in Biloxi, Mississippi.  Barry was one of four brothers.  Quotes- Barry Lyons: "All my brothers had the ability to make the big leagues. Because of injuries & bad luck, I was the one who finally made it. That meant so much to me." The six foot one, southern man was an All-American catcher at Delta State, University.  Lyons was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1981 but did not sign. The next year Lyons was drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round & this time he did sign. In 1984 with the A ball Lynchburg Mets, Lyons batted .316 with 12 HRs & 87 RBIs winning the Carolina league MVP. His MLB career was set back in 1985 when the Mets acquired All Star, Gary Carter. Lyons Mets' future was now to be the Hall of Famer Carter’s back up . That same season Lyons continued to hit well at AA Jackson, driving in 108 runs while batting .307 with 11 HRs. The Mets minor league teams he played for all won cham...
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Remembering Mets History (2025) Pete Alonso Has Multi- HR- Five RBI Night at Dodger Stadium

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Wednesday June 4th, 2025: This four game series at Dodger Stadium featured two of the top teams in the NL, a rematch of last season's NLCS. Both teams were in first place in their respective division, with the Mets tied with the Cubs for the league's best record, the Dodgers were one game behind that.  The first two games were just as exciting as advertised, with both games going to extra innings with each team taking a win. In this third game of the four-game set, Dave Roberts Dodgers (37-24) hosted the Carlos Mendoza's Mets (38-23).  Griffin Canning who had been a pleasant surprise for the Mets, coming off a loss to the White Sox came in at 5-2 with a 3.23 ERA. The Dodgers Tony Gonsolin, who the Mets had beaten in New York the previous week took the mound for L.A. In the top of the 1st, Francisco Lindor was hit in the foot with a pitch. Brandon Nimmo grounded into what looked like a double play but second baseman Enrique Hernandez let the ball go past him into centerfiel...
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Remembering Mets History (2024) New Catcher Luis Torrens Has a Multi-HR Game As Mets Season Slowly Turns Around

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 Wednesday June 5th, 2024: After a horrendous May where the Mets went 10-19, they fell to 24-33/ After losing the first two games of June, they won three games straight. No one knew it at the time but things were slowly turning around. In this late afternoon game, Carlos Mendoza's Mets (26-35) were in the Nation's Capital taking on Dave Martinez's Nationals (27-33). Today the Mets sent Luis Severino (3-2) to the mound to face Patrick Corbin (1-6). Luis Severino & Patrick Corbin got thru the first two innings scoreless.  In the top of the 3rd, the Mets catcher Luis Torrens came to bat.  Torrens Trivia: Luis was brought on board to help fill the void of the injured Francisco Alvarez. He was to share the catching duties with Tomas Nido & Omar Navarez. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was familiar with Torrens in their time with the AL New York team.  Torrens was playing in just his fourth Mets game, making just his second start.  With two outs,  Torrens l...
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Remembering Mets History (1969) Mets Go on an Eleven Game Win Streak

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Wednesday May 28th, 1969: Gil Hodges Mets (19-23) were on the second game of a home stand that would turn the Mets history around, although no one knew it at the time. Still under .500 the team showed signs of improvement but certainly had not shown Championship caliber play. But on this home stand, after dropping the first game to San Diego they would go to win seven straight, the start of an 11-game win streak. Tonight, Jerry Koosman took on the Padres Clay Kirby in front of 11,860 fans at Shea. Certainly, a classic pitching duel reflecting the era. The Padres Clay Kirby would shut out the Mets for nine innings, scattering seven hits & three walks along the way. The Mets Jerry Koosman matched zeroes with the rookie Kirby, allowing just four hits along the way. Koosman would strike out 15 batters on the night setting a new single game record at the time for a Mets pitcher. Koosman would collect two strike outs in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, & 7th innings. In the top of the 8th, he st...
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