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Remembering Mets History (1969) The Black Cat Game

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Tuesday September 9th, 1969: The night after Jerry Koosman's fine pitching performance, the Amazing Mets were hosting the Chicago Cubs for the final matchup of the two teams for the season.  The Mets had gone 10-8 head-to-head with the Cubs in some of the biggest games of the year.  The Mets were red hot, they had won three straights & were now just 1.5 games out of first place behind Leo Durocher's Cubs (84-57). Tonight, 51,448 paid fans came to Shea Stadium, but an estimated 58,000 plus, actually got into the ballpark to see the Amazing's. This was the hottest ticket in town. And one creature got in free & became the star of the night, going down in history, not even knowing it. On the mound, two future Hall of Fame pitchers went at it. The best pitcher in the game, Tom Seaver (20-7) for the Mets went up against the Cubs, Fergie Jenkins (19-12) looking for his twentieth win. This famous game has gone down in Mets history as "The B...
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Todd Zeile: 2000 NL Champion Mets First Baseman (2000 - 2001 /2004) & SNY Studio Analyst (2019 - 2025)

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Todd Edward Zeile was born September 9th, 1964, in Van Nuys, California. The same night Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game at Dodger Stadium, some 17 miles away. Presidential Blood : Zeile is a direct descendant of John Adams, the second President of the United States & John  Quincy  Adams the sixth President of the United States. Trivia: Todd's father said he was in attendance at the very first game at Dodger Stadium.  He was also a semi pro baseball player, who once lived in his car during rough times. Mr. Zeile later became a big success heading an aeronautic company.  Todd's mother Sammee (Spooner) Zeile was a newspaper editor.  Todd had one brother who was also a star athlete. UCLA: Todd was first offered a contract by the Kansas City Royals but decided to go to UCLA instead. Zeile was a star catcher for the UCLA Bruins winning the 1986 PAC 10 Southern Division title, on a team that featured ten future MLB players. Zeile was the first pl...
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