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Remembering Mets History (2013) Mets Enjoy Their First Inter League Subway Series Sweep

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Monday May 27th 2013: This years version of the subway series began on Memorial Day at Citi Field. Starting this year for the first time, the cross town match ups would be played in two separate two game weeknight series rather than on the weekend. Through the years the subway series hype had died down & fans have become a lot less interested than they once were.  In the first game Mets manager Terry Collins sent Jonathon Niese to the mound against New York's Philip Hughes in front of 32,000 at Citi Field. Tonight the Mets donned their dessert camouflage caps & uniforms. Both pitchers pitched well, holding each other scoreless through the first five innings, scattering a few harmless hits along the way.  In the top of the 6th Bret Gardner, tripled down the left field line then scored on a Jayson Nix base hit.  In the home 7th, Mets Captain David Wright took things into his own hands, blasting a long HR to left center field, a solo shot for his seventh of th...
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Remembering Mets History (1998) Butch Huskey Drives in Team Record Five Runs in an Inning

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Tuesday May 26th, 1998:  Bobby Valentines New York Mets (26-20) were improving each season. They entered tonight's game on a four-game win streak, winning seven of their last nine games. The win streak would go nine games ending on May 31st. The 1998 Mets won 88 games going 88-74 the same record they had posted the previous year. The next two seasons they would make the playoffs getting to the 1999 NLCS & 2000 World Series. In tonight's matchup they visited South Florida to face the reigning World Champion Marlins (17-33). After winning the World Series the Marlins had a fire sale, selling off their top players getting them to a last-place finish in 1998 losing 108 games.  Tonight, the Mets Dave Mlicki (1-3) went up against the Fish's Andy Larkin (2-4). Piazza Trivia: Mike Piazza returned to Pro Player Stadium wearing his third different uniform in the past 17 days as he's been with the Dodgers, Marlins & now the Mets all in that time. In the top of the 1st inn...
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Remembering Mets History (1984) Doc Gooden Strikes Out 14 Dodgers In a 2-1 Win with Mookie Wilson Throwing Out a Runner at Home to End the Game

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Friday May 25th 1984: Davey Johnson's third place Mets (21-18) hosted Tommy Lasorda's first place Los Angeles Dodgers (25-22). A good crowd of 27, 340 came out to Shea Stadium to watch the Mets new young, 19 year old pitcher everyone was starting to buzz about, Dwight Gooden.. The young phenom not only had one of the games best blazing fastballs, but a curve so good, Mets Broadcaster; Ralph Kiner named it- "Lord Charles". At this point in the season, Gooden had a 3-3 record with a 4.15 ERA in eight career starts. He had struck out 59 batters in 43 innings pitched & already had three games where he due digits in strike outs. Looking back  Gooden really came into the spotlight after this game. Doctor K established himself as one of the top pitchers in the National League.  Shea Stadium was enjoying it's beast season for Mets fans in since the mid-seventies. The Mets were an exciting young ball club & were winning baseball games, more than they had i...
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Remembering Mets History (2010) Mets Pitchers Throw Three Straight Shut Outs

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  Tuesday May 25th: The Mets were coming off winning two of three in that year's subway series matchup as they hosted the reigning NL Champion Phillies for a three-game set at Citi Field. In the opener the Mets R.A. Dickey went up against 37-year-old veteran Jamie Moyer.  R.A. Dickey had come over from the Minnesota Twins as a free agent in the off season. The knuckle ball pitcher was making just his second start for the Mets. It was the start of a fine three-year career he would have for the Mets. In the bottom of the 1st, Jose Reyes singled & stole second then scored on Jason Bay's grounder to short. After an easy first inning, he would load the bases in the top of the 2nd on three straight base hits. He got Carlos Ruiz to ground into a double play but then walked Juan Castro to load them up again. Jamie Moyer struck out to end the inning.  In the bottom of the 2nd, Angel Pagan, Rod Barajas got on with base is & Jeff Francoeur singled in Pagan with the Mets firs...
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