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Sunday May 9th, 1982: This Sunday was a Mother's Day matinee at Shea, as a small crowd of 15,008 came to see George Bamberger's second place Mets (14-15) take on Frank Robinson's fourth place San Francisco Giants (13-16). These were still rough times for Mets fans, as the team was about to have its fifth straight losing season. They were still two years away fr om competing with a winning record.  A week earlier the Mets had traded away the popular Lee Mazzilli in exchange for, yet a still unknown young pitcher named Ron Darling. Today, the Mets sent Brooklyn born pitcher, Pete Falcone to the mound against the Giants Alan Fowlkes. In the top of the 1st, Pete Falcone struck out Chili Davis & Johnnie LeMaster to start the game. Tom O'Malley doubled but Jack Cark flew out to left to end the inning. In the bottom of the 1st, Alan Fowlkes struck out Mookie Wilson & Wally Backman to start the inning, then Gary Rajsich flew out for a 1-2-3 inning. In the home 3rd i...

As Davey Johnson's Mets came into Cincinnati for a three game series with the Reds, they had just left Atlanta taking their first loss after a record eleven game win streak. The Mets were in first place already holding a 5.5 game lead over the Expos. They were about to go on another seven game win streak taking them into mid May. Friday May 2nd, 1986: Pete Rose's Reds were off to bad start, having lost five straight & nine out of their last ten entering this game this series would set the Red Legs back further.  Pete Rose Trivia: At the time Pete Rose was the last player/manager in baseball & no one else has played the dual roles since. This would be the All-Time hits leader's last season as a player with his final at bat coming on August 7th. That season he mostly platooned with veteran Tony Perez at first base. Rose would continue to manage until his gambling habit had him placed on MLB's ineligible list in 1989. Todays starters were Sid Fernandez for New Y...

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, ...