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Remembering Mets History (2015) Mets Clinch 2015 NL Eastern Title

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In 2015, the Mets pitching led the way in the early part of the year, as the team had problems scoring runs. Early in the season they had brought up Noah Syndergaard & later in the year Steven Matz. It was like the Mets were pulling rabbits out of a hat!  Then came July, the Mets brought up Michael Conforto who was tearing up the minor leagues, he solidified the left field position almost immediately. At the trade deadline they brought in veterans Kelly Johnson & Juan Uribe. They helped solve the infield troubles & gave the bench more depth.  They also added Tyler Clippard & Addison Reed to the bullpen who solidified late inning relief leading to Jeurys Familia.  Then there was the best trade they never made, not sending off Wilmer Flores for Carlos Gomez. Wilmer showed everyone how much he wanted to be a part of what was happening with the Mets. Then GM Sandy Alderson landed the big bat adding one the game's best all-around players in Y...
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Remembering Mets History (1971) Seaver Closes Out the Year with His Third Career One Hitter Followed By his 20th Win

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Sunday September 26th, 1971: Gil Hodges third place Mets (82-77) were closing out the regular season, with just four more games to play. Although there would be no post season  they were still going to give the fans some last thrills.  That season the Mets brought up some exciting young players that would have great futures, pitcher Jon Matlack made his debut & Buzz Capra began to see regular action. Slugger John Milner debuted & Ken Singleton played his first full season. Also, fine players like Mike Jorgensen, Tim Foli & Leroy Stanton were up for good.  It was to be a busy off season at a time with no free agency as the Mets traded some of these talented young players to get some much-needed offense. In the last four games of the year the Met's pitching star, "The Franchise" Tom Seaver (18-10) would make his last two starts.  From August 6th to September 11th Seaver went 6-0 with a 0.67 ERA allowing four earned runs in 54 innings pitched wi...
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Remembering Mets History (1973) Willie Mays Appreciation Night at Shea & the Win Puts the Mets 1.5 Games atop the NL East

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Tuesday September 25th, 1973: It was a special emotional evening at Shea Stadium on this fall Tuesday evening as the Mets were to honor the great Willie Mays.  A paid crowd of 43,805 was the official attendance, with an estimated 54,000 fans showing up at Shea Stadium to say goodbye to "the Say Hey Kid" on "Willie Mays Appreciation Night".   The 42-year-old veteran was beat up & tired.  Mays had always felt manager Yogi Berra used him too much early on in the '73 season, mostly to appease the fans that adored him. But as the season went on, he was not able to contribute, due to his age & injuries. Now the Mets had won 17 of their last 25 fighting to win the pennant race & Berra couldn't find a spot to put him in. Mays had not played in a game in over two weeks, the last was back on September 9th, in a 3-0 win at Montreal where he cracked two ribs while chasing a foul ball.  On September 20th, in a press conference at Shea Stadium Willie anno...
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