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Sunday September 30th, 1979: On this the last day of the regular season Joe Torre's Mets were in last place once again (66-91). The last game of the 1970's would also be the last game for original Met, Ed Kranepool. Ed Kranepool played 18 seasons for the Mets & is the all-time team leader with 1853 career Mets games played. In 1962 Kranepool was signed out of James Monroe high school in the Soundview section of the Bronx at just 18 years old.  In 1962 Kid Kranepool debuted for three games in the Mets inaugural season. He stayed with the Mets through the losing years of the early sixties as part of Casey Stengle Youth of America movement. He was there as Gil Hodges turned the team around into 1969 Amazing World Champion Mets.  Krane was there when Hodges untimely fatal heart attack shocked the organization.  He was there as Yogi Berra took over & the team regrouped to win the 1973 pennant. He was then the last original Mets player & suffered the losing years of...

In 2015 the Mets won the NL pennant getting to their fifth World Series. That season Met first baseman Lucas Duda tied a franchise record with seven multi-HR games. May 21st, 2015: Terry Collins' second place Mets took on Mike Matheny's first place St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field. Lucas Duda had the first of his seven multi-HR games on the year. Duda first homered against Jaime Garcia in the 6th inning, a solo shot. In the 9th he blasted a three-run shot off Randy Choate, icing the Jacob deGrom (eight inning) Jeurys Familia (one inning) 5-0 shut out.  Less than a week later, Duda had his second multi-HR game of the year. This came during a stretch from May 21st to May 30th where he hit six HRs while driving in ten runs. May 27th, 2015:  Tonight, the Mets (27-21) hosted Ryne Sandberg's lowly Philadelphia Phillies (19-29), already ten games out of first place.  In the 1st inning, Lucas Duda hit a two out, solo HR off Sean O...

Saturday September 29th, 2007:   The reigning NL Eastern Champion Mets were in the midst of one of the worse collapses in history.  On September 12th, New York had a commanding seven game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies.  But these Mets fell apart, losing 11 of the next 15 games with two separate five game losing streaks. As the Phillies stayed hot, winning 13 of their last 17 games passing the Mets in the standings, tying them on September 27th & going ahead the next day with two games left to play. The Padres held on to the top wild card spot & the red-hot Colorado Rockies had won 13 of their last 14 games. The Mets needed to win their final two games to at least tie for a wild card spot. On this Saturday Willie Randolph's Mets (88-73) hosted Fredi Gonzales fifth place Marlins (70-91). John Maine took the mound against Chris Seddon. Today John Maine would step up once again, just as he did in last year's post season, pitching the best game of his career. ...