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Remembering Mets History (1986) NLCS Game #5: A Classic Featuring Dwight Gooden vs Nolan Ryan & Gary Carter's Walk Off Hit

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T uesday October 14th, 1986 - NLCS Game #5- Shea Stadium, New York: from center field: It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon, as we pulled out work trucks into the yard, when my boss "Big Dom" asked me if I wanted to go to the big game today. I said- Sure, but I'm at work & have no ticket! But he pulled out three tickets & handed them over to me. Amazing- so Me, Paulie the Shop man & Artie the Hat, tore out to Shea St adium in my Monte Carlo for Game #5. We arrived a bit late  as most of the crowd did  due to the earlier rainy weather & traffic. This turned out to be one of the best pitching matchups & one of the most exciting games I ever attended. Game Five was postponed due to rain the previous day & the game was moved to Tuesday afternoon. The day began gloomy with rain but the skies cleared & after a delay play began. A crowd of 54,986 finally would eventually fill up Shea Stadium as the weather cleared & people could get to the...
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Remembering Mets History (1973 World Series) Game #2 - Mets Win Wild 12 Inning Classic

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Sunday, October 14th, 1973: Oakland Alameda Coliseum:   In Game #1 of the 1973 World Series, it was all about pitching as the A's took the opener 2-1.  Sunday's Game #2 would be played in the bright California sunshine with a local noon start time. The sun field had a big impact on the outfielders trying to track fly balls. The sunny skies accounted for at least two Mets errors. The game would turn out to be a classic, loaded with controversies, come from behind rallies, good pitching, key hitting & Hall of Fame players. Legendary NBC Broadcaster Curt Gowdy, covering today's game with Tony Kubek & Monty Moore described this as "one of the longest & weirdest games in World Series history". Oakland Fans: The A's fans were taking heat from the players who publicly criticized the fans for not showing up for Game #1 & those who did come were too quiet to be heard. Attendance was always been a problem, even with an A's early seventies Dynasty ...
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