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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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Remembering Mets History (1986) NLCS Game Four- Mike "Scuff" Quiets Mets Bats Again

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Sunday October 12th,1986- NLCS Game #4 Shea Stadium New York: With the Mets still flying high after Lenny Dykstra's Game Three walk off HR win they were eager to get revenge on Mike Scott who had dominated them in Game One. centerfieldmaz & darthmaz were among the 55,038 fans at Shea that night for Game #4. Davey Johnson sent Sid Fernandez (16-6 / 3.52 ERA) to the go up against Houston. El Sid had gone 12-2 with a 2.67 ERA in the first half of the season, earning him a spot on the All Star team. His second half wasn't as good 4-4 with a 4.69 ERA.  In the top of the 1st inning, Sid Fernandez retired the first two batters on his usual ground balls, he then struck out Phil Garner to end the inning. In the top of the 2nd, Glenn Davis led off with a base hit, making him the only player in the series to hit safely in each of the first four games. Next Sid struck out Kevin Bass & Jose Cruz. Alan Ashby then followed with a two run HR to left field giving Houston the early le...
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