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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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Remembering Mets History (1986) NLCS Game #3: Lenny Dykstra's Walk Off HR Gives Mets 2-1 Series Lead

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October 11th 1986 NLCS Game#3- Shea Stadium, New York:   On a cool, overcast, fall, Saturday afternoon in New York City, playoff baseball returned to Shea Stadium after 13 long years.  55,052 crazed Mets fans came out for Game Three of the NLCS. The Series left Houston tied at one game each. Mets manager: Davey Johnson sent Ron Darling (15-6 / 2.81 ERA 184 Ks) to the mound to face Houston’s left hander, Bob Knepper (17-12 / 3.14 ERA / 145 Ks). From September on, Ron Darling had gone 3-1 posting a 1.80 ERA. Bob Knepper had won a career high 17 games that year & would end up losing a league high 17 games the next year. In the top of the 1st, Ron Darling was shaky. Bill Doran bounced out to Keith Hernandez to start the game. Billy Hatcher singled then stole second base. Denny Walling then singled to right field bringing in Hatcher with the games first run.  Ron Darling threw a wild pitch & then hit Glen Davis with a pitch putting two on....
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Remembering Mets History (1973 NLCS) Game #5 - The Mets Win the Pennant!!

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Wednesday October 10th, 1973- NLCS Game #5 New York Mets  vs.   Cincinnati Reds   All the excitement of the 1973 season & drama of the Championship Series all came down to one deciding game. With the series all tied up at two games each, in this best of five series, Game #5 was to determine the winner of the NL Pennant.  The Mets long season had them in last place in late August, then with a spectacular September run, they won the NL East title on the final day of the regular season. Now they were 2-2 against the mighty Big Red Machine as an official paid crowd of 50,323 filled into Shea Stadium for a chance to see their team get to the World Series. It was a beautiful fall day for the afternoon game which took two hours & forty minutes to play. In 1973, the winning ball club would earn $14,000 (estimated at $96,000 in 2023) & the losers would earn about $6,000 (estimated at $41,000 in 2023). The Mets had to play without their main RBI ...
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