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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. ...

Saturday, September 28th , 2019 : On this Saturday evening, in the next to last game of the  New York Mets  2019 season, Rookie slugger Pete Alonso was out to make MLB history at Citi Field. The night before, Alonso put himself in the record books in the 1st inning with a HR off the Braves Dallas Keuchel for his 53rd HR of the season , passing Aaron  Judge's  former record of 52 HRs set two years earlier in 2017. Tonight, Mickey Callaway's Mets (84-76) hosted the NL East leading Atlanta Braves (97-63) in front of a large crowd of 32,210 who were mostly there in support of Pete Alonso & hoping to see him set a new record.  In the bottom of the 3rd inning the Mets' Todd Frazier singled to right field. Catcher Rene Rivera playing in just his ninth game of the season, hit his first HR, a two run HR giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  Pete Alonso then stepped in & launched his record 53rd HR over the right centerfield wall. Pete carried the ba...

Sunday September 28th, 2008:   On the final day in the history of Shea Stadium, the Mets honored many of the teams' heroes from the past.  In 1964 Shea Stadium opened up as a grand new ballpark in the shadows of the World's Fair making it a happening place to be. The Mets brought in many old NL New York players from the Giants & Dodgers in the early years to attract fans.  By 1969 they went from loveable losers to World Champions shocking the baseball world becoming the all time underdog in the world of sports. In 1973 they won another pennant falling one game short of a World Series victory. By the late seventies, Shea was known as Grant's Tomb as the team fell to the cellar under M. Donald Grant.  In the 1980's Shea once again became the place to be with a cocky 1986 team that won their second World Championship. After almost a decade of first & second place finishes things went bad again thru the 1990's. But as the Bobby Valentine era began, the Mets went...