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August 22nd 2015: Terry Collins first place Mets visited the Rocky Mountains with a weekend series at Coors Field in Denver. It was to be a historic offensive night for the most recent Mets player Yoenis Cespedes who was acquired on the July 31st non waiver trade deadline. Since his arrival, as well as the additions of Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson & rookie Michael Conforto,  the Mets have become a true first place team. Tonight Cespedes had one of the biggest games of his career as well one of the best any Mets player has ever had at the plate. Tonight's starters Bartolo Colon for New York & John Gray for Colorado would have a tough time of it and not factor in the decagons what so ever. In the 1st inning, Cespedes doubled with two out for his first hit, he then scored his first run when Lucas Duda singled him in. The Rockies tied it on a solo HR by Carlos Gonzalez. In the 2nd the Mets had a huge inning, Kelly Johnson singled, Michael Conforto walked & pitc...

Christopher Frank Capuano was born August 19, 1978 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Capuano was the valedictorian of his class at Cathedral High School in Springfield, Mass.  He went on to earn a degree in Economics at Duke University, where he earned membership in Phi Beta Kappa. The tall left hander was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 1988 draft. In 2001 he helped Team USA win the Silver Medal, but then had arm trouble needing Tommy John surgery the following year. In 2003 he made his MLB debut with the D-backs going 2-4 with a 4.64 ERA pitching in nine games. The promising young lefty was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers in an eight player deal that also sent Ritchie Sexton to Arizona. In 2005 he had a career year, going 18-12 (4th most wins in the NL), his 18 wins were the most by a Brewer pitcher since Teddy Higuera in 1985. From mid June through the end of July he won seven straight decisions, while putting up a 11-6 record the first ha...

Sunday August 18th 2019: In the Mets big 11-5 win at Kansas City, Pete Alonso went into the record books. His incredible Rookie season is now highlighted by setting the NL HR record for Rookies with 40 HRs. The Amazing Alonso went 2-4 with two runs batted in his 95th RBI of the year. He is now just one HR shy of tying the Mets HR record of 41 HRs in a season held by Todd Hundley & Carlos Beltran. A look back on Pete Alonso's 40 HRs in 2019: On April 1st 2019, in south Florida, in the Mets fourth game of the season, Pete Alonso hit his first career HR, a three run shot off the Marlins, Drew Steckenrider. The Mets went on to a 7-3 win that night as a new era for a Mets slugger began.  After the game Alonso squeezed into a clubhouse cart & his team mates doused him with everything they could find. "A couple of eggs," Alonso said. "Barbecue sauce. Mayonnaise. Beer. Shaving cream. Maybe ketchup and mustard. Maybe relish." On April 6th a...

50th Anniversary of the 1969 World Champion "Amazing Mets" The 1969 Houston Astros had come into existence in 1962, the same year as the New York Mets. Their home ballpark, the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, billed as the eighth wonder of the world. It was the first multi purpose  indoor stadium, housing the Astros, the AFL's Houston Oilers, The Rodeo & the Houston Livestock Show as well as other events.  It featured "Astrolite" the first animated scoreboard & after the grass died, it featured Astroturf, the first artificial grass surface in sports. It was quite a place, even the ushers & usherettes dressed in Outer Space costumes, as a sign of the times in the space aged sixties.  In 1969 the Astros finished in fifth place, twelve games behind the Atlanta Braves. They posted a .500 with a 81-81 record, the first time they had not finished with a losing record.  That year the Astro pitching staff set a record (held until 1996) with most s...

  50th Anniversary of the 1969 World Champion "Amazing Mets" Friday August 1st, 1969: As the month of August began, Gil Hodges New York Mets (56-44) were 6 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs, in second place in the NL East. The Mets believed they were for real & had goals for winning 85 games & winning their division.  They opened up a big series, in what turned out to be a preview of the first ever NLCS, as they hosted Lum Harris' first place Atlanta Braves (60-47).  The Braves were up by one game & had the second best record in the NL. The Giants, the Reds & Dodgers were all within just two games of the Braves, in a tough NL West. Opening up the series in front of 34,779 paid at Shea Stadium were the Mets , Don Cardwell & future Hall of Famer, the Braves ace, Phil Neikro. Starting Lineups Braves 1 Felipe Alou CF 2 Tony Gonzalez LF 3 Hank A...