Another note on this game, it was the last WWOR Mets broadcast in team history (Sept 25th was scheduled to be, but a late season schedule change proved it not to be). Truly the end of an era in Mets history, as Channel 9 was with the team since 1962. Generations of Mets fans grew up with the team on WOR Channel 9 (later WWOR), and that ended on this day.

Al Leiter was marvelous, as was often the case in 1998. He won his 17th game, which wound up being his career high. He was the Mets' first to reach 17 wins since Dwight Gooden and Frank Viola both reached it in 1990. It's hard to believe, but in nearly 30 years since, only one other pitcher has eclipsed 17 wins in a season: R.A. Dickey in 2012. Not deGrom, not Johan, not Harvey, not Pedro. Crazy.

Speaking of crazy, Olerud was in the middle of a stretch during which he'd probably get a hit blindfolded with a whiffle ball bat. In going 2-for-2 with 2 walks, he tied Jose Vizcaino's team record with a hit in 9 straight at-bats while reaching base in 14 straight plate appearances. Truly amazing.

Turk Wendell extended another streak, appearing in the Mets' 7th straight game (which tied Jesse Orosco's team record). He recorded the final 3 outs in dominating fashion, with the crowd loudly cheering each time he slammed the rosin bag to the ground and letting loose with a collection "YEAH" each time he threw a strike.

A scary moment came in the 4th inning, however, when Cliff Floyd made a sliding catch. His knee collided with that of SS Alex Gonzalez, and he was down on the ground writhing in pain. He had to be carted off the field with what looked like a devastating injury -- but it turns out he didn't even miss a game. The Marlins weren't playing for anything, so why they didn't just shut him down for the remainder of the year as a precaution is terribly reckless IMO, especially considering he was by far their best player at the time.

I didn't realize until reading Michael's post this was the last time the Mets would play on WWOR. But that also means this was Tim McCarver's final time calling a Met game as one of the team's announcers, as he joined the Yankees' booth in 1999. My feelings on Tim are mixed -- I liked his cadence and candor and his ability to throw in a corny joke or two during a broadcast. But I also feel like he had a big ego and sometimes got on a player's case or criticized an in-game decision unfairly. Like in this very game, he criticized Olerud for not tagging up and moving from 2B to 3B on a flyball to center field. He surely knew Olerud moved like molasses, and I'm also sure he'd probably be the first to criticize Olerud if he tried to tag up and was thrown out. His departure ushered in the Tom Seaver era in the booth, which I have my own feelings about... but that's for another time.