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New York Mets traded Gary Bennett to the Colorado Rockies for Ender Chavez on August 23, 2001.

New York Mets released Brian Dozier on August 23, 2020.

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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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Rey Ordonez
Born: January 11, 1971
at Havana, Cuba
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1991 Game Results
04/15 Mets 9, Pirates 3 Cone (W, 1-0)
04/16 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Whitehurst (L, 1-1)
04/17 Pirates 4, Mets 0 Darling (L, 0-1)
04/26 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Viola (W, 3-0)
04/27 Pirates 10, Mets 1 Cone (L, 2-1)
04/28 Pirates 7, Mets 3 Darling (L, 1-2)
08/06 Pirates 3, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 0-2)
08/07 Mets 7, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 12-6)
08/08 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Viola (W, 12-8)
08/16 Pirates 8, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 0-3)
08/17 Pirates 4, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 12-7)
08/18 Pirates 9, Mets 2 Viola (L, 12-10)
09/24 Pirates 10, Mets 8 Innis (L, 0-2)
09/26 Pirates 4, Mets 3 Whitehurst (L, 7-12)
09/26 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Burke (W, 3-3)
09/30 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Simons (L, 2-3)
10/01 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Cone (L, 13-14)
10/02 Mets 9, Pirates 6 Franco (W, 5-8)
1991 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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