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Today is July 16

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New York Mets traded Jack Lamabe to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Jackson on July 16, 1967.

New York Mets purchased John Strohmayer from the Montreal Expos on July 16, 1973.

New York Mets traded Dave Cochrane to the Chicago White Sox for Tom Paciorek on July 16, 1985.

New York Mets traded Armando Benitez to the New York Yankees for Jason Anderson, Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa on July 16, 2003.

New York Mets released Julio Franco on July 16, 2007.

New York Mets released Stephen Tarpley on July 16, 2021.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.
Tags: Tom Seaver.


Randomly selected Met Player

Antonio Bastardo
Born: September 21, 1985
at Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
Bastardo
Years with Mets: 2016

41 games. 0 - 0, 4.74
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Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2007
Opponent W L T Pct.
Florida Marlins 11 7 0 .611
Washington Nationals 9 9 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 9 9 0 .500
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 0 .333
Cincinnati Reds 5 2 0 .714
St. Louis Cardinals 5 2 0 .714
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 5 0 .500
Houston Astros 5 2 0 .714
Chicago Cubs 5 2 0 .714
San Francisco Giants 4 2 0 .667
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 2 0 .667
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 3 0 .571
Milwaukee Brewers 4 2 0 .667
New York Yankees 3 3 0 .500
Oakland Athletics 3 0 0 1.000
San Diego Padres 2 4 0 .333
Colorado Rockies 2 4 0 .333
Detroit Tigers 1 2 0 .333
Minnesota Twins 1 2 0 .333



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