Memories of Mets Players

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:30:09 MDT

David Cone
Jeff Young, June 8, 2013
Most of what I remember about Cone has, of course, already been covered here, but I don't see anyone mention that his career was being covered for a while by a paper in Israel because they were under the impression that his name was Cohen, not Cone.

David Wright
Barry , June 8, 2013
You gotta respect a guy like David Wright; he could have gotten more money, and play for a winning team, but he choose to stay loyal with the Mets.

Memories of Mets Games

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:30:09 MDT

May 6, 1988 at Shea Stadium
Tony, June 13, 2013
I remember this game for a few reasons. First, it was a Friday night game. Second, it was my first time ever seeing Doc pitch live. Third, We had field level seats down the right field line..pretty much front row if I remember correctly. Sounds like the makings of a great night..right? Well the first 3 reasons made for a pretty good night, but what makes this game FOREVER stick out in my mind was the fact that with the Mets trailing 3-2 going into the bottom of the 10th inning, my father decides, "Ok, time to go home." He wanted to beat the traffic. And despite me PLEADING with him, saying, "Dad, c'mon, ONE guy gets on, Straw has a chance to win it with one swing of the bat." My dad was like, "Tony, he's a BUM. He'll strike out at a pitch in the dirt, out of the strike zone," which as we all remember, Darryl was prone to do. "Besides," my Dad said, "We can listen to it when we get in the car." Well, as we were walking through the Shea parking lot to the car all of the sudden we hear the crowd absolutely erupt. I looked at my dad, shook my head and we get in the car just in time to hear Gary Cohen screaming that, of course, Straw had hit the game winning walk off home run. To this day, I have never seen that home run, and I have never forgiven my dad for it!

June 11, 1985 at Veterans Stadium
community chest, June 8, 2013
The Daily News headline the next day was: PHILS DESTROY METS. That's a rare verb to put into a headline, even for the News.

April 14, 1962 at Polo Grounds
Ed K, June 8, 2013
The Maz becomes the first opposing player to hit a homer against the Mets.

September 30, 1987 at Veterans Stadium
NYCMets, June 8, 2013
I am so happy I found this site. This game still tears at after all these years. I think this loss may have been just as bad for me to swallow as the infamous Terry Pendelton HR game that same year.

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