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- Postseason Games How the Mets have fared in the games that count the most!
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- Opponents & Ballparks See the Mets won-lost record against every team, and in every ballpark in which they've played!
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The Ultimate Mets Scrapbook, a website within a website, presents the history of the Mets as it was originally reported. The games, the trades, the people, the places. The good news and the bad news. The hard news, and the soft news. We have examples of all of that here.

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	Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way New York Daily News, October 11, 1973 After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.

	For a Sick Man, Cleon Swings a Healthy Bat Newsday, October 19, 1973 A debilitating virus isn't enough to keep Cleon Jones off the field for the World Series, nor does it stop him from being productive.
Tags: Cleon Jones.

	A's Won't Find Help At Home Newsday, October 19, 1973 The Mets lead the 1973 World Series 3 games to 2, with the Series heading to Oakland for the final two games. While the fans are a factor at Shea, that's not really the case at the Oakland Coliseum.

	No Miracle Newsday, October 22, 1973 The Mets lose the seventh game of the 1973 World Series in Oakland.

	Mets Were Believers Until the Miracle Ended Newsday, October 22, 1973 The Mets made a valiant effort, but fell just short in the 1973 World Series.

	Cy Award Surprises Seaver New York Daily News, October 31, 1973 Unlike 1971, when Tom Seaver expected a Cy Young award that he didn't win, in 1973 he's pleasantly surprised by some good news. He thought that his 19 wins wouldn't be enough.
Tags: Tom Seaver.

	Pete, Bud "kiss, make up" The Journal Herald (Dayton, Ohio), January 29, 1974 At an offseason baseball writers dinner, Pete Rose and Bud Harrelson show there are no hard feelings as Bud presents Pete with a "Good Guy" award. The article includes a photo of the two players flanking a smiling Yogi Berra.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Bud Harrelson.

	Bud: Someone Missed Boat Tampa Tribune, March 20, 1974 Bud Harrelson regrets that he and Pete Rose didn't do a television commercial together. Plus, a chat with Wayne Garrett, who appears to be establishing himself as the third baseman the Mets have been waiting for.
Tags: Wayne Garrett, Bud Harrelson.

	Kingman a Met Steal at 125G New York Daily News, March 1, 1975 The Mets have purchased Dave Kingman from the San Francisco Giants. Dick Young makes an intriguing reference to the "unspent Catfish Hunter fund".
Tags: Dave Kingman.

	Mets Fine Cleon After Fla., Kuhn Okays New York Daily News, May 15, 1975 Cleon Jones' time with the Mets came to an ignoble ending.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Cleon Jones.

	Harrelson Faces Surgery and Misty Future New York Daily News, May 21, 1975 As Roy McMillan once mentored young Bud Harrelson, Buddy is now mentoring his perceived successor, Mike Phillips. The Mets veteran shortstop, still only 30 years old, is struggling with a bad knee and is enduring a lot of pain.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Mike Phillips.

	Torre: 4 At-Bats, 4 Double Plays Newsday, July 22, 1975 An inglorious day for Joe Torre.
Tags: Joe Torre.

	Tate 0-Hits Expos Till 8th, Fans 13; Mets Tumble, 4-3 New York Daily News, August 5, 1975 Randy Tate makes a surprise bid to become the first Met to pitch a no-hitter. It doesn't turn out well.
Tags: Mike Jorgensen, Randy Tate.

	Seaver Tops Jones for 3rd Cy Young Newsday, November 12, 1975 Tom Seaver has won his third Cy Young award, finishing ahead of San Diego's Randy Jones. Jones would win the award the following year, in 1976, with Seaver's teammate Jerry Koosman finishing second.
Tags: Randy Jones, Tom Seaver.

	Mets Trade Staub for Lolich Newsday, December 13, 1975 One of the more lamentable trades in Mets history.
Tags: Mickey Lolich, Rusty Staub.

	The Mets Have Found Speed By Trading Slowness Away Newsday, December 15, 1975 Joe Gergen of Newsday generally approves of the deal that sent Rusty Staub to Detroit for Mickey Lolich. He even speculates that Lolich might displace Jerry Koosman in 1976.
Tags: Jerry Koosman, Mickey Lolich, Rusty Staub.

	Bud Harrelson Worked Hard to Work Things Out New York Daily News, March 25, 1976 Bud Harrelson has endured a bad knee, a broken marriage (his wife ran off with a younger man) and a failed business, but in spring 1976 he feels things are looking up.
Tags: Bud Harrelson.

	Kingman Out Six Weeks; Braves Down Mets, 4-2 New York Daily News, July 20, 1976 In 1976, Dave Kingman was putting up home run numbers unprecedented in Mets history when he broke his thumb diving for a ball in the outfield.
Tags: Dave Kingman.

	Lolich To Mets: I'm Not Coming New York Daily News, February 8, 1977 The Mets traded Rusty Staub to get Mickey Lolich, who would pitch one season for the Mets before deciding to retire. (He would later come out of retirement to pitch for the Padres.)
Tags: Mickey Lolich.

	Mets Add Some Punch - Buy Texas' Randle New York Daily News, April 27, 1977 The Rangers had to unload Lenny Randle after he assaulted manager Frank Lucchesi, and the Mets were the club who took a chance on him.
Tags: Lenny Randle.