National League Standings, April 13, 1990
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE APRIL 13, 1990 GAME:
Dave VW
August 26, 2022
Mets get a win in their first road game of the season, thanks to some excellent pitching and timely hitting from two unlikely sources. Though Cone ended April with a 6.65 ERA, he was fantastic here, only getting denied the win because Kevin Gross was equally as good. Because of the abbreviated spring training, Davey pulled Cone after just 88 pitches. Otherwise, I don't doubt Cone could have gone all 10 innings. Mets pitchers actually didn't allow a hit in between Tim Wallach's leadoff single in the 4th and Wallace Johnson's 2-out single in the 10th. With two outs and Hojo stuck on second after a leadoff double in the 10th, Mike Marshall delivered an RBI single, and then the light-hitting Barry Lyons followed with a 2-run homer to give Franco more than enough cushion to nail down his second save as a Met.
What I remember most about games at Olympic Stadium was that annoying air horn that sounded like a baby cow. Someone played around with that thing every single game the Mets played there it seemed. Even Ralph Kiner and Rusty Staub talked about all the random sound effects that were present inside the stadium. Speaking of the announcers, Fran Healy (as usual) had some hot takes during the game. First, he and Kiner were talking about how leaders should be quiet and lead exclusively by example, with Kiner saying, "Guys look at you like you're crazy if you jump up and down." This thought on leadership seems to be completely the opposite these days. Imagine if guys like Alonso or Scherzer showed no emotion, even after a big home run or strikeout. They'd be accused of lacking passion or being unmotivated. Later on, Healy was talking about the trade the Expos executed the previous year where they sent Randy Johnson (yes, that Randy Johnson) and two others to Seattle to rent Mark Langston for a couple months. While Langston was terrific for Montreal, he left for the Angels in 1990, while Johnson went on to be a Hall of Famer. Healy defended the trade, however, saying how Johnson is bound to struggle because of his height. Oops, Fran.
Now it's your turn! Tell us what you remember of this game:
Please note:
We're looking for your comments about this specific
game. We've had people use this space to share their thoughts on how the
current season is going, or on ways that the Mets can improve the team.
Such comments, unless in the context of
this particular game,
will be considered off-topic and will be removed.
Example One
The Mets suck! They need to trade Smith and get somebody like
Jones.
This comment is off-topic and will be removed. It has nothing to do with
any specific game. But here's an acceptable alternative:
Example Two
The Mets suck! Smith made three errors in this game, and hit into a
double play, and the Mets blew a 5-0 lead. They need to get rid of Smith
and get somebody like Jones.
See the difference? Here you're getting the same point across, but it's in
the proper context. We wouldn't consider this message to be off-topic, and
we would let it remain.
We do appreciate anybody who takes the time to share their thoughts on our
site, and we hate to remove anybody's postings. But if we didn't take
steps to ensure that only on-topic messages were retained, The Ultimate
Mets Database would become a confusing jumble of unrelated comments,
and would thus be less enjoyable to visitors like you.
Thank you!
