During the game, Kiner and McCarver talked about how Expos infielder Junior Noboa wanted to become a lawyer after baseball. I looked to see if those desires became reality but he instead became a talent scout and is now an executive in the Diamondbacks organization. I also saw he played for the Mets in 1992, something I have zero memory of (probably for good reason).

Kevin Elster received his first start of the season here and responded by going 3-for-4 with a homer. He also had a fun at-bat in the sixth when he fouled the first pitch down the right field line that just missed being a double, then fouled one down the left field line that also just missed landing fair. On the third pitch, he belted one into the gap in left-center to finally claim his two-base hit.

Finally, watching Kiner's Korner following the game, Ralph chatted with Viola and talked about the pitcher rejecting a 3-year extension the Mets offered him because he wanted more money. In retrospect, the Mets should have been happy he did that. Viola fell apart during the season's second half, then signed with the Red Sox and became the second highest-paid pitcher in baseball behind Gooden. However, he was never the same guy he showed he could be in 1990 and the Mets were lucky they didn't overpay for someone clearly in the twilight of his career. Instead, ironically, they chose to overpay for a bum like Bobby Bonilla, who had the highest salary in baseball from 1992-94. Sad face.