Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 11, 1999

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September 10, 1999
Dodgers 3, Mets 1 1999 Regular Season Game 143
September 11, 1999
Mets 6, Dodgers 2 Next Game:
September 12, 1999
Mets 10, Dodgers 3

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 1999 GAME:

John
August 26, 2002
Ismael Valdes basically gave the game away. I think he loaded the bases with three walks in the first inning. Hundley hit his first home run against his former team and Grudzielanek added a triple but the Mets seemed to be in control from the beginning. Yoshii was ok, definately not great, but good enough against LA's over anxious lineup. Just to many righties on that team. Thank God for Shawn Green!

Dave VW
June 22, 2024
In response to John's comment, Valdes was certainly far from sharp. He walked 5 and allowed 8 hits, departing when the first 5 batters he faced reached base in the 6th. And though John is right that Valdes walked the bases loaded in the first inning, the Mets still failed to score. They didn't get on the board until the 3rd when Mike Piazza touched up his former team with a 2-run homer. It was his 3rd homer in his last 4 games, and his 4th against L.A. since getting traded the previous year. Mike finished the game 4-for-4 with a walk.

Meanwhile, Yoshii held a formidable Dodger lineup in check, going 7 strong innings for his second-to-last win as a Met. He received some great defensive help in the game, most notably from Darryl Hamilton in the 1st inning. Gary Sheffield pounded a liner to center field that Hamilton caught while leaping into the outfield fence, with his left knee getting the brunt of the collision. He stayed down for a while after the catch but remained in the game, although he was taken out the next inning. Thankfully, he only missed one game and didn't show any signs of lingering injury afterward, as he played in all of the Mets remaining 19 games of the regular season.

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