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Marlins 7, Mets 4 2007 Regular Season Game 161
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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 GAME:

Fudbutter
October 2, 2007
Funny that, with all that happened this month, I'm more disappointed that Maine did not pitch the no-hitter than anything else. There's only one year left until we move to that awful stadium, we will probably never get the chance to have one at Shea. It was always my great fear that when it does happen, I won't be there.

In any event, this was a nice day. The weather was great, we got up big early, we had the no-no going until late and we all generally believed that the horror had ended just in time.

Funny how it goes, no?

Hank M
March 23, 2008
I wasn't able to see this game on TV so I settled for radio. As I listened, I kept thinking that if the division title was going to get away, at least John Maine would give the Mets their first no-hitter as some kind of compensation (minimal as it might have been.) But when Paul Hoover got that infield single in the 8th, that hope was lost, too.

Still, the victory did lift the team into a first place tie with the Phillies, who lost to the Nationals later that day. But it was just a temporary reprieve. We all know what happened the next day.

Oh, well, thanks for the great effort, John. Fate can be so cruel!

Henry (metsjets) Indictor
April 4, 2010
I wish that John Maine pitched the no-no this game. Though this was long before my time, I remember reading a library book about the Mets and I learned Tom Seaver came closer to pitching a no-no more than once, including the imperfect game. That is what I thought about while hearing about the game. (I missed it because I was with my dad and he doesn't have cable which is why I try to boycott his house at times like this.)

Pat
December 19, 2012
Probably the best pitched game I ever attended. Thought for sure Maine was going to get a no- hitter, no one could touch him. 14 strikeouts and only a slow 30 foot roller down the 3rd base line could beat him. Went from a great high to the ultimate low point the next day. The Mets have never been the same.

Michael
April 1, 2014
I attended this game, I sat out in the left field bleacher seats. This game was electric, a ton of offense and bad blood, this erupted at 3rd base with Olivo and Reyes. Because of the fight, the game was delayed and Olivo was ejected. His replacement got the only hit off Maine. This excitement made me want to see the next game and final day of the season, I did get those tickets to see Glavine blow it in the first and it has been painful ever since! Let's Go Mets!

scott r
September 30, 2015
Last game I ever went to at Shea. 13 ks, almost a no-hitter and a bench-clearing brawl. I'd trade it all for a win the next game.

Hot Foot
May 17, 2023
Anytime someone writes "Probably the best pitched game I've ever seen" (Pat from 2012), I have to check the game score and then see where it ranks among all-time great Mets pitching performances.

Maine's 7.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, and 14 strikeouts earned him a game score of 89. Therefore, this game ranks as number 23 of all time for the Mets, and no, I did not go through every start in Mets history. Here is my source:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1218387-new-york-Metstop-pitching-performances-in-Mets-history

By the way, the article was written before Jacob deGrom's April 23, 2021 gem, so everyone takes one step back.

Regarding this game and its place in Mets history, I remember it, but revisiting any game from the 2007 season is like falling off a cliff into a dark abyss with no escape and where no one can hear me scream.

Another way to describe the Mets that year is to amend a classic line from the Wolf of Wall Street:

The 2007 Mets were fairy dust. They didn't exist. They never landed. They were no matter. They were not on the elemental chart. They were not f^#*!ng real. Right?

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