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Today is January 8

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New York Mets traded Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Veryzer on January 8, 1982.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Spehr of the Atlanta Braves on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets released Joe Crawford on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Dae-Sung Koo on January 8, 2005.

Atlanta Braves signed Kelly Johnson of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2016.

New York Mets claimed Stephen Tarpley on waivers from the Miami Marlins on January 8, 2021.

Seattle Mariners signed Paul Sewald of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2021.

New York Mets signed free agent Alex Claudio on January 8, 2022.

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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


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Mike Piazza
Born: September 4, 1968
at Norristown, Pa.
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Years with Mets: 1998 - 2005

972 games. 220 hr, 655 rbi, 0.296
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Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1981 Game Results
04/15 Mets 5, Cardinals 3 Zachry (W, 2-0)
04/16 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Scott (L, 0-1)
05/22 Mets 9, Cardinals 3 Zachry (W, 4-5)
05/23 Cardinals 8, Mets 2 Falcone (L, 1-2)
05/24 Mets 3, Cardinals 1 Allen (W, 3-1)
09/11 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Zachry (L, 7-11)
09/12 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Marshall (L, 2-2)
09/13 Cardinals 4, Mets 2 Leach (L, 1-1)
09/18 Mets 8, Cardinals 1 Lynch (W, 4-3)
09/19 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Falcone (W, 3-3)
09/20 Mets 7, Cardinals 6 Allen (W, 6-5)
1981 totals: 6 wins, 5 losses



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