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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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Casey Relearning How Loser Feels
New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 19, 1962
Casey Stengel managed losing teams before his storied run leading the Yankees, and the Mets are returning him to those days. Includes a cartoon by Charlie McGill.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Phil Linz
Born: June 4, 1939
at Baltimore, Md.
Died: December 9, 2020 at Leesburg, Va.
Linz
Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

102 games. 0 hr, 18 rbi, 0.209
27 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers
2005 Game Results
05/06 Mets 7, Brewers 4 Zambrano (W, 2-3)
05/07 Mets 7, Brewers 5 Martinez (W, 4-1)
05/08 Brewers 5, Mets 4 DeJean (L, 1-1)
08/02 Mets 9, Brewers 8 Looper (W, 4-4)
08/03 Brewers 6, Mets 4 Looper (L, 4-5)
08/04 Brewers 12, Mets 9 Hernandez (L, 5-5)
2005 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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