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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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Yes, It's Been One Year With Bud at the Helm
Newsday, May 29, 1991
Bud Harrelson has now managed 162 Mets games, over parts of two seasons, and Mets VP Al Harazin is expressing patience. Bud has a 24-19 record so far in 1991 and he's 94-68 overall. It's strange to see that there are questions about Harrelson's job security at this point. As we now know, things would take a turn for the worse. An 8-21 record in August would doom the club, and Bud would be gone before the season's end.
Tags: Al Harazin, Bud Harrelson.


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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1999 Game Results
05/03 Mets 5, Astros 3 Reed (W, 2-0)
05/04 Astros 6, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 1-3)
05/05 Astros 5, Mets 4 Benitez (L, 0-1)
08/23 Mets 3, Astros 2 Benitez (W, 3-2)
08/24 Astros 5, Mets 1 Cook (L, 10-3)
08/25 Mets 4, Astros 0 Rogers (W, 3-0)
08/30 Mets 17, Astros 1 Yoshii (W, 9-8)
08/31 Astros 6, Mets 2 Wendell (L, 3-2)
09/01 Mets 9, Astros 5 Dotel (W, 6-1)
1999 totals: 5 wins, 4 losses



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