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Today is January 30

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New York Mets signed free agent Joe Ginsberg on January 30, 1962.

New York Mets released Dave Kingman on January 30, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent John Valentin on January 30, 2002.

Toronto Blue Jays signed Victor Zambrano of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 30, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Robinson Cancel on January 30, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Shaun Marcum of the Milwaukee Brewers on January 30, 2013.

New York Mets signed free agent Aaron Loup of the Tampa Bay Rays on January 30, 2021.

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This one's for you, Bud (Harrelson)
New York Daily News, September 9, 1984
Bud Harrelson has concluded his first season as a minor league manager, winning a Manager of the Year award and the New York-Penn League championship at Little Falls. This article includes praise for Bud from a future Mets shortstop, Kevin Elster.
Tags: Kevin Elster, Bud Harrelson.


Randomly selected Met Player

George Theodore
Born: November 13, 1946
at Salt Lake City, Utah
Theodore
Years with Mets: 1973, 1974

105 games. 2 hr, 16 rbi, 0.219
21 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1979 Game Results
06/08 Astros 5, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 5-1)
06/09 Mets 4, Astros 0 Swan (W, 6-4)
06/10 Astros 5, Mets 3 Kobel (L, 2-2)
06/18 Astros 3, Mets 2 Hausman (L, 0-2)
06/19 Astros 3, Mets 1 Hassler (L, 0-1)
06/20 Astros 5, Mets 4 Swan (L, 7-5)
08/20 Astros 8, Mets 1 Swan (L, 12-10)
08/21 Mets 5, Astros 0 Falcone (W, 5-9)
08/22 Astros 3, Mets 1 Kobel (L, 5-7)
08/31 Astros 2, Mets 0 Swan (L, 12-11)
09/01 Astros 3, Mets 1 Falcone (L, 5-11)
09/02 Mets 5, Astros 4 Kobel (W, 6-8)
1979 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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