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Today is January 9

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New York Mets selected Rusty Tillman in 10th round of free agent draft on January 9, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Darren Bragg on January 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Joe DePastino on January 9, 2002.

Cleveland Indians signed Chin-lung Hu of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 9, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ryan Cordell of the Chicago White Sox on January 9, 2020.

New York Mets signed free agent Johneshwy Fargas on January 9, 2020.

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01/09/2002
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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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James McCann
Born: June 13, 1990
at Santa Barbara, Cal.
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Years with Mets: 2021, 2022

182 games. 13 hr, 64 rbi, 0.220
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1978 Game Results
06/09 Mets 3, Giants 2 Lockwood (W, 6-4)
06/10 Giants 2, Mets 1 Kobel (L, 0-1)
06/11 Giants 7, Mets 5 Espinosa (L, 5-5)
06/16 Giants 7, Mets 4 Lockwood (L, 7-5)
06/17 Mets 5, Giants 4 Zachry (W, 8-2)
06/18 Giants 3, Mets 0 Swan (L, 1-4)
06/18 Giants 4, Mets 3 Murray (L, 1-2)
08/21 Giants 4, Mets 2 Kobel (L, 2-4)
08/22 Giants 7, Mets 4 Espinosa (L, 9-12)
08/23 Giants 2, Mets 1 Lockwood (L, 7-12)
08/29 Giants 2, Mets 0 Hausman (L, 2-3)
08/30 Mets 10, Giants 4 Swan (W, 8-5)
1978 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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