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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Frankly, Met fans, Cashen blew it
New York Daily News, January 21, 1984
The Daily News' Jack Lang puts the blame for the loss of Tom Seaver to the White Sox directly on Frank Cashen's shoulders.
Tags: Frank Cashen, Tom Seaver.


Randomly selected Met Player

Tommie Agee
Born: August 9, 1942
at Magnolia, Ala.
Died: January 22, 2001 at New York, N.Y.
Agee
Years with Mets: 1968 - 1972

661 games. 82 hr, 265 rbi, 0.262
344 runs, 92 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1984 Game Results
05/31 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 3-5)
06/01 Cardinals 5, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 4-2)
06/02 Mets 5, Cardinals 2 Lynch (W, 5-1)
06/03 Cardinals 1, Mets 0 Torrez (L, 0-5)
06/14 Mets 6, Cardinals 0 Darling (W, 6-3)
06/15 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Terrell (W, 5-6)
06/16 Mets 4, Cardinals 1 Gooden (W, 6-3)
06/17 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Berenyi (L, 0-1)
07/23 Mets 4, Cardinals 3 Lynch (W, 8-5)
07/24 Mets 9, Cardinals 8 Gaff (W, 1-1)
07/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 3-0)
07/30 Cardinals 3, Mets 1 Orosco (L, 8-3)
07/31 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Lynch (L, 8-6)
08/01 Cardinals 11, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 9-7)
09/03 Cardinals 7, Mets 3 Darling (L, 11-6)
09/04 Cardinals 12, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-4)
09/10 Cardinals 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 4-5)
09/11 Cardinals 9, Mets 5 Orosco (L, 9-6)
1984 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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