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	Mets' Harrelson: This Bud's for you, Columbia The State (Columbia, SC), January 19, 1985 Bud Harrelson is the new manager of the Columbia Mets of the South Atlantic League. In this article he reflects on what he learned the previous year at Little Falls in his first season as a professional manager. He's also photographed wearing what looks to be a ridiculously large button on his jacket.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Steve Schryver.

	The Kid was just unbelievable New York Daily News, April 10, 1985 Phil Pepe of the Daily News on Gary Carter's storybook debut.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Early Returns Favor Carter Newsday, April 10, 1985 Newsday columnist Joe Gergen reflects on Gary Carter's Mets debut, and the catcher's ongoing association with Vice President George H.W. Bush.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Home Run Spoils Allen's Opener Newsday, April 10, 1985 Gary Carter's heroic debut came at the expense of a former Met, reliever Neil Allen.
Tags: Neil Allen, Gary Carter.

	It ends happily ever after for The Kid New York Daily News, April 10, 1985 Mike Lupica of the Daily News on Gary Carter's game-winning home run against the Cardinals on Opening Day 1985.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Bang-Up Beginning Newsday, April 10, 1985 Newsday's Marty Noble on Gary Carter's Mets debut.
Tags: Gary Carter.

	Mets 'manage' to win in 18th, 5-4 New York Daily News, April 29, 1985 A crazy 18-inning game at Shea, remembered for, among other things, Rusty Staub's improbable outfield heroics.

	Mets Wonder Who'll Be At 3d New York Daily News, May 17, 1985 Bobby Valentine is leaving his position as the Mets third-base coach to manage the Texas Rangers. Among the candidates to replace him: Sam Perlozzo, Bill Robinson, and the eventual choice, Bud Harrelson.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Sam Perlozzo, Bill Robinson, Bobby Valentine.

	Grover Powell, former pitcher for N.Y. Mets, dies of leukemia News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), May 22, 1985 Grover Powell's career got off to a promising start, but he was derailed by an early injury. He also, sadly, suffered an early death. This is his obituary.
Tags: Grover Powell.

Mets, former mentor enjoy reunion
Columbia Record (Columbia, SC), July 30, 1985
Bud Harrelson left his job managing the Columbia Mets during the 1985 season in order to join Davey Johnson's big-league coaching staff. In this article, Bud is interviewed while on a return visit to Columbia, where he reflects on his time there and on some of the differences between being a minor-league manager and a major-league third-base coach.

Tags: Bud Harrelson.

	Keith Admits All: Calls cocaine 'the devil on this earth' New York Daily News, September 7, 1985 Keith Hernandez, testifying under oath in a Pittsburgh trial, admits to past cocaine use.
Tags: Keith Hernandez.

	As Idols Fall, Truth Balances; Mets Not Losing Faith in Hernandez Newsday, September 7, 1985 Reaction to Keith Hernandez's testimony in the Pittsburgh drug trials.
Tags: Keith Hernandez.

	A glorious day at Shea; Hernandez lets his lumber do his latest talking New York Daily News, September 13, 1985 In the heat of a pennant race, and in the midst of personal controversy, Keith Hernandez delivers a walk-off win against the Cardinals.
Tags: Keith Hernandez.

	The Yale Man Passes Toughest Test of Career Newsday, October 2, 1985 Newsday's Steve Jacobson salutes Ron Darling after he came through for the Mets in the first of three do-or-die games that the Mets would play in St. Louis as they battled the Cardinals for the division title in October 1985. Plus: Dwight Gooden says he had wanted to start that game.
Tags: Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden.

	The best is yet to come: Dwight's future can make one Cy with envy New York Daily News, November 14, 1985 Sadly, Phil Pepe was wrong. At the age of 20, Dwight Gooden's best days were already behind him.
Tags: Dwight Gooden.

	Mets Obtain Ojeda In Deal With Bosox Newsday, November 14, 1985 The Mets quietly add a piece to their 1986 Championship team by acquiring Bob Ojeda from the Red Sox.
Tags: Bob Ojeda.

	Cy Youngest: Gooden wins award in unanimous vote Newsday, November 14, 1985 In his second season, 20-year-old Dwight Gooden has won the National League Cy Young award.
Tags: Dwight Gooden.

	More Than The Franchise Newsday, November 14, 1985 After his incredible 1985 season, and his Cy Young award, it seemed time to proclaim that Dwight Gooden would be better than Tom Seaver. Joe McIlvaine is given credit for discovering the young pitcher.
Tags: Dwight Gooden, Joe McIlvaine, Tom Seaver.

	Gooden to Get Plenty -- And Agents Know It Newsday, November 14, 1985 20 years old and a Cy Young winner, Dwight Gooden is going to cash in.
Tags: Dwight Gooden.

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