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New York Mets traded Chris DeWitt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Franco on April 8, 1996.

Cleveland Indians claimed Jason Anderson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 8, 2004.

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Who Will Mets Get Next? Khrushchev?
Newsday, November 24, 1964
Newsday columnist Stan Isaacs is harshly critical of the Mets acquisition of Warren Spahn. The reference to Nikita Khrushchev in the headline may have made a lot more sense in 1964 than it does now.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Lou Thornton
Born: April 26, 1963
at Montgomery, Ala.
Thornton
Years with Mets: 1989, 1990

16 games. 0 hr, 1 rbi, 0.308
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Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1992
Opponent W L T Pct.
San Francisco Giants 10 2 0 .833
Chicago Cubs 9 9 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 9 9 0 .500
Houston Astros 7 5 0 .583
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 5 0 .583
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 0 .333
Montreal Expos 6 12 0 .333
Cincinnati Reds 5 7 0 .417
Atlanta Braves 5 7 0 .417
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 14 0 .222
San Diego Padres 4 8 0 .333



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