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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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Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
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Gerry Arrigo
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2004 Game Results
05/25 Mets 5, Phillies 0 Trachsel (W, 5-3)
05/26 Phillies 7, Mets 4 Franco (L, 0-3)
05/31 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Moreno (W, 1-1)
06/01 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Bottalico (W, 2-0)
06/02 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Weathers (W, 5-1)
07/05 Phillies 6, Mets 5 Glavine (L, 7-6)
07/06 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Leiter (W, 5-2)
07/07 Mets 10, Phillies 1 Trachsel (W, 9-6)
07/08 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Franco (L, 2-5)
07/15 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Parra (W, 1-0)
07/16 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Seo (L, 4-6)
07/17 Phillies 8, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 7-8)
07/18 Mets 6, Phillies 1 Leiter (W, 6-3)
09/03 Phillies 8, Mets 1 Bell (L, 0-2)
09/04 Phillies 7, Mets 0 Leiter (L, 9-6)
09/05 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Trachsel (L, 10-13)
09/10 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Bottalico (L, 3-2)
09/11 Phillies 11, Mets 9 Darensbourg (L, 0-1)
09/12 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 9-13)
2004 totals: 8 wins, 11 losses



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