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New York Mets signed free agent Eric Gunderson on May 5, 1994.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Lagares on May 5, 2006.

New York Mets released Ben Johnson on May 5, 2008.

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Mazzilli to Texas for 2 prospects
New York Daily News, April 2, 1982
Trades for "prospects" don't generally get fans very excited, but in this case the two prospects were Walt Terrell (who would eventually be traded for Howard Johnson) and Ron Darling.
Tags: Ron Darling, Lee Mazzilli, Walt Terrell.


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David Weathers
Born: September 25, 1969
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1980 Game Results
04/15 Expos 7, Mets 3 Swan (L, 1-1)
04/16 Mets 3, Expos 2 Burris (W, 1-1)
05/09 Mets 2, Expos 1 Swan (W, 2-2)
05/10 Expos 5, Mets 3 Kobel (L, 0-3)
07/03 Mets 7, Expos 2 Hausman (W, 4-2)
07/04 Mets 9, Expos 5 Glynn (W, 3-1)
07/04 Expos 6, Mets 5 Bomback (L, 5-2)
07/05 Mets 7, Expos 5 Falcone (W, 4-5)
07/06 Expos 9, Mets 4 Reardon (L, 4-4)
08/04 Expos 4, Mets 3 Allen (L, 5-7)
08/04 Mets 4, Expos 3 Bomback (W, 8-3)
08/05 Expos 11, Mets 5 Pacella (L, 3-2)
08/06 Expos 4, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 1-2)
08/07 Mets 7, Expos 1 Burris (W, 5-6)
09/09 Expos 3, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 6-10)
09/16 Expos 5, Mets 3 Berenguer (L, 0-1)
09/16 Expos 4, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 1-5)
09/17 Mets 5, Expos 2 Miller (W, 1-1)
1980 totals: 8 wins, 10 losses



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