Mets broadcast teams then and now

Being in a major media market the Mets have always been fairly lucky to have fairly good broadcasters doing color and play by play of their games.  Thought it might be fun to compare the classic trio of Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner with today’s trio of leads: Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and [...]

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Former Mets on the 2014 Hall of Fame ballot

Will this year be yet another shut out for the Hall by the Baseball Writers Association of America, or will some of the hardline stances get soften a bit, which may result in some of the log jam that had been created getting cleared a bit? Either way, it should be another interesting session to [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1981 Mookie Wilson

1981 DONRUSS MOOKIE WILSON From the 1981 inaugural Donruss set is card number 575; introducing shortstop Mookie Wilson. It is worth about .30 cents. In 1981, Wilson appeared in 92 games in the outfield. He hit three home runs and knocked in 14 runs. He stole 24 bases and hit .271. He finished seventh in [...]

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