1998 SCORE EDGARDO ALFONZO I was on my way downstairs the other day after a shower, when the path was interrupted by my 8-year old son. “Here, I've got something for you,” he said, handing me a card. Sebastian is not really a baseball fan. Gymnastics is his passion, and I have great admiration for [...]
If you asked most Mets fans what is the greatest individual game in team history, most would answer Tom Seaver and his outing on July 9, 1969. Seaver took a perfect game into the 9th inning, when with one out Jimmy Qualls broke it up with a single. Seaver retired the next two batters and [...]
Throughout their history the Mets have been known as a pitching-first organization. But the Mets have had some pretty good years by hitters, too. Here are the top single-season performances by position in team history, ranked by the WAR calculation available on Baseball-Reference. Position Player WAR Year 1B John Olerud 8.1 1998 LF Bernard Gilkey [...]