October 8, 2000: Bobby Jones pitches ‘game of his life’ to send Mets to NLCS
Per Bobby Valentine, on the eve of what was to be the most important…
October 24, 2000: Mets end Yankees’ 14-game World Series winning streak in Game 3
For the first time since 1956, the major leagues had a Subway…
October 7, 2000: Benny Agbayani’s blast ends playoff drama in 13th inning
This game started at 4:20 on a crisp fall afternoon.1 It ended…
October 9, 1999: Journeyman Todd Pratt slams Mets into NLCS
On January 26, 1997, the New England Patriots and the Green Bay…
October 5, 1999: Back from the brink, resourceful Mets win Game 1 of NLDS
Even though they were making their first postseason appearance…
October 5, 2000: John Franco saves the day, Mets even Division Series vs. Giants
The 2000 National League Division Series against the NL West…
October 16, 2000: Mets punch their ticket to a Subway Series
The New York Mets came into the 2000 National League Championship…
October 17, 1999: Robin Ventura’s ‘grand slam single’ sends Mets to win in Game 5
They spent nearly three weeks walking a tightrope.By losing eight…
October 3, 1999: Win or go home: Mets stay alive for NL wild card
As September 1999 ended, Bobby Valentine’s New York Mets saw…
July 25, 1990: Mets survive exciting 6-run ninth-inning rally by Phillies
As July 1990 neared its end, the New York Mets were closing in…
August 11, 1988: Kevin McReynolds’ grand slam in ninth helps Mets beat Cubs
Kevin McReynolds and Rich “Goose” Gossage were teammates…
July 28, 1993: Anthony Young’s 27-game losing streak ends with Mets’ walk-off win
Futility is defined as a “lack of effectiveness or success.”…
October 4, 1988: Mets rally for three in ninth, steal Game 1 of NLCS
The 1988 National League Championship Series was a matchup of…
July 10, 1999: Matt Franco singles off Mariano Rivera for Mets’ walk-off win
The Mayor’s Trophy games began in 1946 as a way for the three…
September 16, 1998: Mets keep pace with Cubs as Piazza, Hundley homer
In front of a crowd of over 24,000, the New York Mets stole a…
October 8, 1988: Mets beat Dodgers, weather in Game 3 to regain control of NLCS
Wet, wild, and weird — with a dash of pine tar. So went the…
June 16, 1997: Mets win their first regular-season game against Yankees
The New York City subway system, established in 1904, brings…
September 13, 1997: Mets not quite dead and buried after Gilkey’s walk-off home run
The walk-off home run is the most dramatic and exhilarating of…
October 19, 1999: Braves win NL pennant as Mets’ Rogers walks in winning run
The Atlanta Braves returned to Turner Field still needing a win…
June 30, 2000: Mets score 10 runs in 8th inning to beat Braves
The Mets and the Braves had become intense rivals towards the…
September 21, 2001: Piazza homer leads Mets in New York City’s first baseball game after 9/11
New York City was still reeling from the devastation of the attacks…
October 27, 1986: Mets rally late to beat Red Sox in Game Seven
In the years that followed, it was simple to say that victory…
October 25, 1986: ‘A little roller up along first’: Mets win wild Game Six on Buckner error
Right from the first inning it was obvious this was not going…
October 15, 1986: Mets win NLCS thriller in 16 innings
Time and again during their run to the world championship in…