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New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City alongside the American League (AL)'s New York Yankees. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants (baseball), New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the Dodger blue, blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants. For the 1962 and 1963 seasons, the Mets played home games at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan before moving to Queens. From 1964 to 2008, the Mets played their home games at Shea Stadium, named after William Shea, the founder of the Continental League, a proposed third major league, the announcement of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League East
The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central, it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. After having internal, informal divisions for scheduling purposes during the pre-expansion era, the division was formally created when the National League (baseball), National League (NL) (along with the American League) added two expansion teams and divided into two divisions, East and West effective for the 1969 season. The National League's geographical alignment was rather peculiar as its partitioning was really more north and south instead of east and west. Two teams in the Eastern Time Zone, the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, were in the same division as teams on the Pacific coast. This was due to the demands of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, who refused to support expansion unless they were promised they would be kept together in the newly created East divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citi Field
Citi Field is a baseball park, baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the Boroughs of New York, borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. The ballpark was built as a replacement for the adjacent Shea Stadium, which had been demolished shortly before Citi Field's opening. Citi Field was designed by the company Populous (company), Populous. The $850 million baseball park was funded with $615 million in public subsidies, including the sale of New York City municipal bonds that are to be repaid by the Mets with interest. The payments will Payment in lieu of taxes, offset property taxes for the lifetime of the park. The first game at Citi Field was on March 29, 2009, with a college baseball game between the St. John's Red Storm baseball, St. John's Red Storm and Georgetown Hoyas baseball, Georgetown Hoyas. The Mets played their first two games at the ballpark on April 3 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 New York Mets Season
The 2015 New York Mets season was the 54th season in the franchises' history. The Mets finished the regular season with a record of 90–72, winning the National League East title on September 26, their first since 2006 and sixth overall. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS in five games and swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS. They lost to the Kansas City Royals in five games in the 2015 World Series. It was the Mets' first appearance in the World Series since 2000 when they lost to the New York Yankees. It marked the team's first winning season since Citi Field opened in 2009 (and their first since 2008, their last season at Citi Field's predecessor, Shea Stadium). Regular season Opening Day On Opening Day, the Mets faced the Washington Nationals, whose starting pitcher Max Scherzer held the Mets hitless until the 6th inning. The Mets capitalized on two errors by Washington in the 6th inning, Ian Desmond committed a throwing error and Dan Uggla dropped a David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 New York Mets Season
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon also has 6 edges as well as 6 internal and external angles. 6 is the second smallest composite number. It is also the first number that is the sum of its proper divisors, making it the smallest perfect number. It is also the only perfect number that doesn't have a digital root of 1. 6 is the first unitary perfect number, since it is the sum of its positive proper unitary divisors, without including itself. Only five such numbers are known to exist. 6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers. 6 is the 2nd superior highly composite number, the 2nd colossally abundant number, the 3rd triangular number, the 4th highly composite number, a pronic number, a congruent number, a harmonic divisor number, and a semiprime. 6 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 New York Mets Season
The 1988 New York Mets season was the 27th regular season for the Mets. They went 100–60 and finished first in the National League East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The Mets would go on to lose to the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS in seven games. Offseason * December 11, 1987: Jesse Orosco was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the Mets, and the Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the Mets. The Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Athletics, and the Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Dodgers. * December 11, 1987: Rafael Santana and Victor Garcia (minors) were traded by the Mets to the New York Yankees for Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey. * March 26, 1988: Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mackey Sas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 New York Mets Season
The 1986 New York Mets season was the Mets' 25th season in the National League. They improved from a 98–64 record in 1985 to finish the season with a franchise record of 108–54, giving them the division title. They went on to defeat the Houston Astros in six games in the NLCS and the American League champion Boston Red Sox in seven games in the World Series. This is their last championship to date. The 1986 Mets are one of just three National League teams (the other two are the 1975 Cincinnati Reds and the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers) to have won twice as many games as lost in the regular season since 1909. The team is often regarded as one of the best of all-time, being cited in 2021 by ESPN as a top contender for best MLB team of the previous half-century from 1970 to 2020. Background Darryl Strawberry and Ron Darling made their debuts in 1983, followed by Dwight Gooden and Sid Fernandez in 1984, and Lenny Dykstra and Roger McDowell in 1985. The Mets hired Davey Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 New York Mets Season
The 1973 New York Mets season was the 12th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Manager Yogi Berra led the team to a National League East title with an 82–79 record and the National League pennant, though they were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in the World Series. Their .509 winning percentage is the lowest of any pennant-winner in major league history. Having won only 82 games during the regular season, the 1973 Mets, along with the 2005 San Diego Padres, qualified for the postseason with the fewest regular season wins since MLB expanded to a 162-game season in 1961, and the fewest of any team since 1885 (excluding the strike-shortened 1981 season and the 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic). The season was well known for pitcher Tug McGraw's catchphrase "Ya Gotta Believe!!!" Offseason * November 1, 1972: Danny Frisella and Gary Gentry were traded by the Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Félix Millán and George Stone. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 New York Mets Season
The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's eighth as a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and culminated when they won the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. They played their home games at Shea Stadium and were managed by Gil Hodges. The team is often referred to as the "Amazin' Mets" (a nickname coined by Casey Stengel, who managed the team from their inaugural season to 1965) or the "Miracle Mets". The 1969 season was the first season of divisional play in Major League Baseball. The Mets were assigned to the newly created National League East. In their seven previous seasons, the Mets had never finished higher than ninth place in the ten-team National League and had never had a winning season. They lost at least one hundred games in five of the seasons. However, they overcame mid-season difficulties while the division leaders for much of the season, the Chicago Cubs, suffered a late-season collapse. The Mets finished 100–62, eight games ahead of the Cubs. They w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 National League Championship Series
The 2015 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball’s 2015 postseason contested between the fifth-seeded Chicago Cubs and the third-seeded New York Mets for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2015 World Series. The Mets swept the Cubs four games to none for their fifth National League pennant in franchise history. The series was the 46th in league history and TBS aired all games in the United States. Game 1 was played on October 17. This was the first postseason meeting between the Mets and Cubs. For the first time in the history of the NLCS, the losing team never had a lead during a game. It was also the first since 2007 to end in a sweep and the third in the best-of-seven format to do so (the other being in 1995). The Mets would go on to face the Kansas City Royals in the World Series, losing to them in five games. Background The Chicago Cubs finished the 2015 season with a 97–65 record, the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 National League Championship Series
The 2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of the National League in Major League Baseball’s 2000 postseason, was played between the Central Division champion and second-seeded St. Louis Cardinals and the wild card New York Mets. This series pitted a pair of teams that were former division rivals. In the mid-1980s, the Mets and Cardinals fought it out for supremacy in the National League East over four seasons, with each team alternating division championships between 1985 and 1988 (the Cardinals in their pennant seasons of 1985 and 1987, the Mets in their championship season of and 1988; however, the Cardinals weren't serious contenders in both of those years). The Cardinals, led by manager Tony La Russa, had played through the 2000 season in relatively businesslike fashion. They had won the National League Central division, and swept the Mets' fiercest rival, Atlanta Braves, in three games in the NL Division Series (the first time tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 National League Championship Series
The 1986 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven postseason series in Major League Baseball’s 1986 postseason between the NL East champion New York Mets and NL West champion Houston Astros. It was the 18th NLCS and the first MLB playoff series in which the opponents were two "expansion" teams that had begun play in the same season (). The series was won by the Mets, four games to two, culminating with their 7–6, 16-inning triumph at the Astrodome in Game 6. New York then defeated the 1986 Boston Red Sox season, Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series, four games to three. Background After falling short of the NL East title in 1984 New York Mets season, 1984 and 1985 New York Mets season, 1985, the Mets, managed by Davey Johnson, captured first place in 1986 by posting a 108–54 record, games ahead of the second-place Mets–Phillies rivalry, rival 1986 Philadelphia Phillies season, Philadelphia Phillies. The title was the third in Mets' history and first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 National League Championship Series
The 1973 National League Championship Series was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball’s 1973 Major League Baseball postseason, 1973 postseason played between the 1973 New York Mets season, New York Mets and the 1973 Cincinnati Reds season, Cincinnati Reds from October 6 to 10. New York won the series three games to two and advanced to the 1973 World Series, World Series, where they lost to the 1973 Oakland Athletics season, Oakland Athletics in what was the second of three straight world championships for Oakland. The Mets set a record for lowest win percentage by a pennant winner, finishing the regular season with an 82–79 record. However, most of the season was plagued by the injury jinx to their key players. In September they finally got healthy and just in time for the playoffs. The Mets' victory has gone down as one of the greatest upsets in MLB history, as they dominated the heavily favored Big Red Machine. The 1973 NLCS was marred by a fight that broke out in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
