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"1990s" - 87 Total Result(s)
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Cook Keeps It Cool
Veteran southpaw Dennis Cook was a reliable relief pitcher over four seasons with the Mets. He impressed during a tense moment in Game 1 of the 1999 NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cook entered ...
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David Cone Shuts Down the Cards
The Mets scored early and often against the St. Louis Cardinals in this early-season 1991 game, connecting for 6 runs and 16 hits to bring home the 6-2 victory. David Cone had the complete-game win. S ...
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Doc Celebrates The Franchise’s Induction
At the 1992 Hall of Fame Game, the Mets faced off with the Chicago White Sox. Though injured at the time, Mets pitcher Doc Gooden made sure he checked in with his childhood idol and new National Baseb ...
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Doc’s Focus
As an 18-year-old minor leaguer, Dwight Gooden was terrified of pitching inside for fear of hitting a batter in the head as he did in high school. A pitching coach helped him get over the fear and lea ...
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Doc’s Rookie Record
Dwight “Doc” Gooden was one of the top pitchers in baseball during the 1980s. He had an incredible rookie campaign in 1984, winning the NL Rookie of the Year Award, finishing runner-up for the NL Cy Y ...
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Doctor Slugger
Everyone knows that Dwight Gooden was an outstanding pitcher, but he was also a great hitter! In 1992, Gooden had 19 hits — including three doubles, a triple and a home run — on his way to earning the ...
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Dr. K Calls a Meeting
Dwight Gooden and catcher Todd Hundley talked strategy during a game. Hundley and the rest of the Mets catchers caught a lot of Doc’s strikeouts — he had 46 double-digit strikeout games playing for Ne ...
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Dwight Gooden Stares You Down
Imagine you’re a hitter facing Dwight Gooden at Shea Stadium. You’re gearing up for his mid-90s fastball only to have your knees buckle at Dr. K’s sensational curveball and you walk back to the dugout ...
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Ed Kranepool Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
Ed Kranepool grew up with the franchise, arriving in the majors in 1962 at the age of 17. A native New Yorker, Kranepool stayed with the Mets for his entire 18-year career, which included World Series ...
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Edgardo Alfonzo Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
Following in a long line of outstanding Venezuelan infielders, Edgardo Alfonzo was an important part of the Mets’ success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. “Fonzie” earned NL MVP votes in three of hi ...