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"2000s" - 185 Total Result(s)
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A Hall-of-Fame Backstop
When veteran catcher Mike Piazza arrived in New York in 1998, he gave the team an offensive jolt and a source of leadership for the next eight seasons. Piazza clubbed a team-best 40 home runs in 1999 ...
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A Hollywood Ending
Mike Piazza slammed 2,127 hits across 1,912 games in his 16-year career. The Hall of Famer, 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger winner collected countless big hits in his career. Yet none of t ...
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A Home Run for the Soul
In the bottom of the 8th inning, Mike Piazza stepped up to the plate, in this jersey, under the watching eyes of an entire nation. Down 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves, with Edgardo Alfonzo on first base, P ...
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A Meaning Beyond Baseball
Both the Mets and the Atlanta Braves proudly donned American flags on their uniforms and equipment. The gesture was an apt reminder to those watching – and playing – that the game was about much more ...
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A Mets Monument: Shea Stadium Replica
After the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants moved to California in 1958, National League baseball returned to New York City in 1962 with the Mets. Shea Stadium opened in 1964, and the Mets celebrat ...
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A Mini Mookie: Mookie Wilson Bobblehead
Fifteen thousand lucky kids walked away from Shea Stadium with a Mookie Wilson bobblehead in 2001. Wilson was first base coach at the time, but he was also well-known as the Mets player who hit a tent ...
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A Pro Who Could Throw: Pedro Martinez
With a pitching legacy that included Tom Seaver, Doc Gooden, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack and Nolan Ryan, the Mets have had some of the best talent in baseball. The addition of Pedro Martinez in 2005 ad ...
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A Reyes Replica: Jose Reyes Bobblehead
Slugger Jose Reyes could teach a master class in triples and steals, leading the league in three-baggers in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011 and in stolen bases in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Reyes was known for th ...
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A Riveting Rookie
Jay Payton impressed during his first season in 2000, finishing third in NL Rookie of the Year voting. He batted .291 with 142 hits, 62 RBIs and 17 home runs. “I want to improve on everything. I want ...
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A Rose by Any Other Name
It’s been said that no one has seen more New York Mets games than Howie Rose. Attending since the inaugural season of 1962 and broadcasting since 1987, Rose is one of the living embodiments of Mets ba ...