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"2001 season" - 58 Total Result(s)
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Piazza Has a Night
After Mike Piazza crossed home plate, Robin Ventura, who was on deck, greeted him with a high-five in front of Atlanta Braves catcher Javy Lopez. Although the home run defined the night, Piazza had an ...
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Piazza Mobbed at Home
After Mike Piazza unloaded an 0-1 Steve Karsay offering over the center field wall, the entire stadium – including the Mets dugout – went bonkers. Piazza’s home run in the bottom of the 8th gave the M ...
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Shea Dressed in Red, White and Blue
Prior to the game against the Atlanta Braves, the first major sporting event in New York since the World Trade Center attack, the Mets hung a gigantic American flag outside Shea Stadium. The huge flag ...
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Shea Stadium Provides 9/11 Relief
As the rubble from the World Trade Center smoldered, New York City officials planned to use Shea Stadium as a medical facility for anyone rescued from Ground Zero. By the end of the day on September 1 ...
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Shea to the Rescue
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Mets organization transformed Shea Stadium into a staging ground for 9/11 relief efforts. Ownership, management, play ...
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Shea’s Skyline, Forever Changed
Shea Stadium was always known for the lighted New York City model skyline that crowned the jumbotron in right-center field. On the night of September 21, 2001, the skyline featured a red, white and bl ...
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Shinjo Supports 9/11 Relief Efforts
Mets players helped with the 9/11 relief efforts as much as they could. Outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo proudly transported needed supplies to and from relief trucks at Shea Stadium. Bobby Valentine and hi ...
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Showing Support for First Responders
Before the game, the Mets placed huge signs of first responder groups over the left-center field wall. On a night when the Mets – and the country – showed their appreciation for first responders, Mike ...
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Sign of the Times
After 9/11, Mets fans – and Americans in general – became ardent supporters of New York City as a whole. Encouraging signs such as this one could be seen all over Shea Stadium and around America. The ...
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Star-Spangled Bases
On September 21, 2001, the Mets and their fans carried the emotion and feelings of an entire country. Shea Stadium was permeated with chants of “USA,” unfurled American flags and hats and shirts adorn ...