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how-to-kiss-distinctly-american:
A jorts-wearing fan lives the dream and rushes the field after Mets’ no hitter.
This man is an American hero.
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Where Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, and Dave Mlicki failed before, Johan Santana succeeded. Queens finally has a no-hitter to call their own.
9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 8 SO and 134 pitches on a surgically repaired arm.
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Lenny Dykstra (4) celebrates with teammates Rick Aguilera, Bob Ojeda and Dwight Gooden after defeating the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1986 World Series. The Mets are off to a perfect 4-0 start. Is another World Series in their future? (Ronald C. Modra /SI)
GALLERY: Remembering the 1986 World Series
CORCORAN: Five thoughts on a wild opening weekend
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1970 Topps Tom Seaver
I acquired this card sometime in the late 80’s, I don’t remember how or where. I do remember knowing I had a vintage card of a soon to be Hall of Fame pitcher. Every time I flip by it in my collection I can remember when it was the only card I had in a card saver (even though it was so beat up), when it was in a binder with a bunch of random cards, when it was in a top loader randomly thrown in a box of stuff at my mom’s house, and now back in my collection.
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lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll (you people don’t need to know how many pictures of David I have, it’s absurd.)
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BACK IN THE DAY | 8/25/1985 | Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest 20-game winner in history.
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David Wright is One Crafty Little Bugger
Oh yeah, just the ole fake to first, run down the very fast baseballer and tag him out move. Yeah, seen it a hundred times.
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MOOKIE
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September 17, 1986: the New York Mets clinch the National League East title at Shea Stadium.
photographer unknown.
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Hot Foot: Spy in the Press Box →
One of my favorite baseball books I read as a kid was, “Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate.” If you aren’t familiar with the tale of Moe Berg, he was a major league catcher in the 20s and 30s, serving as a spy for the CIA afterwards.
Saturday night, I felt like Moe Berg. Well, not really - but…

