Frank the Met
February 28, 2020
This is a somewhat less-remembered game at the end of the 1973 pennant drive, but man was it crucial. After the 7-game winning streak, the Mets actually lost two in a row. The first game of the doubleheader on this day, they lost 1-0 on a late-inning Ron Santo single. So they absolutely had to have this second game of the double header. They scored three runs in the first inning, helped by a big throwing error. The Cubs eventually made it 3-2, but once again Cleon Jones put the game away for Koosman with a big home run. The next day they clinched the division on the final game of the season.
suzanne joblonski aka Since73
September 8, 2023
I have zero memories of this day, but I was born a a little over four hours before the Mets played their final game to a Mets loving mom. She was pregnant throughout the entire spring training and regular season. She raised me to be a fan and I consider myself a Lifelong one at that. Growing up, we would celebrate many of my birthdays at Shea Stadium. Two stand out most: my eighth and sixteenth. This year for year 50 9.30.23, I'll be at Citi Field doing the same. #Since73
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