National League Standings, April 21, 1990
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE APRIL 21, 1990 GAME:
Hank M
May 13, 2005
This game had an Alfred Hitchcock type of ending. The Mets were ahead, 5-1, with two outs and no one on base in the ninth inning and Frank Viola coasting. It looked like an easy victory.
But then, something strange happened. It began to look like some kind of payback for Game 6 of the 1986 World Series! Frank suddenly gave up a home run, a double, a walk and his chance for a complete game. John Franco was brought in and he added to the suspense! He committed a balk to advance the runners and then allowed a two-run double to Spike Owen, the '86 Red Sox' shortstop. It was a one-run game with the tying run at second.
In disgust, I shut off my TV. This was getting too eerie. It just seemed to have "Revenge of '86" written into it. It wasn't until I heard the highlights on the radio post-game show that I found out they actually won.
The losing pitcher, who would have been knocked off the hook had the Expos tied the game, was also with the '86 Red Sox - Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd.
Michael
January 24, 2022
The Mets first ever appearance on the CBS Game of the Week. Strawberry hit an absolute moonshot in the 4th inning in this one. Kevin Elster also homered to try and break out of his brutal early season slump and the Mets held on despite a late Expos rally.
Dave VW
July 5, 2022
Watching this game back, I distinctly remember the challenge that Jack Buck laid out, where he would give $1,000 to any camera operator who caught the usually stoic Kevin McReynolds smiling on camera. Sure enough, a woman working one of the cameras got the shot, and Buck wrote out a check to her mid-game and said if she could find him at the airport, he'd give it to her. Weird that I remember that all these years later.
I forgot how good Frank Viola was, though. Boy could he pitch. Glad he wound up with the win in this one cause he sure deserved it, especially considering the tough Montreal lineup he had to face that featured two future Hall of Famers in Tim Raines and Larry Walker.
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