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New York Mets signed free agent Eric Gunderson on May 5, 1994.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Lagares on May 5, 2006.

New York Mets released Ben Johnson on May 5, 2008.

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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


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Bruce Bochy
Born: April 16, 1955
at Landes de Bussac, France
Bochy
Years with Mets: 1982

17 games. 2 hr, 8 rbi, 0.306
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1989 Game Results
04/25 Mets 2, Braves 1 Cone (W, 2-1)
04/26 Mets 6, Braves 1 Gooden (W, 4-0)
05/01 Mets 3, Braves 1 Gooden (W, 5-0)
05/02 Mets 7, Braves 1 Ojeda (W, 1-3)
07/13 Mets 5, Braves 1 Darling (W, 7-6)
07/14 Braves 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 7-3)
07/15 Mets 6, Braves 4 Aguilera (W, 5-3)
07/16 Braves 6, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 5-9)
07/20 Mets 4, Braves 1 Ojeda (W, 6-9)
07/21 Mets 6, Braves 4 Darling (W, 8-7)
07/22 Mets 7, Braves 5 Aguilera (W, 6-3)
07/23 Mets 7, Braves 2 Cone (W, 8-5)
1989 totals: 10 wins, 2 losses



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