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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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Casey Relearning How Loser Feels
New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 19, 1962
Casey Stengel managed losing teams before his storied run leading the Yankees, and the Mets are returning him to those days. Includes a cartoon by Charlie McGill.
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Ike Davis
Born: March 22, 1987
at Edina, Minn.
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454 games. 68 hr, 224 rbi, 0.241
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1999 Game Results
04/23 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Cook (W, 3-0)
04/24 Cubs 2, Mets 0 Watson (L, 1-2)
04/25 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Hershiser (L, 1-2)
07/23 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Cook (W, 8-2)
07/24 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Dotel (W, 3-1)
07/25 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Leiter (W, 9-7)
07/30 Mets 10, Cubs 9 Mahomes (W, 4-0)
07/31 Cubs 17, Mets 10 Isringhausen (L, 1-3)
08/01 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Mahomes (W, 5-0)
1999 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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