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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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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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Darryl Strawberry
Born: March 12, 1962
at Los Angeles, Cal.
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Years with Mets: 1983 - 1990

1109 games. 252 hr, 733 rbi, 0.263
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2000 Game Results
06/29 Braves 6, Mets 4 Reed (L, 4-2)
06/30 Mets 11, Braves 8 Benitez (W, 2-3)
07/01 Mets 9, Braves 1 Leiter (W, 10-1)
07/02 Braves 10, Mets 2 Rusch (L, 6-6)
07/21 Braves 6, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 10-4)
07/22 Mets 4, Braves 0 Reed (W, 5-2)
07/23 Braves 1, Mets 0 Jones (L, 4-5)
09/18 Braves 6, Mets 3 Hampton (L, 13-10)
09/19 Braves 12, Mets 4 Rusch (L, 10-11)
09/20 Mets 6, Braves 3 Leiter (W, 16-7)
09/26 Braves 7, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 16-8)
09/27 Mets 6, Braves 2 Reed (W, 11-5)
09/28 Mets 8, Braves 2 Jones (W, 11-6)
2000 totals: 6 wins, 7 losses



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