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August 3, 1990
Mets 5, Cardinals 4 1990 Regular Season Game 103
August 4, 1990
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August 5, 1990
Cardinals 8, Mets 3

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE AUGUST 4, 1990 GAME:

Educated Fan
November 5, 2006
Here was the turning point of the 1990 season. The Mets had been red hot the past couple of months, going 40-15. Also, they had two 9th- inning comebacks on the road this past week.

The turning point came in the sixth inning. The Cardinals have 1st and 3rd, one out, and Todd Zeile at the plate. The Mets are hoping for a double play, and Todd Zeile chops one right back to Gooden. But Gooden chooses instead to throw to 3rd and try to catch Willie McGee off base. He got back safely. Now the bases are loaded with one out, and the next batter Terry Pendleton promptly clears the bases with a 3-run double. Even the Mets radio announcers did not understand why Gooden did that.

From this game on, the Mets would be a mediocre 30-30 and would miss the playoffs once again.

Terry Pendleton was a huge nemesis to the Mets on several occasions.

Dave VW
July 8, 2022
I certainly felt like Gooden's bizarre throw to third was the turning point of the game, and it's hard to argue against it being the turning point of the season. Even so, the Mets didn't go down without a fight, as Teufel and Hojo hit back-to-back homers in the ninth to tighten it up. Magadan walked after that and I thought the comeback was inevitable, especially with the Cardinals giving overworked closer Lee Smith the day off. But Jefferies just got under one and popped up to short, and Strawberry hit a screaming liner to right that was caught for the last out.

Gooden had won 8 straight decisions prior to taking the L here. Also, I found it amazing Mackey Sasser raised his average to .353 for the year by going 3-for-3 (and was later pinch-hit for with the weak hitting Alex Trevino in another head scratcher). Unfortunately, it was all downhill from here for Mackey. He hit .200 over the rest of 1990 and .240 the rest of his career. Real shame he couldn't keep it up.

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