National League Standings, April 14, 1996
METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE APRIL 14, 1996 GAME:
Toasty Joe
October 1, 2006
This was Rey-Rey's coming out party with the bat. I remember it well - an ESPN game as I recall. The announcers were totally nonplussed that Ordonez just kept getting hit after hit.
Dave VW
July 6, 2023
I just watched this one back on YouTube, and Toasty Joe was right -- this was an ESPN broadcast on Sunday night, and Ordonez went 4-for-5 with his first career triple. He also started a 14-game hitting streak with this performance, which amazingly was the longest of his career. However, John Miller and Joe Morgan weren't "nonplussed" at all; in fact, they brought up how Ordonez had the 2nd highest batting average during winter league ball behind Roberto Alomar, and Morgan in particular commented on how he liked Rey's level swing and thought he had the makings of a really good Major League hitter. Of course, he was wrong, but at the time Rey had a lot of us fooled.
The other big story in this game was the return of Pete Harnisch, who was making his first start of the season after undergoing surgery for a torn labrum. I doubt he touched 90 mph once all night, but he still kept a stacked Rockies lineup at bay, only allowing 2 runs over 6 innings. Although I gotta say, he gave up an absolute bomb to Larry Walker in the 2nd inning. That thing might still be in orbit. But he gets a ton of credit for weathering 45-degree temperatures, intermittent flurries and the Coors Field altitude in his first start back. The odds were definitely stacked against him and he came through in a big way. His win helped prevent the Mets from getting swept in Colorado, and was only the second earned by a Mets starter to that point in the season, so it came at a really good time.
Now it's your turn! Tell us what you remember of this game:
Please note:
We're looking for your comments about this specific
game. We've had people use this space to share their thoughts on how the
current season is going, or on ways that the Mets can improve the team.
Such comments, unless in the context of
this particular game,
will be considered off-topic and will be removed.
Example One
The Mets suck! They need to trade Smith and get somebody like
Jones.
This comment is off-topic and will be removed. It has nothing to do with
any specific game. But here's an acceptable alternative:
Example Two
The Mets suck! Smith made three errors in this game, and hit into a
double play, and the Mets blew a 5-0 lead. They need to get rid of Smith
and get somebody like Jones.
See the difference? Here you're getting the same point across, but it's in
the proper context. We wouldn't consider this message to be off-topic, and
we would let it remain.
We do appreciate anybody who takes the time to share their thoughts on our
site, and we hate to remove anybody's postings. But if we didn't take
steps to ensure that only on-topic messages were retained, The Ultimate
Mets Database would become a confusing jumble of unrelated comments,
and would thus be less enjoyable to visitors like you.
Thank you!
