Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 18, 1998

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September 16, 1998
Mets 4, Astros 3 1998 Regular Season Game 155
September 18, 1998
Marlins 7, Mets 6 Next Game:
September 19, 1998
Mets 4, Marlins 3

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National League Standings, September 18, 1998

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METS FANS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 18, 1998 GAME:

Jon
September 21, 2000
This won't be remembred as well as any of the final 5 chokes in '98, but I almost knew we lost it on this night, a Friday with a full house at Shea. I sat there in the Mezz above the auxilary scoreboard and watched Franco cough up a 3(?) run lead in a game we absolutely HAD to win... Brant Brown had dropped a flyball sparking a total Cubs giveaway earlier that day in Chicago (we were in a 3-team race for the WC with the Giants and Cubs and every game counted). That long post-game walk down the ramps at Shea that night was the ugliest I've ever seen Shea. That's saying something!

Jon
January 29, 2001
I've been informed this wasn't the same day as the Brant Brown goof... ooops. Everything else was true I swear.

Lee
June 23, 2004
I went to this game and sat behind home plate on the first base side and the Mets were winning 6-4 but in came Franco, Mr. Blow-it-All, and definitely not Mr. Reliable, and he gave up 3 runs and totally blew the game. After this loss, I was really angry because, once the Mets lost this game, I knew that they weren't going to get by the Giants and the Cubs in the playoff race. We came out of the stadium and everyone was chanting "Let's Go Yankees" and I joined in. That's how mad I was.

Michael
March 18, 2008
The forgotten game that really killed our chances in the 98 wild card race.

Shickhaus Franks
March 28, 2008
According to retrosheet.org; 34,862 attended this game and I was there with my 2 nephews who had gotten the tickets through a family friend. A tough loss for the Amazins and if you look at the lineup for this game for the '98 Marlins (who were somewhat depleted after Mr. Blockbuster Huizenga's fire sale) you will see 2 future Mets: Cliff Floyd (who homered) and Luis Castillo.

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