The Mets snap a 2-game losing streak as Rey Ordonez plays the hero with the go-ahead RBI single with 2 outs in the 9th inning in a game otherwise dominated by very strong pitching performances by Masato Yoshii and Cal Eldred.

Both starters were long gone by the 9th, however, when the Mets staged a rally against Milwaukee reliever Bob Wickman that featured some pivotal and somewhat unorthodox managerial decisions. After Butch Huskey hit a 1-out double, Carlos Baerga struck out to bring up Alberto Castillo. With the righty Wickman on the mound, the obvious move was to pinch hit with Matt Franco, which is what Bobby V did, but all that did was waste arguably the Mets' best bat off the bench, as, with 1st base open, it was an academic decision for Milwaukee to intentionally walk Franco to bring up Ordonez. If I were managing, I would have pinch hit with Luis Lopez instead, who was a switch-hitter and would allow the Mets to save Franco for later.

As it were, Valentine now had Lopez able to pinch hit for Ordonez, but he decided to stick with Rey out of some gut feeling. Down in the count 0-2, Ordonez miraculously comes through with a frozen rope to left-center field, scoring Huskey from second to break the deadlock. Bum extraordinaire Rich Becker strikes out to end the inning, but John Franco is able to keep the Brewers off the scoreboard in the bottom of the 9th to preserve the victory. That also made a winner of Dennis Cook, who picked up his first W as a Met.

Yoshii only allowed an unearned run (thanks to a Castillo throwing error) and began his Met career not allowing an earned run over his first 13 innings, as he shutout the Pirates over 7 innings in his first start. Barely 2 weeks into the season and it's already glaringly obvious the Mets catching situation without Todd Hundley is in dire straits. That Mike Piazza countdown clock can't expire soon enough.

Brian Bohanon works 5 solid innings in an emergency start for Bobby Jones, who was scratched with back spasms, and John Olerud hits a clutch 2-run homer in the 7th off southpaw specialist Mike Myers, helping the Mets secure a series win in their first ever visit to County Stadium in Milwaukee.

Since Bohanon started the year in the bullpen, Bobby V didn't want to push him too far and decided to remove him after just 85 pitches. But Turk Wendell couldn't hold the 4-1 lead he was given, surrendering a 3-run homer to future Met Jose Valentin in the 6th. Brewers starter Paul Wagner, still in there in the 7th, struck out the first 2 he faced in the frame, but then Edgardo Alfonzo smacked a double, which was the first hit Wagner had given up since Butch Huskey's 2-run homer in the 3rd. Up to 123 pitches, Wagner was switched out for Myers to face Olerud, but John got the better of the matchup and put the Mets up to stay.

Even after giving up 3 runs, Wendell stayed in the game and worked a scoreless 7th, and then Mel Rojas recorded the final 6 outs to notch his first save of the season, and the second-to-last of his career. John Franco had pitched the previous day so I could only conclude Valentine wanted to avoid pitching his veterans on back-to-backs whenever possible. Given such a deep bullpen to play with in 1998, I can understand that philosophy.

Dave VW, good and informative writing as usual. But you're off on one fact. This was not the Mets' first visit ever to Milwaukee's County Stadium. It was only their first series against the Brewers (who had just switched over to the National League) at that place. From 1962 to 1965, the Mets played road games at County Stadium against the Braves before they moved to Atlanta.

You are right, NYB Buff, thank you for correcting that! I still have a ways to go in brushing up on my Mets history!

The greatest day in Mets history. The buzz was unreal as the walk-up line was loaded with everybody discussing the catcher we just acquired from the Florida Marlins...Mike Piazza. I don't remember too much about the actual game except Cook picking off two guys in one inning of a one run game, and being one of the first in the park to realize that Franco was wearing #45, and giving up his number to Piazza, who would arrive the next day. You could just tell everybody knew it was a new era of Mets baseball

I recall sitting at Shea in the eighth inning when the Mets made a pitching change. I know players' uni numbers, so I thought it strange when I saw "45 P" on the scoreboard. I had no idea who that was until John Franco was announced, and I realized that he already had switched from 31 to 45 in deference to newly acquired Mike Piazza. Needless to say, this was the beginning of the end of Alberto Castillo's Mets career!

Credibility, excitement and most importantly, fans returned to Shea on this brilliant Saturday afternoon. All had come to see the New York debut of Mike Piazza that day, and he did not disappoint, slamming an RBI 2B off Jeff Juden in the 5th. 32,000 fans were on hand, giving Mike ovations from the moment he stepped onto the field before the game, to his first AB, and it reached a head when he got his first hit. The NY Times headline the following day read: "Piazza swings a bat and suddenly, it's the 80s again." How true it was. Oh, and Leiter was brilliant too, tossing a CGSHO to a catcher who was criticized by his former team of being a poor handler of pitchers. Didn't have any problems today, it seemed.

I didn't attend, but on the occasion of Mike Piazza's retirement, I can recall the excitement I felt for his Mets debut just watching the game on TV at home in Hamden, CT.

I listened to this game on the radio laying on a blanket at Harbor Park in Mamaroneck on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. One of those great joyous memories - my Mets were back! Leiter throwing a shutout to MIKE PIAZZA! One of those memories to last a lifetime. I remember packing up and leaving late in the afternoon - I was in a great place in my life and my Mets were back. Life is good.

I caught this game on SNY as a Mets classic last week. Being that except for the return of Beavis and Butthead I really can't stand anything on TV, I watched a good portion of it. Gotta say I was sucked right back in to the moment. When Mike Piazza got that double and ended up at third, I was as excited as I had been in five years watching/following this team. All in all it just seemed like a great day to be a Met fan. Hopefully, better days like this will be ahead.

During the telecast on UPN, they announced this was the first sellout for a Mets game at Shea since Opening Day 1993. Far be it for me to rain on the parade, but there appeared to be plenty of empty seats upon watching this one back... but nonetheless, the level of exuberance the mere addition of Mike Piazza brought to the stadium was quite palpable, and it can certainly be said his presence alone brought thousands back to Queens.

As luck would have it, Piazza was the only member of the starting lineup (aside from the pitcher) who didn't record a run or an RBI. The Mets never looked back after a 5-run 4th inning, knocking around Brewers pitching for 8 extra-base hits, including 7 doubles -- one off tying the franchise record. They tallied 13 hits off Cal Eldred, the most he ever gave up in a start, and Carlos Baerga put the cherry on top by hitting a rare home run right-handed in the bottom of the 7th. All the offense helped Bobby Jones win his 3rd straight start and gave the Mets 10 wins in their last 11 home games.

On the topic of trades, the broadcast mentioned there were rumors flying around the Mets were also toying with the idea of dealing Baerga and John Olerud to Baltimore for Roberto Alomar and Rafael Palmeiro. As Mets fans, we inexcusably gag whenever hearing Alomar's name, but he was a much different playing in 1998 than when we got him in 2002. Ultimately, however, I'm glad it's a trade that never panned out, mostly because Alomar, Palmeiro and Piazza were all free agents at the end of the season, and there was no way the Mets were going to be able to bring them all back. It might have been fun to see what they all could have done together in 1998, but it would have been a very short-lived party.

Meanwhile, I stumbled across this article from 1998 when doing some additional research about this game: https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/1998/05/19/Piazza-should-have-to-serve/50562780007/

It's obviously from the point of view of a Dodgers journalist who was desperate to point blame at somebody for the team's lack of success during the 1990s, and saw Piazza as an easy scapegoat since he was already off the team and had declined a contract offer because he thought he could get more money on the open market. The writer knew it was absolute rubbish, too, because the byline simply says "Staff Writer" -- no moron would want his name attributed to such a steaming pile of garbage. It pretty much states the case that "Mikey" is greedy and selfish and can't catch worth a damn and deserves to toil on a losing team for the remainder of his career because he wasn't willing to give L.A. a hometown discount and never brought the team a World Series win. Forget all his hitting accolades, forget the Dodgers could have moved him to 1B if his defense at catcher was so bad, forget his work ethic and positive attitude and will to win (all of which were praised just weeks earlier when teammates came to his defense after Brett Butler took some cowardly and unprovoked post-retirement potshots at Piazza). It's all big words from a keyboard warrior, lashing out like some jilted lover who thinks everyone else is to blame for the problems of their own making. And so it greatly pleases me to know that Piazza came to a franchise where the fans truly appreciated and lauded him, and that he helped the Mets become one of the baseball's best in 1999 and 2000, while the Dodgers floundered in mediocrity for the next half dozen years.

The Mets scored 3 in the 9th off closer Bob Wickman to pull this one out in an eventual doubleheader sweep. After the game was tied, Alfonzo hit the game winning double to put the Mets ahead for good.

This day was one of 4 separate doubleheader sweeps for the Mets in 1998. Due to a lot of early season rain, they had to play numerous DH's throughout the year and they handled it unbelievably well.

The Mets' heroics in this game--Ventura's first of two Grand Slams in the DH off Jim Abbott in the 1st, and Benny Agbayani's 4 hits and 2 HRs, were long forgotten as this game came to a harrowing ending. And what an ending it was.

The Mets had, at one point, led 11-6, in what had been a real seesaw of a game. The Brewers trimmed it to 11-9 with Franco on, 2 outs, Grissom on 2nd and Ochoa on 1st. Sean Berry was up.

Berry hit a lazy popup to shallow right. The runners were motoring around as Alfonzo ranged back and looked in position to make an easy catch to end the game.

Except that Fonzie dropped it. Grissom scored and Ochoa continued to steam around the bases with the tying run.

Fortunately, Roger Cedeno (when he was awake) was alert enough to pick up the ball and fire it home, well in time to nail a surprised Ochoa, who didn't bother to slide, to save Fonzie and the game altogether.

The second game did not quite hold that same drama.

This game is generally known as the doubleheader opener in which Robin Ventura hit a grand slam and then made history by slamming again in the nightcap. What gets overlooked is the Mets' additional slugging that resulted in their second Home Run Cycle in team history. After Ventura's slam in the first inning, Benny Agbayani provided a three-run clout in the fifth. Mike Piazza followed with a two-run homer in the sixth and Agbayani then stroked a solo shot in the 7th. All four kinds of home runs were hit by the Mets and in the reverse order of slam, three-run, two-run, solo. Amazing!

Was at this game, and thought it odd that Ventura was coming up in the last of the 4th with the bases loaded. After all, in the first game of this DH, he had slammed a grand slam in the first game, which keyed the Mets to a win. I remember thinking "Wouldn't it be neat if he did that again?" Robin worked the count to 3-2 against Brewers P Horacio Estrada, and then, with one mighty swing, he matched his feat of the first game, and smacked his second grand slam of the DH. Little do I know at the time how historic this grand slam actually was. Later that night, as I watched Sportscenter, I found out that Robin was the first player to do such a thing. Again, I thought, "Neat! I saw history." Robin's bat is now in Cooperstown, a flukish event that ended up being a part of Baseball lore.

More history for the Mets- Robin Ventura, in the first game of this doubleheader, hit a grand slam, but what are the chances of him coming up again (this time in the second game) with the bases loaded? Well, of course, it was Mike Piazza's day off so someone had to steal the spotlight and, in the fourth inning, Ventura stepped up and hit one into the corner that made it over for a grand slam, becoming the first player to slug a grand slam in both games of a doubleheader. It was especially interesting because Robin Ventura was among the leaders of all-time for grand slams and had already had two grand slams in a game before. These were his 13th and 14th slams of his career and it was absolutely incredible to watch him do that live on TV.

My favorite memory of this game was when Hershiser attempted to "fake out" the runner on second when out of nowhere he throws the ball in between second and third. Ordonez was shocked because he didn't expect it. The runner moved up. Thankfully our lead was enough to where it really didn't hurt, but it was soooo funny to see professional veteran like Hershiser do something so out of the norm. It looked like it would become a classic blooper. It is hard to explain it and give it justice unless you saw it yourself, but it was just a small example of just how lovable the '99 Mets were. They were a winning team, but they still made their share of mistakes, but had fun about it too. It didn't get to them and they still won the game handilly. Great memory from 1999 as there were many more from that awesome season.

This was a fun game. I was sitting in the Mezzanine behind home plate, with a group of fans who had all come together. I bought my ticket from one of them outside the stadium as they had an extra.

In the 7th inning, they all left, except for one of them, who stuck it out. The Mets were down 4-1 to Milwaukee at the time. I turned to them and said, "Oh, ye of little faith." The one remaining fan laughed his ass off.

Sure enough, Derek Bell blasted a HR to lead off the last of the 7th, a couple of hits and a Jeromy Burnitz throwing error later the game was tied.

Melvin Mora came into the game late and ended up nailing a 10th inning HR off Curt Leskanic to win the game. I remember him hitting it off the camera bay in deep CF and getting pounded by Derek Bell once he reached home plate. It was Mora's first Regular Season ML Home Run.

Walking out, fans in the ramps were chanting "MEL-VIN MO-RA!!!!!" over and over.

Great, early season comeback win. You had a feeling at this game that this year was going to be special.

Everyone seems to remember Melvin as a SS, but he came into to play CF in this game before hitting the walk-off homer. As noted in the prior post, it was his first regular season MLB homer ever. He had, however hit a homer in the 1999 NLCS in Game 2 after he came into that game to play LF.

If Jeff D'Amico pitches as well for the Mets as he did in this game for the Brewers, we made a nice pickup. D'Amico went 9 strong innings, only to see his pen blow it in the 10th, when Payton hit a game-winning 3-run bomb off Leskanic.

Actually, Payton hit his home run off former Met Juan Acevado... They had tied the score 1-1 in the 9th off Leskanic... And D'Amico only pitched 8 strong innings, but he struck out 10...

I was following this game at work on the Internet and chatting with folks on a Mets forum. When he hit the game-winning three-run homer, I posted "thank God the bases weren't loaded!" (remember how Payton couldn't hit with the bases full to save his life?)

Was there with a friend celebrating his birthday. Loved the old school pitchers duel. Loved the fantastic finish even more!

Trachsel pitched pretty well this game, but the score shouldn't have been so close. Benitez came into the game in the 9th looking to get the save.

Benitez is throwing hard and he gets the first two batters out. He then gives up a homer into the bleachers in left center. Not a problem; we still have a 2-run lead. The next batter, 3 pitches later, leaves the ball in the Mets bullpen. At this point, the crowd is becoming slightly upset.

The next batter is ex-Met Luis Lopez. Lopez hits a high fly ball, deep to left center, that hits off the top of the wall, and is but a few feet from being the game tying homer. Popez winds up on second witha double.

Eventually, Armando gets the third out without the tying run scoring. The performance, however, was classic for Benitez. The one inning serves as a great definition of Armando -- he got the save, but made sure it wasn't easy.

Went to this game without a ticket, however, I bought one that had me field box and behind home plate from a scalper as I got off the 7 train. It was the hottest Mets game I've been to in all my life. And thank god it was a NIGHT game! I think the game time temp was 96 degrees.

I didn't get to see this game in person or the first time it was on TV, but the re-broadcast was unique. Most of the time, you get an edited rebroadcast, chopping out innings to fit into a time frame. But the quickness of this game (1:53) made that unnecessary. It was a real joy to watch because the pace was so QUICK. It's been a long time since I've seen a Met pitcher in "the zone" the way Estes was this night. Strike after strike after strike. I don't recall him looking this good since a game at Shea in late 1998, when he came in with the Giants and shut the Mets down.

One of the best pitched games in franchise history. I always enjoy a good old fashioned 1-0 pitcher's duel rather than a 10-9 slugfest. Two young southpaws working quickly, getting it done in under 2 hours. Ex-Met Rusch pitches a gem despite being the hard luck loser, but Estes even though he wasn't successful in Flushing, pitches one of the many 1-hitters in Met history. To this day, still no no-no by a met. Maybe Pedro will do it. We'll see.

Shawn Estes for ex-Met Glendon Rusch. Estes had one of the best pitching performances in Mets history, giving up one hit and the Mets won.

A beautiful, sun-soaked Saturday afternoon. Astacio had his best stuff all day. He had a no-hitter into the 7th, but the Brewers caught up to him in the 8th and scored a run. This wouldn't have been much worry except that the Mets were being shut down by the immortal Nick Neugebauer, who, although he was a great prospect, could never overcome injuries or inconsistency in the majors. He also had one of the best baseball names I've ever heard. But the fact that he was wild, all over the place and the Mets managed only 2 runs off him was an eerie harbinger for what was to come for the Mets offense that was supposedly "re-tooled" in 2002.

The guy above me pretty much summed up everything nicely about this game. A good Saturday game to go to, in order to get out of studying for Spring finals at college.

The crazy thing to happen at this game was a car caught fire in the parking lot, on the left field side, during the middle of the game. The rest of the time, you could see this towering inferno of thick black smoke. I don't know how the players didn't get distracted by it. I guess that's why they get paid millions!

The day after Estes took a no-hitter into the eighth, Astacio takes a no-hitter into the 7th, before falling apart somewhat, but the Mets won anyway. First time I can remember that there were two games in a row that were pitched this well, at least since the Seaver-Koosman era.

Kane Davis's only win as a Met. He was in to mop up for Jeff D'Amico when the Mets unexpectedly threw up 6 runs against Ben Sheets in the 6th.

I caught Piazza's homer. It tied Johnny Bench and I traded it to Mike for an autographed bat. Shoulda held out for more.

I remember it being Mo Vaughn's last game as a Met (Thank God!)

Going into this game I'm all pumped up because the Mets are only 5.5 games out of the wild card and the are all set to take on the very weak Brewers who they've won 9 in a row against at Shea. The Mets are down early but then bounce back and are leading 4-3. But then Tracshel, who I called "the man" his previous start in shutting out the Phils, pitches like crap, trying to win 5 in a row for the first time in his career and the Mets are down 8-3 and eventually lose 8-7. Later I hear Tracshel had the flu, so he probably should not have pitched at all.

After this game Glavine pitched the second game and is out after the first inning with a sore elbow and the Mets get swept by the lowly Brewers in embarrassing fashion, totally killing my optimism and ending the day 7 games back. Sometimes I see such potential and other times I see such despair. It really depends on whether they win or lose on a given day but coming off a 7-5 stretch with the Phils and Braves I was very upbeat. This doubleheader sweep ruined my day and put me in a terrible mood all the next day. Thanks for nothing guys.

This was a make-up game from a June rainout and they announced that 6,000 fans were at that game. Me and my nephew stayed to the end and by the time the game was over there was only 500 or so fans in the stands. It was a depressing sight.

One of the most depressing games I've ever been to, a rain-out make-up game with about 5000-6000 people at Shea.

All I remember about the game is the Mets were losing by the 7th or 8th inning and there were about 500-1000 people left at Shea. The people that were left started walking down to the better seats and all the ushers were freaking-out yelling at the people telling them to go back to thier original seats. It was just a joke.

Depressing for some, I found going to a completely empty Shea Stadium to see a MLB game a surreal and memorable experience. My friends and I were sitting all alone in the right field upper deck along the 1st base line. There was no sound from the crowd, but the sound system was still totally amped up. When people say there were about 500 fans there in the later innings, that is not an exaggeration.

That afternoon we heard of Bob Murphy's passing, he gave us a happy recap from heaven. Mets thumped the Brewers.

Mike Piazza came in as a pinch hitter and drew a walk-off walk off Julio Santana to win the game in extra's This wouldnt be done again until Carlos Delgado draws a walk-off walk in the bottom of the 9th against Cubs reliever Michael Weurtz.

The key to this game was Cameron's solo homer off Derek Turnbow to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth. Doug Mientkiewicz reached base 5 times in 6 plate appearances.

Went to this game with a few friends and aquantiances. Pedro pitched a solid seven innings. Hernandez and Looper totally melted down, then Beltran grounded out on the first pitch with the tying run in scoring position and two outs in the ninth drawing boos. Mets lose, 6- 4.

My all-time favorite Fran Healy moment was a result of this game. The Mets go into the 9th inning leading 9-7, Roberto Hernandez has a meltdown and gives up 5 runs to the lousy Brewers, and the Mets lose 12-9. This was their second brutal 9th inning loss in as many days, their 7th loss in the last 10 games, and it knocked the Mets back to the .500 mark. The slim slim chance at a postseason run was flatlining all week, and this game was like the doctor officially pronouncing our death. And what does Fran Healy have to say about it?

"The story of the night: Mike Piazza! Five RBIs!"

The whole game was a seesaw affair, with everybody scoring runs (and leaving men on) in bunches and Willie Randolph making a big mistake by leaving in Benson, who was obviously tired, to pitch the 5th, where he gave up 3 tying runs. The Mets scrabbled for a 9-7 lead, with Mike Piazza having one of his last great games for us, going 3-for-5 with a HR and 5 RBIs--but it was all for naught; in a classic case of unfairness, decidedly mediocre reliever Danny "Digging Our" Graves pitched a scoreless 8th, while Roberto Hernandez (a favorite of mine that year) came in for the 9th and coughed up FIVE RUNS, ballooning his previously miniscule ERA to 2.88. The Metsies put 2 on in the bottom of the inning, but David Wright (I think) couldn't bring them around and made the last out.

Was at this game and what a game it was. Sat 5 rows behind the Mets dugout and loved every second of it.What a great pitching performance from Oliver Perez. Easley and Beltran went yard and the Mets took 2 out of 3 from the Brew Crew!! Was my girlfriend Krystal's birthday so I spent the extra money to sit where we were. Have to do it again at least 1 more time this year.She loved it because she was able to be up close to her boy David Wright!!

Maybe Oliver Perez needs to get his errors out of the way early. Last night it seemed to work. As he just got stronger after that. Striking out 11 and getting his 10th victory of the season. The 6th, 7th, and 8th place hitters for the Mets supplied the Big Lumber, each hitting a home run.

Nelson Figueroa was brilliant! Only allowing 2 runs in 6 innings, both runs coming via the base on balls. Brewers are a horrible defensive club, making 2 errors that proved costly when the Mets took advantage and put up runs because of the miscues!

My first game at Citi Field. Classic pitchers duel. It seems that might become common at this spacious field. This is a ballpark compared to the former stadium. Nice feel to the park as you walk around.

Jose Reyes and Omir Santos hit the first Met triples at Citi Field in this game.

Nice job by RA Dickey once again. The guy has been good since getting the call up. I don't know where the Mets would be right now without him and Takahashi. Good to see Francouer get it going at least for 1 game. Hope this is the start of something big for him. Thought Bay would continue his hot hitting but he kind of disappeared once again. In any case, Mets need to refocus and get to San Diego where they have had their struggles in the past. Another story that caught my eye was the Ollie Perez story where he once again has refused to go down to the Minor Leagues to correct his issues. I really am disgusted with this guy. He is proving time and time again to not be a team player. It's like dealing with a 5-year-old who refuses to do their chores and throws a temper tantrum. Mets should cut this guy loose. He is not a professional.

I was supposed to be at this game but an illness prevented me from going. I already had gotten the tickets for the BJ Clubhouse section for me, my friend Kathy and her son Adam (they went anyway). Watched it on tv anyway; I'm hoping for at least one more visit to Citi Field before the season ends!

It was not a successful season, but the Mets presented a wonderful tribute to Mike Piazza. The induction ceremony was filled with lots of great memories; former Mets greats and Mike giving a moving acceptance speech. It was nice to see a FULL house and a WIN!

It was my first trip out of New Jersey since I hurt my wrist in August (wound up having surgery) and it was a great but bittersweet way to end the 2013 season. They put Piazza in the Mets HOF (but #31 wasn't retired) and he gave a great and heartfelt speech!!!! The game wasn't much (NO home runs) but a nice 3-2 win over the Brew Crew using small ball. It was also the last Mets radiocast on WFAN (660/101.9) after 25 years because in 2014 the Bronx Evil Empire will take over (FYI, When the deal went down, I heard the Sports Pope was popping the bubbly with his buddy Craig "SELLOUT" Cartoon). Here's the amazing thing, it was a sellout crowd considering both teams were out of playoff contention on a nice 75 degree afternoon!

The main reason why the Mets lost (besides the overtaxed bullpen and too many men LOB) is due to the WORST UMPIRE IN MLB HISTORY: ANGEL HERNANDEZ!!! In 1988, he tossed the Omaha Royals organist because he played the theme from the old "Mickey Mouse Club" TV show and everyone knows about the incident with former Bears Super Bowl great Steve "MONGO" McMichael at Wrigley Field in 2001 but he robbed the Mets of a win when he called a third strike on Anthony Recker with the bases loaded and 2 out in the 11th inning, Recker got ejected and had to be restrained or he would've ripped up the Geneva Convention and given the DEVIL something I cannot describe on a family website. Bottom line, If I was the MLB commish, Angel would be long gone from umpiring and working the night shift as a cook in a filthy, bug infested diner in a UNSAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Noah's first win (hopefully many more will follow) and my 18 month old son's first Mets game. Great day, great memory.

I sat near the apple and could see into the bullpen, watching THOR take his warm up throws and high fives on the way to the field. Grandy's HR was beautiful. It was great being so close to Lagares in CF.

This would turn out to be David Wrights last walk off hit!

We went to this game with tickets won in a raffle - nice ticket in Section 125 a little down the line from 3B. Unfortunately the Mets had virtually no offense except for the Flores homer. Wheeler kept them in the game. Other than the final score, it was a nice afternoon.

Not a memorable game except that Jose Reyes doubled for his 1,500th hit as a Met. Surprised that there was no mention of it by Gary Cohen or Ron Darling on TV. Would have thought it would be in the press notes.

Watching this one, even after the Mets took the lead, I knew the game was lost with Chris Flexen pitching. Why do they keep using this guy? He's proven time and again that not only is he not a major league caliber pitcher, but that he absolutely, completely, thoroughly, and utterly stinks!

The legend of the lucky "Luis Guillorme" Mets hat was cemented in this game.

With the Mets down 4-0, I realized it was my birthday and the 2022 Mets could not lose on my birthday, so I went to the closet and got the Mets hat. In short order, Canha got hit by a pitch, Lindor singled, and Alonso smashed a three-run homer. The moment of the homer, I swiped the bill, as if to say, "Good job, hat."

The Mets were still down 4-3 though. I kept the hat on even though I don't like wearing hats indoors because the Mets just had to complete the comeback. Sure enough, the next inning, Lindor hit a grand slam and I was like, "Ok, hat. You da boss." Lindor was pretty clutch too.

Kept the hat on the rest of the game to seal the win; Diaz made it look easy. Following the speed limit can be easy too. Keep your turns to five miles an hour and always look out for pedestrians.

LET'S GO METS!

This was a brutal loss to end a brutal series in Milwaukee. In the first two games, the combined score was 19-0 Brewers.

Then in this one, the Mets were down 4-1, then 4-2 when Alsonso hit an opposite field 2-run homer to make it 4-4. His next time up, Pete smacked a ball off the back wall in left.

However, in the 5th, the Brewers tied the score 6-6. The score stayed tied until the bottom of the ninth when Ottavino gave up a home run to some Brewers guy.

It would have been absolutely awful if it had happened in the postseason, but since it happened in April this game can (mostly) be forgotten, save for Pete's two home runs. That guy is awesome.

This loss dropped the Mets record to 3-4, bringing back memories of when they started 2-3 in 1986.

Pete Alonso hit a dramatic home run for a Mets win that clinched the National League Wild Card Series on this night in Milwaukee. It came right on the 73rd anniversary of Bobby Thomson's famous "Shot Heard 'Round the World." Alonso and Thomson are the only players in major league history to hit go-ahead homers with their teams trailing in the ninth inning of a winner-take-all game of a playoff series. In Thomson's case, the series in 1951 was a first place tie-breaker and officially an extension of the regular season. Pete's clutch blast was the first such homer to come in the post-season.