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- Managers & Coaches The men who have led the Mets, and the men who helped them.
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  Interactively search for the happiest and saddest endings to Mets games.
- Postseason Games How the Mets have fared in the games that count the most!
- No-Hitters & One-Hitters See a list of every no-hitter and one-hitter pitched by the Mets, or against them. One of these categories was frustratingly empty for over fifty years, but not anymore!
- All-Star Games Mets who have appeared in baseball's Mid-Summer Classic
- Opponents & Ballparks See the Mets won-lost record against every team, and in every ballpark in which they've played!
- Daily Standings What was the Mets' pennant outlook on any given day in past seasons?
- Yearly Finishes The heights and the depths: the Mets won-lost record at the end of each season.
- Mayor's Trophy Games A look back at the long-ago annual series between the Mets and their Bronx rivals.

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- Team Leaders Players who led the Mets in various categories, from season to season.
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	Niss services set New York Daily News, May 2, 1987 A brief obituary of Lou Niss, longtime Mets traveling secretary who was pictured in many yearbook team photos.
Tags: Lou Niss.

	Former Met Espinosa Dies of Heart Attack Newsday, January 2, 1988 Obituary of former Mets pitcher Nino Espinosa.
Tags: Nino Espinosa.

	Now, Straw's the Man Who Stirs the Mets Newsday, June 22, 1988 Steve Jacobson of Newsday says that Darryl Strawberry has finally reached his potential. He's carrying the Mets on his back.
Tags: Darryl Strawberry.

	Aguilera Feels Like 6th Wheel Newsday, June 22, 1988 Rick Aguilera is having a hard time breaking into the Mets starting rotation.
Tags: Rick Aguilera, Joe McIlvaine.

	McReynolds Shows He's No Pushover Newsday, June 22, 1988 The usually stoic Kevin McReynolds enjoys a five-RBI day in a victory over the Pirates.
Tags: Kevin McReynolds.

	A Gaggle of Goossens is Catching On Newsday, September 4, 1988 Newsday columnist Joe Gergen catches up with 1960s Met Greg Goossen in 1988.
Tags: Greg Goossen.

	Kevin McReynolds, the Silent Met, Just May Be Best Met of Them All Los Angeles Times, October 6, 1988 Los Angeles Times columnist Jim Murray profiles Kevin McReynolds as the hometown Dodgers are facing the Mets in the 1988 NLCS.
Tags: Kevin McReynolds.

	Gibson Evens It Up Newsday, October 10, 1988 One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.

	Suddenly, Bud's Stock Is Blue Chip Newsday, October 23, 1988 In October of 1988, Marty Noble of Newsday speculates that Bud Harrelson's chances of becoming a big league manager are looking good. He's being considered for a position with the White Sox, but he may eventually succeed Davey Johnson, if Mike Cubbage doesn't.
Tags: Mike Cubbage, Bud Harrelson, Davey Johnson.

	Kirk's MVP; Darryl 2d New York Daily News, November 16, 1988 Darryl Strawberry was a strong contender for the MVP award in 1988, but he finished second to the Dodgers' Kirk Gibson.
Tags: Darryl Strawberry.

	Mets Get Their Man: Get Viola for 5 pitchers; Mookie to Jays Newsday, August 1, 1989 Former Cy Young winner, Long Island's Frank Viola is a Met. Mets legend Mookie Wilson is dispatched to Toronto.
Tags: Rick Aguilera, Jeff Musselman, Frank Viola, David West, Mookie Wilson.

	Keith, Gary await final word from Mets New York Daily News, September 28, 1989 The 1989 season concludes with the status of Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter yet to be determined. (It would turn out that both had played their final games with the Mets.) Tim Teufel, however, is coming back.
Tags: Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, Tim Teufel.

	Straw shuns extension New York Daily News, September 28, 1989 Darryl Strawberry won't demand a trade, but he won't sign a contract extension.
Tags: Darryl Strawberry.

	Darryl Makes Threatening Remarks Newsday, September 28, 1989 Darryl Strawberry isn't happy with the Mets, and he wants out.
Tags: Darryl Strawberry.

	Gregg-Roger Is Fight to Finish Newsday, September 28, 1989 Some old grudges come to the surface when a fight breaks out between former teammates Roger McDowell and Gregg Jefferies.
Tags: Gregg Jefferies, Roger McDowell.

	Davey: Is He Condemned Manager? Newsday, September 28, 1989 As the 1989 season draws to an end, Mets manager Davey Johnson's job is in jeopardy. Also, the futures of Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter as Mets are also in doubt.
Tags: Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, Davey Johnson.

	New faces, old result: Buddy's Mets lose New York Daily News, May 30, 1990 Davey Johnson has been fired and Bud Harrelson is the new manager of the Mets. He doesn't get off to a good start, however. The Mets lose his debut game 2-1 in Cincinnati.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Bob Ojeda.

	'A good choice' New York Daily News, May 30, 1990 When Davey Johnson was fired, the Mets considered Bud Harrelson and Mike Cubbage to succeed him. Harrelson got the job, and an endorsement from his rival. Cubbage would eventually get the job, but only for seven games as an interim manager in 1991 after Bud's firing.
Tags: Mike Cubbage, Bud Harrelson.

	Bud, this one's for you; Davey gets thumb New York Daily News, May 30, 1990 The Mets fire manager Davey Johnson, and his third base coach, Bud Harrelson, is his replacement.
Tags: Frank Cashen, Bud Harrelson, Davey Johnson.

	Little Buddy Could Make Big Difference Newsday, May 31, 1990 As Bud Harrelson takes the helm as Mets manager, Newsday columnist Joe Gergen looks back at how Buddy got to where he is, and also at what may lie ahead. Gergen points out that Bud is the only one of Gil Hodges' Mets players to become a manager.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Gil Hodges.