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Congratulations to the New York Mets for a Spectacular Season!
After another season in which the Mets provided fans, theirs and others, with excitement and anticipation, the team fulfilled the dreams of New Yorkers everywhere by giving the City its first Subway Series in 44 years. The club brought the same undying dedication to the World Series as it did throughout the playoffs. In a series where every game was a battle, the city of New York was treated to a World Series to remember. With a team that has done nothing but improve over the past few seasons, we expect great things from the New York Mets in the coming seasons.
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2000 Postseason Highlights
· In an exciting Game Three of the NLDS, Benny Agbayani provided fireworks as he delivered the game-winning home run in the bottom of the 13th inning.
· On the 44th anniversary of Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series, Mets' starter Bobby Jones looked to close out the series against the San Francisco Giants. He did so in magnificent fashion by pitching a complete game one-hit shutout to advance the Mets into the NLCS.
· Jay Payton gave the Mets another win in their final at-bat as he drove in the winning run in Game Two of the NLCS with an RBI single.
· After a brilliant three-hit, complete game shutout, Mets' ace Mike Hampton gave his team more than they needed as they blanked St. Louis by a score of 7-0 to win the 2000 National League Pennant.
· Facing the unbeaten Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez (8-0 in postseason), the Mets handed the Yankees their first World Series loss in 14 games when Benny Agbayani drove in the winning run with an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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Mets Make It To The World Series!
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On Monday, October 16th, New York took one giant step closer to the highly anticipated Subway Series following the New York Mets triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Five of the NLCS. After a brilliant three-hit, complete game shutout, Mets' ace Mike Hampton gave his team more than they needed as they blanked St. Louis by a score of 7-0. This was Mike Hampton's second win in the NLCS, a series in which he pitched 16 scoreless innings, earning him the honor of Series MVP. The Amazin's dominated this game from both the field and at the plate. In Game Five, every starting position player for the Mets got at least one hit off of St. Louis starter Pat Hentgen, who pitched only three and two-thirds innings allowing six runs on seven hits. Along with Hampton's masterpiece, some other Mets offered impressive performances in the series. Edgardo Alfonzo, who was the model of consistency, hit safely in his 11th straight postseason game while compiling 16 career RBI, a Met record. Timo Perez, the sparkplug of the Mets' offense this series, scored 8 runs over the course of the series, which tied the NLCS record. Exorcising some of his playoff demons, Mike Piazza batted .412 with two homers and four RBI against the Cardinals. All of these factors contributed to the New York Mets' fourth National League Pennant in franchise history and their first trip back to the World Series in fourteen years.
To view results and recaps, please visit our National League Championship Series Page.
To view results and recaps, please visit our National League Division Series Page.
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New York Mets World Series History
1969 - After winning 100 games during the regular season, the Amazin's moved on to defeat the Atlanta Braves in three straight games to advance to the World Series. Facing the Baltimore Orioles, the Mets stunned the baseball world by taking the World Series title in five games losing only Game One of the series. Al Weis was named World Series MVP as the Mets won their first championship in franchise history.
1973 - In a year that saw the New York Mets dramatically win the National League East after being eleven games back, the club reached the World Series after defeating the Cincinnati Reds in the NLCS. The World Series came down to a final Game Seven, in which the Oakland Athletics were able to take the title.
1986 - With one of the best regular season records of all time, 108-54, the Mets advanced past the Houston Astros in the NLCS to face the Boston Red Sox. Considered one of the most memorable World Series in baseball history, New York forced a Game Seven after the famous "Bill Buckner" play in Game Six. The Mets were World Champions once again after a Game Seven win. Ray Knight was named the World Series MVP.
2000 - In the first Subway Series in 44 years, the Mets faced their cross-town rivals, the New York Yankees. In a series where every game was decided by two runs or less, the country was treated to one of the closest matched series in over eighty years. The Yankees defeated the Mets in five games, but this series clearly could have gone either way.
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