This Date in Mets History: April 19
Al Jackson, default ace of the early Amazins, pitched like legit one on April 19, 1964 to earn the first-ever win by a Mets pitcher at Shea Stadium.
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This Date in Mets History: March 16
The New York State Assembly voted to Shea OK to a new stadium for the Mets on this date in 1961.
Bruno Sammartino: How much will he get for HoF?
Apparently, Bruno Sammartino drove a very hard bargain in return for legitimising the WWE Hall of Fame with his presence this year - he's believed to be getting a main event level "WrestleMania" payoff.
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Embiggen This 8-bit blast from the past is what you see on Street View if you search for Citi...
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This 8-bit blast from the past is what you see on Street View if you search for Citi Field on Google's latest April Fool's prank, Google Maps Quest
Waiting for Superman
It's hard to read too much into a spring debut, except for Johan Santana's.
Let's Go to the Audiotape: Jean Shepherd on Signs at Shea
Let's Go to the Audiotape looks back at the glory days of signs at Shea, via the voice of Jean Shepherd.
The Case for Bobby V
A humble wish for Red Sox Nation to embrace Bobby Valentine, if they get the chance.
Dean Chance Dominates in '64 - Angels All-Star Moments
Dean Chance started the 1964 All-Star Game at Shea Stadium and turned in the best ever performance by an Angels pitcher in the midsummer classic. A year and a month later the Beatles would headline at Shea, but would not outdraw Dean Chance.
Summer cleaning yielded this gem: a 1999 Mets Magazine featuring Rickey Henderson on the cover....
Summer cleaning yielded this gem: a 1999 Mets Magazine featuring Rickey Henderson on the cover. Rickey's "mom jeans" style of wearing his uniform pants is displayed prominently. The free John Olerud poster promised on the cover has been lost to the ages, unfortunately. This is the scorecard and program on sale during May 1999 at Shea Stadium, specifically from the May 29th game which the Mets lost 8-7 to the Diamondbacks. Four players homered, including Olerud and Benny Agbayani, who was in the midst of becoming a cult hero. Byung-Hyun Kim made his MLB debut that day, striking out Mike Piazza to end the game. TRAID MYKE PIZZA.
