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The Mets And The Mendoza Line
Mario Mendoza, whose namesake the "Mendoza Line" -- a .200 batting average -- generally represents the nadir of baseball futility, turns 60 today. While Mendoza batted under .200 five times in his career, only once, in 1979, did he do so while coming to the plate more than 100 times. For his career...
Mid-Season Replacements
I don't think anyone was particularly happy with the manner in which Willie Randolph was ultimately deposed as manager of the Mets, but it was hardly the first time a franchise's skipper was sent packing under uncomfortable circumstances. Though it hadn't happened in a dozen seasons, the Mets'...
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