metstradamus.blogspot.com - 8/24/2008
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I saw former Met David Newhan do...well, not an awful lot of anything at Triple A Round Rock this season. Metradamus takes the opportunity of Newhan's first big league HR of 2008 to ask WTF? Well, not in those exact words. "Now he comes to Shea as an Astro and he's Wade &^#%$@ Boggs.?"
in Game: Mets 3, Astros 0
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/23/2008 — Johan Santana pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets (72-57) to a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros Friday night at Shea Stadium.
Astros blast sinking Maine
nydailynews.com 8/24/2008 — John Maine matched a career worst by getting charged with eight runs and the Mets had a four-game winning streak snapped as Lance Berkman homered and drove in four runs to lead the Astros to an 8-3 romp at Shea.
Let's hope listless Mets aren't back again
newsday.com 8/24/2008 — It took awhile - well, only three innings, really - but I
succeeded in finding people who wanted to be at Shea Stadium even less than I did last night. Unfortunately, they were wearing Mets uniforms.
Wallace Matthews never fails to make me angry
theropolitans.com 8/24/2008 — I don't want to be the team's excuse maker, but Wallace Matthews, the most miserable man in sports writing, is at it again. His latest article, " Let's hope listless Mets aren't back again " does not fail to get my blood boiling. Here's the opening line to the article: It took awhile - well, only three innings, really - but I succeeded in finding people who wanted to be at Shea Stadium even ...
Shea's seats up for grabs —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 8/24/2008
The chance to own a piece of Mets history arrives Monday: Shea Stadium's 55,300 seats are up for sale. Buyers willing to plunk down $869 can purchase a pair of vintage seats from the Queens ballpark before the wrecking ball arrives.
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25 BEST MOMENTS AT SHEA: NO. 5 —
NY Post: Sports 8/24/2008
As both baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Yankee and Shea stadiums. This week, No. 5: Shea Stadium Oct. 27, 1986 The Mets capped their remarkable season with a comeback, 8-5...
5 BEST YANKEE STADIUM MOMENTS: NO. 5 —
NY Post: Sports 8/24/2008
As both baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Yankee and Shea stadiums. This week, No. 5: Yankee Stadium Oct. 1, 1961 On the same field where Babe Ruth set the single-season mark...
THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK —
Newsday.com - Mets 8/25/2008
Aug. 25, 1985, at Shea Stadium: Dwight Gooden won his 20th
of the season in a 9-3 win over the Padres. Gooden, at 20 years, nine months, was the youngest pitcher to win 20. Bob Feller was a month older when he won 20 in 1939.
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