life.com - 10/15/2009
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In the late summer of 1969, as the New York Mets began their improbable run toward underdog immortality in the World Series against the heavily favored Orioles, Tom Seaver and company played a four-game series against the Pirates at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. LIFE photographer Co Rentmeester was ...
presstelegram.com - 10/14/2009
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presstelegram.com —
When the New York Mets won the 1969
World Series, they instantly became known as the Miracle
Mets, having gone from the woebegone expansion franchise of the '60s to a 100-win season in '69 and upset of the lordly Baltimore Orioles in the series. But ...
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KEISSER: Gaspar's time with '69 Mets a miracle
life.com - 10/15/2009
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life.com —
Exclusive Previous 12 of 17 Next Never-Seen Pics
of the Miracle Mets Email This Photo Share This
Photo RSS Feed Rate This Photo Print This Photo Link To This Photo 148 diggs digg it Seaver Hurls Seaver Hurls Tom Seaver was one of the hardest-throwing ...
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Seen Pics of the Miracle Mets
metsfansforever.com - 10/15/2009
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metsfansforever.com —
Author: Drew Costello Unfortunately for Mets fans, there
was no playoff baseball in 2009. While fans of
teams who are still alive in the playoffs think about this year, All other fans only have the future to look forward to. The Mets have an abundance of players in the Arizona Fall League and ...
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Mets Fall Ball Update
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Never-Seen Pics of the Miracle Mets - Photo Gallery, 16 Pictures - LIFE
The Mets Police —
http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/35132 I'm swamped and can't do more but looks cool. Sent from my iPhone Please visit www.metspolice.com and help stop black uniforms.
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Meet the Mets
baseballmusings.com —
... photos of the ‘69 Mets team (featuring names like Seaver, Grote, Agee, Hodges, Harrelson, Clendenon, and others that still make Mets fans hearts race) were taken the summer before they beat the heavily favored Orioles, won the Series, and were crowned “The Miracle Mets.” In this series of photos, LIFE photographer Co captured the team’s endearing mix of intensity and casual, low-key confidence just weeks before the playoffs.
You can see the gallery here. Be sure to check out picture twelve, which is a great still of Tom ...
I’m Reading: about Reyes, Winter Ball & Diamonds
MetsBlog.com —
... Lastly, to check out Never-Seen Pics of the Miracle Mets from 1969, go to this archive from Life Magazine. ...
Utley Applesauce - Holliday prefers Yankees and Mets, Marquis wants Mets, 1969 photos, Cards trading Pujols?
Amazin' Avenue —
... October baseball, I feel like I'm sitting at home in my parents' basement waiting for news on Matt Holliday. Fortunately, there is something along those lines to pass along.
Meet the Mets
Ken Davidoff reports that Matt Holliday's top two choices are the Yankees and the Mets (in that order). I always enjoy being the second choice.
Jason Marquis, however, seems to have the Mets as his first choice.
LIFE magazine puts together an awesome photo gallery of shots from the 1969 Met ...
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Blue Heaven —
... days. Vintage collectors still hope one will show up from his playing days in the Mexican Leagues, Puerto Rico, Cuba or the Dominican Leagues. The Topps Archives introduces us to the 1956 Topps Western Round-Up non-sport set. Giving credit when credit is due. T.S. O'Connell writes a great commentary about the disappointment of not getting the Olympics in Chicago. Check out these never before seen photos of the 1969 Miracle Mets. College phenom, Stephen Strasburg, pitches 3.1 innings in his ...
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baseballmusings.com 10/15/2009 — I received this EMail from Life.com:
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Mets winning the World Series (10/16/69), LIFE.com presents this gallery of never-before-published Mets photos taken by LIFE photographer Co Rentmeester during a Mets-Pirates game that summer.
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sportsthenandnow.com 10/15/2009 — The 1969 New York Mets captivated a city and a nation.
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nleastchatter.com 10/14/2009 —
In Marty Noble’s new mailbox article: Inbox: Do the Mets need an overhaul? Marty refers to the Mets as boxed in from any real changes.
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WHERE WERE YOU ON OCTOBER 16TH 1969 ?
kranepoolsociety.com 10/17/2009 —
I was an 11 year old 6th grader at P.S. 105 in Boro Park Brooklyn. Our teacher, Mrs. McGuire, brought in the big ass city issued black and white TV so we could watch part of Game 5 of the World Series with the New York Mets one win ...
New York Mets: Anatomy of a Franchise – Part 2, Lost in Space
sportsthenandnow.com 10/10/2009 — Like the 1960s TV series, the New York Mets spent most of the 1960s Lost in Space.
The 1960’s among many other things were known for the next level of television programming. If the 50” were the “Golden Age of TV”, then the 1960’s were “The Teenage Years”. Oh my God!
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Game Preview: Astros vs Mets
213milesfromshea.metsblog.com 10/3/2009 — The Mes continue their final series of 2009 with the Astros. Last night was an all around solid game for the Mets, one that we can look to build off of for 2010. For me, it was punctuated with the pinch hit homer of the player on this team that has worked the hardest, and is seemingly being ...
Nationals add Clark and two others to front office —
SI.com - MLB 10/15/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Nationals are rebuilding their front office, hiring Roy Clark as vice president of player personnel, Johnny DiPuglia as director of Latin American operations and Doug Harris as director of player development.
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Wagner isn't retiring, agent says —
NY Post: Sports 10/15/2009
Billy Wagner is back in baseball before he really ever went anywhere.
The lefty's agent issued a statement yesterday saying Wagner intends to pitch in 2010 -- despite Wagner telling The Post on Monday he was eyeing retirement.
Wagner's agent, B...
