Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame great who died Tuesday at the age of 90, is known mostly by New York Yankees fans as a catcher and by New York Mets fans as a manager. But Berra’s final four games behind home plate were actually in a Mets uniform, and he did so after managing…
There is only one New York Mets player to retire with a slash line of 1.000/1.000/3.000, and he made his major league debut 15 years ago today. Eric Cammack, a right-handed pitcher, made eight relief appearances for the 2000 Mets, posting an 0-0 record with a 6.30 ERA. On July 5 of the 2000 season,…
It was the New York Mets’ no no-hitter streak that gave birth to this website, so it’s fitting on the day of the Mets’ home opener (a great 2-0 victory) to note two still-running streaks. Philadelphia shortstop Freddy Galvis’ 3rd-inning single off the Mets’ Jacob deGrom marked the 441nd game without a no-hitter since Johan…
There have been six Subway Series no-nos over New York’s baseball history, with the Brooklyn Dodgers no-hitting the New York Giants three times, the Giants topping Brooklyn twice and the New York Yankees’ Don Larsen throwing a perfect game against the Dodgers in the 1956 World Series. And then there’s the "Cookie Game" in Game…