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Based in Flushing Queens, New York, United States – The New York Mets are a professional baseball team that is a member of the East Division of the National League of Major League Baseball.

In 1961, the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Incorporated, a baseball club, received a certification as member of the National League. In 1962, an expansion franchise was founded in Manhattan. The Mets were formed to replace New York’s two previous clubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, which both left for California.

Other nicknames include “The Miracle Mets”, “The Amazin’ Mets”, “The Amazins”, and “The Metropolitans”.

Important moments and Accomplishments

The Mets won two World Series titles as champions. The first one was in 1969 where they played against the Baltimore Orioles. After beating the Orioles (they won four games out of five) they were regarded to as the “Miracle Mets” for beating one of the finest teams in the history of baseball. In this playoff, Donn Clendenon was awarded as the season’s MVP. In 1986, they won the World Series for the second time with their match against the Boston Red Sox. They won with four wins out of seven. Ray Knight was awarded as the MVP that year.

They also won the National League Pennants title four times. They became champions in the East Division five times. They were also able to win two Wild Card berths.

The following are baseball players that played for the New York Mets and are included in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. From the players mentioned below, only Tom Seaver was inducted as Met. Carter was inducted as an Expo despite his request to be depicted as either both Met and Expo, or just Met.

Pitchers in the roster:

- Luis Ayala
- Adam Bostick
- Pedro Feliciano
- Nelson Figueroa
- Aaron Heilman
- Brandon Knight
- Eddie Kunz
- John Maine
- Pedro Mart?z
- Carlos Mu?br /> - Jonathon Niese
- Bobby Parnell
- Mike Pelfrey
- ?iver P?z
- Ricardo Rinc?r /> - Duaner S?hez
- Johan Santana
- Scott Schoeneweis
- Joe Smith
- Brian Stokes
- Billy Wagner
- Richie Ashburn
- Yogi Berra
- Gary Carter
- Willie Mays
- Eddie Murray
- Nolan Ryan
- Tom Seaver
- Duke Snider
- Warren Spahn
- Casey Stengel

New York Mets recent news:

After staying in Polo Ground for two years, 1962 to 1963, the Mets moved to the Shea Stadium and stayed there for forty four years, from 1964 to 2008. They will be moving to their new home, the Citi Field. The Citi Field is still under construction and is expected to open in time for the 2009 season.

There are still rumors about Mets trying to get Manny Ramirez for the next season.

The Mets and Jerry Manuel have agreed and signed on a contract spanning two years.

The 2008 season has just ended, and the 2009 season is fast approaching. Mets fans can look forward to better New York Mets playoffs this coming season.

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Mets/Yankees Column

At this point in the season, both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets have nearly identical records, but it is the past that makes these two franchises so different.

The eyes of the baseball world will be on the old and decrepit Shea Stadium this weekend. The two New York baseball teams will meet for the first time in 2006 as interleague play begins.

Ever since interleague play was introduced back in 1997, this cross-town match up has been the highlight for New Yorkers and a curiosity for the rest of the baseball world. No city can boast as much passion and emotion for their respective baseball teams as the Big Apple can.

Speaking from the perspective of a Yankees fan, if one was heading to the Sportsbook to make a wager on these games and wanted to pick the team that has proven itself over the years and one that is always in contention for the playoffs, your choice should be the Yankees.

Bronx Bomber fans have always hated the Boston Red Sox, but the hatred of Mets fans is more tempered with a little bit of sadness, as the team has not done anything significant since winning the World Series back in 1969.

Ok, Mets fans -you did make the World Series in 2000, but you lost to the Yankees. Does losing in a World Series really count for anything? Beyond that, the Mets have wandered woefully through many losing seasons and have suffered because of some inept management and decisions at the general manager level.

A good majority of Mets fans will have to agree that New York is a Yankee town, and the back page of the NY rags will attest to that on most days of the baseball season. I will say that I still enjoy that apple that pops up in the outfield at Shea on the occasion of a Mets homerun.

When these two teams hook up in the regular season, it does become a battle of NY. There is a pointed difference in the hatred for our rivals from Boston as compared to the boys from Queens.

In Yankee fans’ minds, the Mets do not represent much of a threat to take over the town. They have always been the step-cousin or the out-of-town uncle that comes and goes in your life with little regard paid to them. They are more of a curiosity than a constant threat.

But are things changing for the Metropolitans in 2006? They come into this series with the Yankees standing alone in first place in the National League East with a shiny record and a new team full of big money stars and a renewed sense of pride.

Everything is in place for these two local rivals to heat things up again for the next several years. The Mets have Pedro Martinez, a gentleman Yankees fans will have no problem hating. Plus, the payroll and the superstar quotient of the Mets almost equal that of the Yankees.

The Yanks have a rising star in Robinson Cano, while the Mets can counter with 3B David Wright. Carlos Delgado is the Mets Big bopper, while Alex Rodriquez holds that title in the Bronx. Pedro has the scandalous background as does Jason Giambi, and both bullpens feature a large amount of money invested in closers.

This weekend’s tilt between the two teams will feature large crowds and will be important for the Mets, much more important than that series with the Atlanta Braves.

The Mets now have a good GM, good personnel, and a couple of players in the farm systems that have the potential to be great, if they are not traded away. They must now consider themselves frontrunners and shed the image of being the second most important team in a baseball-crazy town.

At one point in the winter, the Mets were a 12-1 pick to win the World Series, and now, that has been lowered to 7-1. The gap is closing between the Yankees and Mets, but in the end, it probably will not be enough. The Mets were the hot team last year, but faltered at season’s end. The Mets might still be a year or two away in the National League, having to overcome the powerful Cardinals and the flying Phillies.

Either way, the Yankees and owner George Steinbrenner know how important this series and the final set of games back in the Bronx are. It is all about image, and until the Mets can prove year after year that they are contenders and can win down the stretch, New York will always remain a Yankees town.

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Quarterly Report on Major League Divisional Races (NL EAST)

Now that most teams have played around forty games, let’s look at the Divisional Races:

NL EAST

The Mets, Phillies, and Braves have gone through hot streaks (seemingly, coinciding with the times when they had games against the division’s weak sisters, the Marlins and the Nationals).

The Mets got off to a hot start, but have slowed down a little bit as the injury bug has hit the back of their rotation. Look for them to make a trade or rush phenom Mike Pelfrey, as they have finally given up on Jose Lima, with Jeremi Gonzalez soon to follow. If the Mets can fix the back of the rotation behind Pedro Martinez and Tom Glavine, they will be the team to beat as their bullpen trio of Aaron Heilman, Duaner Sanchez, and Billy Wagner has been sensational, and their balanced lineup led by Carlos Delgado, David Wright, and Carlos Beltran is solid. 

The Braves got off to a tough start, as Tim Hudson and Jeff Francoeur struggled early, but both have turned things around.  The Braves always seem to come up with bullpen finds (check out Kenny Ray’s stats so far this year), but they still need to find a solid closer at some point in order to win this division. The lineup has been solid, as the Jones Boys keep putting up big numbers, Edgar Renteria is playing like one of the league’s top shortstops again, and Brian McCann has been a revelation on offense. The Braves should hang around and push the Mets for the Division title or at least compete for a wildcard berth.

The Phillies recently had a nine game winning streak, and ended play on Saturday with a four game losing streak, so this is a streaky team. Their pitching killed them early as Jon Lieber, Cory Lidle, Gavin Floyd, and Ryan Madsen all struggled. Lieber has pitched better, of late, and the Phillies hope recent call up Cole Hamels can join Lieber and ace Brett Myers as a strong top three in the rotation.  Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Bobby Abreu are the core of a powerful lineup. The bullpen could use some reinforcements, despite Tom Gordon’s surprising early season success.  The Phillies should stick around in both the division and wildcard race, but, ultimately, they may fall short due to their pitching.

The Marlins and the Nationals? The season is already over for them.

The Marlins can take some consolation from the fact that they are developing some good talent like Hanley Ramirez and Josh Willingham. They face a big decision as to whether they want to trade off their remaining superstars, Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera. If Willis is traded, the balance of power in baseball may shift.

The Nationals can look to acquire some of their own prospects for the likes of Jose Vidro, Livan Hernandez, and Alfonso Soriano. After a solid season last year, injuries to John Patterson and Luis Ayala have killed a Nationals pitching staff with very little depth.

One thing we have learned is that there is a wide gap between the top three teams and the bottom two. Knowing the division may come down to how well they feast on the weaker teams, consider betting on the Mets, Braves, and Phillies when they face their weaker opponents.

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