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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Tue Jul 24 08:54:45 2007, in response to Re: Brooklyn Dodgers (on topic), posted by Wallyhorse on Tue Jul 24 02:31:32 2007. I have never forgotten what the Phillies did to the Mets in August of 1980. The Mets were 56-57 and seemed headed for a respectable finish. Then the Phils swept a five-game series and sent the Mets plummeting, Flushing yet another season down the crapper.OTOH the Mets haven't lost 10,000 games - yet.:) Grant was a BOZO. The only reason he was in the front office at all was because he was lone naysayer when the Giants voted to move and Mrs. Payson, a big fan of Willie Mays, brought Grant on board as a stipulation for putting up the money to get the Mets started. After she died, her daughter, Lorinda de Roulet, assumed ownership and gave Grant carte blanche to do what he wanted. That's when the real trouble began. Seaver was traded, then the whole team was dismantled bit by bit. To make matters worse, the Mets didn't actively pursue any free agents because they were concerned about keeping ticket prices down. They didn't realize that if the team sucks, you won't be able to GIVE AWAY tickets. |
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