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Latest Release from The Ultimate Mets Scrapbook:
Eighteen Obituaries
Released January 6, 2025
Obituaries for Ed Kranepool, Jerry Grote, Willie Mays, Frank Thomas, Roger Craig, Joe Christopher, Pat Zachry, Jim McAndrew, Whitey Herzog, Ron Hodges, Lenny Randle, Mike Cubbage, Jesus Alou, Eddie Bressoud, Dave Hillman, Joe Hicks, Wayne Graham, and last but also first, the original original Met, Hobie Landrith.

This Date in Mets History

Today is June 9

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Hawk Taylor (2012)

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New York Mets released Tim Corcoran on June 9, 1986.

New York Mets traded Terry Leach to the Kansas City Royals for Aguedo Vasquez on June 9, 1989.

New York Mets signed free agent Lou Thornton on June 9, 1989.

New York Mets signed free agent Doug Sisk on June 9, 1990.

New York Mets traded Tim Burke to the New York Yankees for Lee Guetterman on June 9, 1992.

New York Mets traded Blas Minor to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Vickers on June 9, 1996.

New York Mets traded Kazuo Matsui to the Colorado Rockies for Eli Marrero on June 9, 2006.

New York Mets selected Steven Matz in second round of free agent draft on June 9, 2009.

New York Mets selected Darrell Ceciliani in fourth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2009.

New York Mets selected Kevin Kaczmarski in ninth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Patrick Mazeika in eighth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Thomas Szapucki in fifth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Pete Alonso in second round of free agent draft on June 9, 2016.

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	An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay New York Daily News, October 6, 1941 Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.

Randomly selected Met Player

Fernando Vina Born: April 16, 1969 at Sacramento, Cal.
Years with Mets: 1994 79 games. 0 hr, 6 rbi, 0.250 20 runs, 3 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2012
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Miami Marlins	12	6	0	.667
Philadelphia Phillies	10	8	0	.556
Atlanta Braves	6	12	0	.333
Pittsburgh Pirates	5	2	0	.714
San Diego Padres	4	3	0	.571
Washington Nationals	4	14	0	.222
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	3	0	.571
St. Louis Cardinals	4	3	0	.571
San Francisco Giants	4	4	0	.500
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	4	0	.429
Baltimore Orioles	3	0	0	1.000
Tampa Bay Rays	3	0	0	1.000
Chicago Cubs	2	4	0	.333
Colorado Rockies	2	5	0	.286
Houston Astros	2	4	0	.333
Milwaukee Brewers	2	3	0	.400
Cincinnati Reds	2	6	0	.250
New York Yankees	1	5	0	.167
Toronto Blue Jays	1	2	0	.333