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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.

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New York Mets traded Toby Borland to the Boston Red Sox for Ricky Trlicek on May 12, 1997.

New York Mets traded Lindsay Gulin to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Wilkins on May 12, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Tom Wilson on May 12, 2004.

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	Viewing the Mets in a New Light Newsday, August 31, 1982 Newsday's TV sports columnist Stan Isaacs on the 1982 Mets broadcast team of Ralph Kiner and Lorn Brown. It was a one-year failed experiment. Fortunately, the Mets noticed and the booth became much livelier in 1983.
Tags: Lorn Brown, Ralph Kiner.

Randomly selected Met Player

Alberto Castillo Born: February 10, 1970 at San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Years with Mets: 1995 - 1998 92 games. 2 hr, 14 rbi, 0.198 19 runs, 1 stolen bases

Mets vs. Montreal Expos 1972 Game Results
04/18	Expos 7, Mets 2	Koosman (L, 0-1)
05/15	Mets 5, Expos 3	Matlack (W, 4-0)
05/16	Mets 7, Expos 3	Seaver (W, 6-1)
05/17	Mets 12, Expos 2	Gentry (W, 3-1)
05/18	Mets 2, Expos 1	McAndrew (W, 2-1)
06/30	Mets 7, Expos 3	Matlack (W, 8-4)
07/01	Mets 2, Expos 0	Koosman (W, 6-3)
07/02	Expos 4, Mets 3	Rauch (L, 0-1)
07/29	Expos 6, Mets 3	Gentry (L, 5-7)
07/30	Mets 3, Expos 1	McGraw (W, 4-4)
07/31	Mets 4, Expos 2	Frisella (W, 4-5)
09/06	Expos 7, Mets 3	Strom (L, 0-3)
09/07	Expos 4, Mets 0	Koosman (L, 8-11)
10/02	Expos 7, Mets 0	McAndrew (L, 11-8)
10/02	Mets 2, Expos 1	McGraw (W, 8-6)
10/03	Mets 5, Expos 2	Seaver (W, 21-12)
10/03	Mets 4, Expos 3	Frisella (W, 5-8)
10/04	Mets 3, Expos 1	Matlack (W, 15-10)
1972 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses

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