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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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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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	For The Record New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 19, 1962 A column in The Record by Al Del Greco. The Mets have lost six games in a row, and Casey Stengel's reputation as a managerial genius is in jeopardy.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Gene Clines Born: October 6, 1946 at San Pablo, Cal. Died: January 27, 2022 at Bradenton, Fla.
Years with Mets: 1975 82 games. 0 hr, 10 rbi, 0.227 25 runs, 4 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2000
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Montreal Expos	9	3	0	.750
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	2	0	.778
Milwaukee Brewers	7	2	0	.778
Arizona Diamondbacks	7	2	0	.778
Philadelphia Phillies	6	7	0	.462
St. Louis Cardinals	6	3	0	.667
Atlanta Braves	6	7	0	.462
Colorado Rockies	6	3	0	.667
Florida Marlins	6	6	0	.500
Houston Astros	5	2	0	.714
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	4	0	.556
Chicago Cubs	5	2	0	.714
Cincinnati Reds	4	5	0	.444
San Diego Padres	3	6	0	.333
San Francisco Giants	3	5	0	.375
New York Yankees	2	4	0	.333
Toronto Blue Jays	2	1	0	.667
Baltimore Orioles	2	1	0	.667
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	2	1	0	.667
Boston Red Sox	1	2	0	.333