1999: Fresh up from a brief trip to nearby Norfolk, Octavio Dotel takes the mound in Baltimore and limits the Orioles to three hits in seven innings of work. While the Mets are still desperately searching for more starting pitching, … Continue reading
1999: Rickey Henderson opens the Mets’ three game set in Baltimore by hitting the 75th leadoff home run of his career. He notched two more hits in the game and scored three runs, as the Mets take a big early … Continue reading
1999: Jason Isringhausen took the mound and tossed 5 2/3 decent innings, allowing just 2 runs. In deference to his injury-plagued career, Izzy was removed from the game once he hit exactly 100 pitches. His teammates battered Toronto’s bullpen, enabling … Continue reading
1999: In the series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays at Shea, the Mets tally six runs and three homers against rookie starter Roy Halladay. Orel Hershiser contributes a quality start, going six innings and allowing just two runs. The … Continue reading
For a while, I’ve been providing daily reminders of what happened to the Mets on that particular date in 1999 and 2000 via Twitter. The problem with this, of course, is that it elides over much what actually happened; 140 … Continue reading
