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14 DUPACR: Gil Hodges

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With 14 Days Until Pitchers And Catchers Report, we honor #14 Gil Hodges. This was easy, since only three people in Mets history ever wore #14 on their back — Hodges, Ron Swoboda (for one season) and Ken Boyer (for two seasons). Unfortunately for me, I never knew/saw Hodges while he was alive, and can … Read more

1969 Mets Game 123: Win Over Dodgers

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Mets 7 Dodgers 4 The love-hate relationship between Ron Swoboda and the Shea faithful continues. Swoboda swatted a screwball from the hand of Jim Brewer with the bases juiced in the seventh to send home three runners and give the Mets a 6-4 lead they wouldn’t relinquish — much to the delight of the 48,435 … Read more