1976 was a bit of a last hoorah for the Mets as far as All-Star’s go. Dave Kingman made his first All-Star appearance in his second year in Queens. He started the game in right field and went 0 for 2 with a strikeout. Jon Matlack made his third and final All-Star team, thanks to […]
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The Mets were represented by a pair of pitchers in the 1975 All-Star Game. Jon Matlack made his second consecutive All-Star appearance en route to a 16-12 season. He pitched the 7th and 8th innings, allowing 2 hits while striking out 4. He also picked up the win thanks to some timely National League offense […]
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The Mets 1974 contribution to the All-Star squad was a crew that you might not have expected. Yogi Berra mad his first and only appearance at the All-Star game as a manager, thanks to leading the team to the World Series the year before. That goes with his 15 appearances as a player. Jerry Grote […]
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I can’t believe that the Mid-Summer Classic is upon us already. It seems crazy to me to think that it’s mid-way through the season (actually, it’s 88 games into the season, which is 54.32% though the season). I always hear people complain about the All-Star game, saying how it’s not fun to watch and it’s […]
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2009 SlangKo Heroes of the Diamond Jon Matlack Jon Matlack pitched for the Mets from 1971 to 1977. His overall stats with the Mets is a line of perfect mediocrity – 82 wins against 81 losses, 3.02 ERA, 1023 K’s. When you look a bit deeper, though, things begin to look a little less mediocre. […]
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