1969 New York Mets season (and related information)

1969 New York Mets season

1969 New York Mets season

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The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's eighth as a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and culminated when they won the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. They played their home games at Shea Stadium and were managed by Gil Hodges. The team is often referred to as the "Amazin' Mets" (a nickname coined by Casey Stengel, who managed the team from their inaugural season to 1965) or the "Miracle Mets". The 1969 season was the first season of divisional play in Major League Baseball. The Mets were assigned to the newly created National League East. In their seven previous seasons, the Mets had never finished higher than ninth place in the ten-team National League and had never had a winning season. They lost at least one hundred games in five of the seasons. However, they overcame mid-season difficulties while the division leaders for much of the season, the Chicago Cubs, suffered a late-season collapse. The Mets finished 100–62, eight games ahead of the Cubs. They went on to defeat the National League West champion Atlanta Braves three games to none in the inaugural NLCS, and defeated the American League champion Orioles in five games. First baseman Donn Clendenon was named the World Series' most valuable player on the strength of his .357 batting average, three home runs, and four runs batted in. On Saturday, August 22, 2009, many of the surviving members of the 1969 championship team reunited at the Mets' present park, Citi Field.

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2024 New York Giants season

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The 2024 season was the New York Giants' 100th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen—the first time since Tom Coughlin was the coach that a tandem lasted three or more seasons. The Giants failed to improve on their 6–11 record from 2023 following a Week 14 loss to the New Orleans Saints. This is the first season since 2017 without Saquon Barkley on the roster, as he signed a three-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles during the offseason. A commorative 100th anniversary patch was made for the season. Following a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 12, the Giants suffered a losing season. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season after a Thanksgiving Day loss to the Dallas Cowboys, as well as the first team of the year to be eliminated. A loss to the Baltimore Ravens in week 15 locked the Giants into finishing last in the NFC East for the first time since 2021. Additionally, a loss to the Atlanta Falcons the following week gave the Giants their first 10-game losing streak in franchise history. Following a loss to the Eagles in week 18, the Giants were swept by all of their division rivals for the first time in franchise history. This season was plagued by poor quarterback play, numerous injuries to key players (particularly losing starting tackle Andrew Thomas to a Lisfranc injury), and poor pass protection similar to the previous season. Starting quarterback Daniel Jones was benched and eventually released mid-season due to his poor performance. The ACL tear that ended his previous season as well as the return of several neck injuries played a significant factor in limiting his passing abilities. Furthermore, the 14 losses were the most losses of any Giants season, surpassing 2017 and 2021. Their .176 winning percentage was their worst since 1974. Despite that, one of the few bright spots for the Giants was their Week 17 home win against the Indianapolis Colts, which prevented the Giants from going winless at home and eliminated the Colts from playoff contention.

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New York Mets

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The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City alongside the American League (AL)'s New York Yankees. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants. For the 1962 and 1963 seasons, the Mets played home games at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan before moving to Queens. From 1964 to 2008, the Mets played their home games at Shea Stadium, named after William Shea, the founder of the Continental League, a proposed third major league, the announcement of which prompted their admission as an NL expansion team. Since 2009, the Mets have played their home games at Citi Field next to the site where Shea Stadium once stood. In their inaugural season, the Mets posted a record of 40–120, the second most regular-season losses since MLB went to a 162-game schedule. The team never finished better than second-to-last in the 1960s until the "Miracle Mets" beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series, considered one of the biggest upsets in World Series history despite the Mets having won 100 games that season. The Mets have qualified for the postseason eleven times, winning the World Series twice (1969 and 1986) and winning five National League pennants (most recently in 2000 and 2015), and six National League East division titles. Since 2020, the Mets have been owned by billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, who purchased the team for $2.4 billion. As of 2025, Forbes ranked the Mets as the sixth most valuable MLB team, valued at $3.2 billion. As of the end of the 2024 regular season, the team's overall win–loss record is 4,816–5,148 (.483).

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