1975 Mets

[@voidfilan5055]

Remember watching these films during rain delays on the old WOR channel 9📺😻👍

[@CCTH2221-lp2zj]

Wow you just brought back some memories for us TriState kids⚾️

[@johnnyd63]

My dad passed exactly 12 years ago today. Seeing Shea and my childhood? Gulp!

[@BarrySmith70]

My first Mets game was during the 1975 season. I still have the yearbook somewhere!

[@jacksmith5692]

My late Dad and I went to see the Mets and Phillies in a double header. Koosman was crushed in game 1 and Seaver lost a typical Mets no run heartbreaker in game 2. Technically he got a no decision but he was taken out in the 9th with like 12 k's and they lost the damn game in the 10th. In game 1 Grote hit a groundball way behind 3rd in foul territory and was so slow that Schmidt was able to throw him out. My old man was yelling run Grote goddammit! Jesus Christ he's slower than Rusty for chrissakes! I went to a bunch of games in 1975. My Dad being a former Dodger fan and my 89 year old Mom still a Dodger fan we went to see the Dodgers ever August from 1971 to 76. After Seaver left my Dad was disgusted. I'll never forget 1971, we are there early to watch batting practice and out in the Dodgers pen a pitcher is working on stuff. I look at my program and said Dad who is Hoyt Wilhelm and he gave me a history lesson on his age, knuckleball etc. Richie Allen hit a BOMB to the light towers off of Ray Sadecki and Kenny Singleton homered for us off Bill Singer. Back to 1975, we had our best offensive season since 1970 which wasn't saying much and remember when Stearns broke Ken Sanders cheekbone hitting him with a warmup toss against I think the Dodgers? In 1975 Rusty had 105 ribbies and we finally had a guy with over 100 rbi's and naturally he was traded for FAT Mickey Lolich and Kingman hit 36 homers that finally broke Frank Thomas 1962 mark of 34 homers. I was tired of Murph telling us all the time about Frank Thomas 34 homers in 1962!

[@adolfoarjona3378]

Thank you for the great memory

[@jimwerther]

Thank you for posting this! 48 years ago, a completely different world. May as well been 480 years ago.

[@144Donn]

Those were some very lean years until the early mid 80's

[@michaelsemmijr2095]

Not 1 thing was said about Rusty Staubs great 1975 campaign. He became the 1st Met to drive in 100 plus RBI with 105 breaking Donn Clendenon mark of 97 RBI in 1970. M. Donald Grant foolishly traded Staub for a washed up Mickey Lolich.

[@softyme63]

Very stupid trade by the Mets

[@sportsrevisited9699]

they could have had Staub in center and Tug McGraw in the pen on the '76 team that won 86 games. all the "could've" with the Mets is crazy. Staub instead of Unser? McGraw next to Lockwood? would have been a much better team.

[@softyme63]

Fregosi for Nolan Ryan is one of the all-time blunders, too

[@jimwerther]

@@softyme63 Supposedly to make room for Mike Vail.

[@stevep8445]

@@sportsrevisited9699 staub in center??? He played 10 career games in CF and none after 1966. He was a year away from being a full time DH.

[@paul-gz9zh]

Citi Field should be playing these videos before, during and after the games. The stadium has no nostalgia. Except if you're a Brooklyn Dodgers fan.

[@johnpastore7685]

Uncle Steve are you seeing this

[@paul353]

Dave, you weren't traded. The Giants sold you to the Mets for $150,000

[@jacksmith5692]

Yogi was canned in August!

[@jimwerther]

The day after Randy Tate's almost no-no, which the Mets lost.

[@jacksmith5692]

@@jimwerther Will never forget, it was on radio and he went into the 8th with a no hitter and Jorgensen hit a 3 run homer to beat him 4-3. I forget if Pepe Mangual or Jim Lyttle broke up the no hitter and Gary Carter was involved also? Tate was a two pitch pitcher, 95 mph fastball and big curve ball but horrible control and a head case. He died from I think Covid? What a waste of a great arm!

[@jacksmith5692]

@@jimwerther Still remember his numbers, 5 and 13 with 4.43 if I remember right?

[@joselopezmoya9786]

When will they bring back BANNER DAY, BAT DAY, etc.??

[@Landrew1980]

6:57 Julius!

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

Save up those DairyLea coupons!

[@wiedep]

The more M. D. Grant got involved the worse the team was.

[@richardm3773]

In a year Staub will be driving in runs for Detroit.....Lolich will be driving a truck

[@jimwerther]

Randy Tate never pitched in the majors after 1975.

[@zxccxz164]

i love it....HARD THROWING Randy Tate. What happened to mr tate?

[@zxccxz164]

Fireballing : )

[@jimwerther]

​@@zxccxz164 Finished 5-13 4.45 in 1975, couldn't get anyone out in camp in 1976, and was sent to Tidewater, and later to the Pirates, where he blew out his arm in the minors. Died from Covid in 2021.

[@zxccxz164]

@@jimwerther thanks....i had the 75 stratomatic mets and it was fun to pitch him instead of seaver/koosma/matlack : )

[@paul-gz9zh]

Are we going to have to wait a hundred years and six more owners to see a tribute to our own team?

[@johnpastore7685]

No

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

Seaver got a LOT more than to 3000...ended up with 3640.

[@michaelcrockette8694]

most batters have at least one guy they find a little tougher than the others. guess Kingman just didn’t want to say. (“they’re all tough”).

[@joselopezmoya9786]

I thought that MIKE VAIL woujd develop into a solid player.

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

Those Ladies on the Bus were HOT!! I want to find them!! ❤️👍

[@jimwerther]

They all like crap now

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

These Met teams weren't that bad.