1999 NLDS Game 4: Mets vs. Diamondbacks

[@yellsforourselves5143]

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[@bradlewis6514]

They may have been tumultuous, but they were splendid! Those two years they achieved well above even what I'd expected! It helped to have a handful of veterans, especially Leiter's postseason experience! The chemistry came together and blended well with the lesser known guys! Along with Leiter, having Rickey, Olerud, Piazza and Ventura was invaluable

[@bradlewis6514]

Alfonzo became a breakout star for a short time with his contributions! His fielding, along with Ordonez, was impeccable

[@bradlewis6514]

On the other hand, to me, the guy on those clubs that underachieved because I'd seen him play at Ga Tech on the amateur level while I attended Western Carolina University was Jay Payton! He had brief moments, but with his potential, could have done so much more

[@gbond]

The commercials are the best part. What I wouldn’t give to live in the care free feelings of 1999

[@nathangursky4628]

Man this is the team I miss. So many incredible moments from platoon guys and spare parts. Agbayani, Pratt, Franco, Dunston.. this is the type of roster this pitiful current club needs.

[@walterlv01]

I have been as critical as anyone of Berman especially when it comes to doing play-by-play over the years - but he actually delivers a great call of Pratt's walkoff homer in this one. Probably the signature call of his career.

[@michaelsena5577]

And it should be noted he didn't "overspeak" and allowed to visual to tell the story following his very good call.

[@MarkoAnzio]

Great game. The ‘99 team is my fav met team of all time. It’s a shame they couldn’t get past Atlanta. I would love to see the Matt Franco walk-off hit game off of Mariano Rivera. That was the most memorable game of the ‘99 regular season.

[@Brooklyn3955]

Best game Mets and Yanks ever played against each other.

[@kevindwyer2064]

Boy oh boy when Shea would rock it was deafening

[@hmhm856]

Whats forgotten about this game is that Leiter pitched a gem, just after his complete-game-shut-out-gem against the Reds to decide the NL Wild Card Its forgotten because Benitez blew the save, Benitez first blown save in an important game as a member of the Mets :) ... Forgotten because Mets won in dramatic fashion in the end 2:18:00 Benitez blown save

[@redpillfreedom6692]

3:32:26

[@brentgarrison726]

Ray Knight forgot he was retired. Awful in the Booth. Charlie Williams nailed the call.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

That METS' infield was the best defensive infield in the history of MLB.

[@dand8212]

Agreed very good but my Yankees were good too.

[@jjgillmen]

I believe this was the game that saw Cookie Rojas shoving an umpire over a foul call -- 2:52:00

[@kevindwyer2064]

Sure the Fonz didn’t play all that long but he should have his number retired by the Mets. 3 years in a row you name the situation and Fonzy was in the middle of it.

[@michaelsena5577]

No. His number should not be retired.

[@erikhernandez9118]

The umpire pushed Rojas first. Don't blame him one bit for going crazy

[@brentgarrison726]

No he didn't. Typical idiot fan.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

That was when baseball was still baseball. A starting pitcher would throw between 120 to 130 pitches. Now they are gonre between the 5th and 6th inni ngs.