June 23, 2006 - Mets vs Blue Jays

[@alexanderestrada2499]

Wright's homer: 53:54 Milledge's homer: 1:04:24

[@JulianWyllie]

Wright barreled up his home run. Great at bat. I love that Gary had just said two strikes was nothing for Wright. This era of Mets baseball will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@metsclassics]

@@JulianWyllie There was something about the 2006 team. I think we’ll look back on 2024 much the same way. No rings to show, but what a fun ride with a cast of characters… each of these seasons.

[@alanj.5897]

At 52:09 when Wright fouls the ball and the crowd goes ooohhhh, that was because the ball bounced out of my hands. I was trying to locate my seat and saw a ball coming in the corner of my eye. I put up my hands defensively out of instinct. Two pitches later you hear the crowd again and that was because I caught that foul ball. I was a minor celebrity for a minute. Got a standing O in my section and a few people recognized me on the streets and at the bar after the game from being on the jumbotron. Also saw the Jays GM Ricciardi at a lounge the next night and we talked to him and I asked if he recognized me and he said yeah, you're that guy that was on the jumbotron.

[@metsclassics]

@@alanj.5897 Awesome story! Thank you for sharing

[@hmhm856]

Im surprised to see/hear Ralph Kiner, since he only did home games once he retired, especially since its in another country (Canada).

[@edschneidmuller9496]

Delgado belongs in the HOF. Period

[@hmhm856]

Voters are usually more "strict" when it comes to voting for firstbasemens into the HOF. If Delgado was a thirdbasemen or a corner outfielder, he would be in the Hall. The argument against Delgado was that he had less than 500 career home runs despite being a firstbasemen, and that he only played in one postseason despite playing in the wild card-three division era

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

Was this the first interleague series between the Mets and Jays?

[@metsclassics]

Had to look that one up, but looks like they played at Shea in 1997 and then in Toronto in 1998.

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

@@metsclassics earlier than I thought. The first regular season interleague series between the Rangers and Cardinals for example was 2004. They would later meet in the World Series in 2011.

[@SeanAveryBroadway]

@@metsclassics They played the AL East in the first several years of inter league. This was their 2nd or 3rd trip to Toronto.

[@hmhm856]

@@metsclassics The most famous Toronto-Mets game was in 1999, when Bobby Valentine was ejected, and then came back to the dugout with glasses and a fake mustache

[@Only1SamRaw]

​@@hmhm856 that was against the jays???

[@hmhm856]

Shame that Lastings Milledge never developed into that hitter the Mets thought he would he. That really hurt the Mets future.

[@brandonapicella6801]

You don’t have the full game when David Wright made his debut in 2004 vs expos

[@metsclassics]

Brandon, check out my playlists. David’s debut was July 21, 2004 and its in that year’s playlist: www.youtube.com/@metsclassics/playlists . I update playlists just about every day.