Cat Runs On Mets Citi Field: Reminder Of 1969 Mets vs. Cubs

As I talk to adult males in their 20’s who don’t remember the Mets winning a World Series, I realize these darn kids don’t know a thing about anything before Bobby Valentine managed the team

Snopes tells the story of the first cat far better than I can…

The talented 1969 Chicago Cubs team built a large lead over the rest of the National League (East) by August – over 10 games at one point – but went into a tailspin in the final month of the season. In September, the Cubs’ slide began while playing the Mets in Shea Stadium in New York. Early in one of the games, a black cat ran onto the field … and went right over in front of the Cubs dugout where he stared manager Leo Durocher right in the face.

The Cubs lost that night, and the downfall had begun …



And that kids, is why it was really really cool that an orange(ish) (color of the Mets) cat showed up on Monday night.

 

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