The launching of the 1986 Mets – ESPN New York

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Each Thursday, Mark Simon will commemorate the Mets 50th season with stories and notes related to the history of the team.

If you’re a Mets fan who is feeling down about the team’s current losing ways, this would seem like a good time to celebrate the most dominant period of winning in club history.

We’ve just passed the 25th anniversary of the beginning of that run, an 18-1 stretch by the 1986 club that started with a streak of 11 wins in a row. A club record that done three other times, the 11-game streak was rudely interrupted by defeat, then concluded with seven more victories.

via The launching of the 1986 Mets – Mets Blog – ESPN New York.