Osh41 and I were emailing about this team the other day.
Attendance: 1.1 million (back when only actual humans actually showing up counted in your attendance as opposed to “paid”): 12th out of 12 in the NL. New York City and the worst draw in the league.
Catcher Ron Hodges. The Mets honor Ron every April by wearing his #42.
Some 21 year old in right with 21 and 74.
George Foster may have “sucked” to most Mets fans but boy that 28 and 90 pops in this crapola lineup.
A 19 year old SS in Jose Oquendo?
A Hall of Fame pitcher starts 34 games and only wins 9 times?
Craig Swan wins TWICE in 18 starts?
John Stearns plays 4 games as a pinch runner?
What an oddball team.
In better news – that season contains my favorite Mets moment of them all, Seaver’s walk from the RF bullpen on Opening Day. I was there somehow. Hooky? Easter break?
Check out the teaser for the 1983 episode of How I Met the Mets, or if you pay close attention to those videos in the middle there, it’s up there.
I still remember the announcer saying “and walking in from the bullpen #41” that was all he had to say..the roar of the crowd was beyond deafening.
mike
bayside
Truly my favorite moment at Shea. Better than all the others.
my fav mets 1983 memory?
george foster driven to shea every day via limosuine.