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Talk of the final game established a different connection for one of the teams earlier stars. The left fielder that day, Frank Thomas belted 49 home runs during the first two seasons of the club’s existence. When queried earlier today about that final home game, he chose to discuss his part in history there with another team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.“The only one I can tell you about was when the Giants played in the Polo Grounds the last game. I was the first baseman. A ground ball [was] hit to [Dick] Groat; I made the last putout and gave the ball to Tommy Henrich. From what I understand, somebody stole it from him and it was sold for about $15,000,” said Thomas, 82, from his home in Pittsburgh, Pa.

via Mets players recall final game in the Polo Grounds, September 18, 1963 – New York Baseball History | Examiner.com.

The Mets Report, which seems like it is run by trustworthy folks, says the following on Facebook:

The Mets Report
SNY is on pace for the lowest full-season Mets ratings in the network’s history at 2.23% of area homes according to Newsday. That’s down from 2.75% last year. By comparison, Yankees on YES average 4.31% of homes viewing their games.
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I cannot find the Newsday story (I may stink at looking) but it would not surprise me if those numbers are accurate.

METS AND LHP TIM BYRDAK AGREE ON A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., September 18, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced the team has agreed on a one-year contract extension with lefthanded pitcher Tim Byrdak.

Byrdak, 37, has appeared in 68 games in relief for the Mets this season, going 1-0 with a 2.95 ERA (12 earned runs/36.2 innings pitched).

The native of Oak Lawn, Illinois has pitched for five major league teams over 10 seasons. Byrdak made his major league debut in Kansas City before stops in Baltimore, Detroit and Houston. He owns a career record of 10-10 with a 4.18 ERA (141 earned runs/303.1 innings pitched) in 411 games all in relief.

Byrdak has allowed four earned runs in his last 47 games (24.1 innings) this year for a 1.48 ERA. He has held lefthanded batters to a .204 (19-93) mark this year and to a .203 (117-577) batting average against during his career.

Byrdak ranks seventh among National League lefthanders in appearances this year and his 10.80 strikeouts per nine innings is the eighth-best in the NL (minimum of 35.0 innings).