In a pre-game celebration, the Mets honored the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Miracle Mets World Champions. They are so proud of that season that they recently hired 82 year old Phil Regan as pitching coach. His apparent qualification for the position is that he was a prominent relief pitcher for the Cubs in 1969 as they collapsed and surrendered their large lead to the Mets. Regan faced the Mets 7 times in 1969. Hey, maybe he can bring back that magic. You gotta believe! (as Faith Hill’s father-in-law often said)
Sure, that was a great moment in Mets history, but there was apparently no mention during the ceremony of another significant date in Mets history.