FLUSHING, NY - OCTOBER 14, 1969: General view of the stadium as the teams line up along the first and third base paths prior to Game 3 of the World Series on October 14, 1969 between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in New York, New York. (Photo by: Kidwiler Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images)
The history of the New York Mets is more of a rollercoaster than the Coney Island staple, and Mets’ Singe-A affiliate namesake, the Brooklyn Cyclone.
In between the team’s five National League pennants and two World Series titles are infamous moments of ineptitude highlighted by many memorable figures, who are not necessarily in the history books for good reasons.