This week in the 1986 Mets (Aug. 29 - Sept. 4)

Sid Fernandez (circa 1992) was always capable of a great pitching performance.Each week, we’ll commemorate the 30th anniversary of the New York Mets championship run. We’ll focus on the memorable games, players, stories and stats and the journey of dominance taken by one of New York’s greatest baseball teams. We’ll be aided by media accounts from the New York papers (especially the Daily News, which published every article after the season in a book titled “Yes!”) as well as interviews past and present.

Home sweet for Aguilera

The Mets came home from California for a 12-game homestand, which began against the three California teams. They took two of three from the Dodgers, the first a 2-1 gem…