Fansided · Jun 15, 2020
Virtual Mets have a year to forget in our 1981 simulation
PITTSBURGH, PA - 1982: Hubie Brooks (L) of the New York Mets tags Lee Lacey of the Pittsburgh Pirates as Lacey slides into third base as umpire Dick Stello looks on during a Major League Baseball game at Three Rivers Stadium in 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
A players’ strike in 1981 couldn’t save virtual New York Mets fans from suffering through a year to forget.
The virtual New York Mets celebrate the 1981 season with a tribute to the 1971 Championship squad. A few retired players return including the unlikely MVP of the 1971 World Series, Ronnie Collins.