12/22/24
September 20, 2002
With their victory last night, the 3rd game of a 3 game sweep,: the New York Mets now hold a lead in their lifetime series (since 1962) against the Chicago Cubs. This is the first time since 1962 that my Mets have held such a lead against any other team. I cannot find any proof this on-line, I just feel it in my bones.
Assignment to Spo-fi readers (all 5 of you): find proof on-line.
From rcade's link: "The Mets' all-time regular season winning percentage is .476." Ouch.
posted by kirkaracha at 12:44 PM on September 20, 2002
Kirk, I would have liked it so much better if that winning percentage was .420... (Oh wait, this belongs in the other discussion.) The real question should be what this says, not about my formerly beloved Mets, but about the woeful Cubs.
posted by 86 at 01:20 PM on September 20, 2002
Right - but all those +500 teams are either Interleague or expansion teams, which don't count - since they missed playing against the woeful 62-67 Mets. I should have said what I meant. All the same, well done rcade. You win ... my tickets to tonights Mets game! Come pick them up around 5:30 in Park Slope. (Of course beating up on the Red Sox is a New York tradition.)
posted by djacobs at 02:37 PM on September 20, 2002
The Mets have been playing the Expos for 34 years. I think you have to give them a little credit for thoroughly dominating such a storied franchise, establishing a 10-game lead. As for the prize, what's second place -- two pairs of tickets to tonight's Mets game?
posted by rcade at 03:03 PM on September 20, 2002
second place - tickets to the Tuesday game against the Cubs, which I didn't use (i had plans to go, but came down sick). Jeromy Burnitz won in the bottom of the 9th with a home run!
posted by djacobs at 03:17 PM on September 20, 2002
1 more unique comment and we'll have all 5 of us!
posted by djacobs at 03:22 PM on September 20, 2002
well then why don't we all go to game together?
posted by pfuller at 03:54 PM on September 20, 2002
There's a lot more than 5 of us, now 5 of us that care about the Mets might be a stretch...
posted by patrickje at 04:05 PM on September 20, 2002
I just joined so I could tell y'all that there are 6 of us. Misery loves company.
posted by languagehat at 04:16 PM on September 23, 2002
The Mets have a winning lifetime record against around 10 teams.