Alrighty, so what light can we shed on walk-off win #326 (since discovered to be at least #327)?
Mike Piazza's first walk-off walk with the Mets was the 15th walk-off walk in team history
It was the first walk-off walk since Jay Payton drew one against the Marlins on May 24, 2002.
It is not the first time Mike Piazza had significant involvement in a walk-off without swinging the bat. Piazza, you may recall, was the batter when Brad Clontz's wild pitch brought in the winning run in Game 162 of the 1999 season, setting up the Mets-Reds one-game playoff.
It was the sixth Mets walk-off to end with a 9-8 final score, the third of those to go extra innings and the second to go 11 innings (the other one of those, on August 27, 1997 against the Padres also ended on a walk-off walk (Carlos Baerga), following a ninth inning game-tying home run (Todd Hundley)
The last 9-8 Mets walk-off win was on July 10, 1999 against the Yankees. That's the game in which Matt Franco's two-run two-out single beat Mariano Rivera.
I've already written about two 9-8 walk-offs, one won on an error, and one involving Mike Piazza, and I've also written about the Mets king of walk-off walks, Ron Swoboda.
Now that you've had your minutiae fill, scroll down, read the post below, and come back Thursday when I speak with a former Met about his favorite walk-off moments.
Mike Piazza's first walk-off walk with the Mets was the 15th walk-off walk in team history
It was the first walk-off walk since Jay Payton drew one against the Marlins on May 24, 2002.
It is not the first time Mike Piazza had significant involvement in a walk-off without swinging the bat. Piazza, you may recall, was the batter when Brad Clontz's wild pitch brought in the winning run in Game 162 of the 1999 season, setting up the Mets-Reds one-game playoff.
It was the sixth Mets walk-off to end with a 9-8 final score, the third of those to go extra innings and the second to go 11 innings (the other one of those, on August 27, 1997 against the Padres also ended on a walk-off walk (Carlos Baerga), following a ninth inning game-tying home run (Todd Hundley)
The last 9-8 Mets walk-off win was on July 10, 1999 against the Yankees. That's the game in which Matt Franco's two-run two-out single beat Mariano Rivera.
I've already written about two 9-8 walk-offs, one won on an error, and one involving Mike Piazza, and I've also written about the Mets king of walk-off walks, Ron Swoboda.
Now that you've had your minutiae fill, scroll down, read the post below, and come back Thursday when I speak with a former Met about his favorite walk-off moments.
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