[BluesDuke]

A note about Sid Fernandez: To put that lifetime .209 batting average against him into more perspective (he played fifteen seasons), consider the lifetime batting averages against these Hall of Fame gentlemen, incumbent or in waiting:

Walter Johnson: .227
Bob Feller: .236
Warren Spahn: .244
Whitey Ford: .235
Sandy Koufax: .205
Jim Palmer: .230
Randy Johnson: .221
Juan Marichal: .237
Bob Gibson: .228
Tom Seaver: .226
Nolan Ryan: .204
Steve Carlton: .240
Greg Maddux: .250
Tom Glavine: .257
Curt Schilling: .243
Pedro Martinez: .214

Think about that, and think about what his absolutely horrible conditioning did to compromise Sid Fernandez's pitching career. (He usually pitched 30-40 pounds overweight and it wore his knees and shoulders down little by little, until his final five years saw him compile a mere 21-21 record. Nobody could hit the guy (he led his league in lowest batting average against three times; Ford, to name one, never did it once), yet he finished his career as nowhere within the same continental boundaries as a Hall of Famer.

[bkepley]

It turned out exactly the way I wanted. Being a Cardinals fan I was for the NL in the series but I wanted it to be close enough to scare the Mets. I was pretty happy with their lack of success afterwards too. Overrated in their own minds.

[Retired Greyhound]

I was a huge fan of the 86 Mets. Perhaps my favorite team of all time. I’ll never forget that summer, when at one point they were 25 games ahead of the second place team in the NL East.

Gooden was brilliant (though he lost both WS starts), and the lineup was stacked. Dykstra, Mookie, Gary Carter, Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, Ray Knight, Kevin Mitchell.

They had a chance for a good run, but drugs got in the way. They had a great team in 1988, but blew it (literally).

[jdub]

I believe the series with the Astros included the worst call I’ve ever seen 1st base umpire called Craig Reynolds out despite his being two strides past first when the 1st baseman caught the ball.

[Hatteras]

I was interested... and tried to read it... But the writer was all over the place and very hard to follow his train of thought. Maybe I'll try again later...

[Scoutmaster]

Game six. A two-run lead. Two outs. Nobody on base. Two strikes on the batter, Gary Carter.

I hate being a Red Sox fan.

[dancusa]

How much time did the 1986 NYM’s do in jail? Oil Can Boyd was late on his kung fu and porno movies returned and crucified in the press.