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The Dominant Season of the 1986 New York Mets (Part 3)
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EPISODE SUMMARY
After winning the World Series in 1969 and the National League Pennant in 1973, the Mets fell on hard times, posting just two winning seasons between 1974 and 1983. Part of the problem was the Mets' front office making bad personnel decisions, most notably trading away two future Hall of Fame pitchers, Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver.
Learning from past mistakes, management began making better decisions in 1983, trading with the Cardinals for Gold Glove…
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