In baseball, the New York Mets are the patron saints of unbelievable turnarounds. With two World Series wins, three NL East division titles and four National League pennants in their 46-year history, the Mets are fun to root for, and their fans are always hopeful and hungry for another championship season. Home games at Shea Stadium are consistently packed, and Mets tickets can be a tough find. Lifelong Mets fans can find great deals on hard-to-find Mets tickets from JustGreatTickets.com. See the New York Mets at Shea Stadium before the new ballpark is completed in 2009. Browse Mets tickets today and get your seats for games at home or on the road from Just Great Tickets.
The Mets began as a National League expansion team in 1962. After the exodus of the Dodgers and the Giants in 1957, the New York Yankees were suddenly the only major league team the nation's largest city. Mets tickets were popular with displaced fans seeking an alternative to the Yankees. Manager Casey Stengel, who led the Yankees to five back-to-back World Series victories in the early 50s, would face an uphill battle in the team's first few seasons, but curious baseball fans with patient good humor continued to buy Mets tickets despite their struggles.
Indeed, the Mets would be celebrated for their lack of success and endearing ineptitude. But fans supported their team, and Mets tickets were solid sellers as a growing fan base rallied around the fledgling ball club. Their loyalty would be handsomely rewarded by the end of the decade. Pitcher Tom Seaver arrived in 1967 and his 16 wins,170 strikeouts and 2.76 E.R.A. for the season would make him the National League's Rookie of the Year and fuel a growing demand for Mets tickets.
Nineteen sixty-nine was a year of firsts for the Mets: They finished their first-ever winning season in first place in the NL East and made their first post season appearance in the very first National League Championship Series, defeating the favored Atlanta Braves and taking home their first NL pennant. Fans with Mets tickets in that championship year watched with awe as the Miracle Mets did the impossible. Manager Gil Hodges led his team to a World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles and their first championship title.
The 80s brought the slugging talents of Darryl Strawberry and Keith Hernandez and the powerful arm of pitcher Dwight Gooden. Mets tickets sold like never before as their incredible season unfolded. After a grueling 16-inning battle with the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the NLCS, the Mets took on Boston in the 1986 World Series, and fans with Mets tickets packed Shea Stadium to see their heroes go all the way. Mookie Wilson's infamous hit down the first base line and under the legs of Red Sox' first baseman Bill Buckner in Game 6 made the Mets world champions for the second time.
Shea Stadium
William Alfred Shea was the man whose efforts brought National League baseball back to New York City after the Dodgers and the Giants relocated to California, and the 55,300-seat facility bears his name. Shea is a true pitcher's park, with a lack of strong wind currents and an abundance of foul territory. The park is located in Flushing, Queens along the flight path of planes arriving and departing from La Guardia airport, which can be nerve-wracking for visiting teams unaccustomed to the noise. Tommie Agee's 1969 home run hit to the left field upper deck is said to be the longest home run ever hit at Shea, and the landing spot is marked with the date and Agee's number. Whenever the Mets score a run, the apple emerges from the Mets Magic Top Hat beyond the center field wall.
Manager Willie Randolph and his team are ready for 2008 and Mets tickets bring you closer to the action. See Pedro Martinez and two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana take the mound in 2008 while Carlos Beltran, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca man the bats for another exciting season. Get hard-to-find Mets tickets and see the battle for Eastern Division dominance against the Philadelphia Phillies. It's a new year, and Mets tickets are hotter than ever.
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