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East New York Mets: In 1959
a New York attorney named William Shea created a plan for the unveiling
of the latest New York team. In an attempt to fill the void of the loss
of the NY Giants and Dodgers, William Shea initially tried to relocate
the Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates, or the Philadelphia
Phillies to New York; unfortunately, there was no interest. Then he
planned to form his own league (the Continental League), but that ended
before it began. Until finally in 1960, the National league expanded the
teams and included New York in that expansion, if they could build the
new baseball team a modern stadium. Shea agreed to build the new
stadium, however he needed time to construct the new facility. Finally,
in 1961 the National League accepted the Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc
(nickname the Mets) into Major League Baseball. They started playing one
year later. The circular Mets logo was designed by sports cartoonist Ray
Gatto and was unveiled on November 16, 1961. It has virtually gone
unchanged throughout the history of the New York ball club.
The Mets began their inaugural season playing at the Polo Grounds--the
former home of the New York Giants--while their new stadium was under
construction. Shea Stadium cost $28.5 million and took 29 months to
build. It was initially going to be called Flushing Meadow Park, but the
people of the Brooklyn-Queens area were so excited (especially after
being abandoned by 2 MLB teams previously) that they gave the ballpark
the honorary name of Shea stadium. It was the first baseball to football
convertible stadium, using two motor-operated stands that moved on
underground tracks. It is also the noisiest outdoor ballpark in Major
League Baseball due to the fact that it is located in the flight path of
La Guardia Airport. The rumor is, that when the city scouted sites for
the new ballpark in 1962, they went during the winter, when flight paths
into La Guardia were rerouted, so they never predicted the future
aircraft noise. Shea stadium has a seating capacity of approximately
56,000 but has the capability of being expanded to 90,000. It has a
playing surface of Kentucky blue grass, which gives the field a classic
look. The right-center scoreboard is one of largest in the majors. It is
175 feet long and 86 feet high with a Bulova clock on top that is about
25 feet behind the outfield fence. It is one of the most amazing
ballparks in the world and one thing that may be louder than the planes
overhead is 56,000 screaming fans in the stands.
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New York Mets Accomplishments:
World Series Champions 2 - 1969, 1986
League Champions 4 - 1969(NL), 1973(NL), 1986(NL), 2000(NL)
Division Champions 4 - 1969(NL East), 1973(NL East), 1986(NL East),
1988(NL East)
Wild-Card 2 - 1999(NL), 2000(NL)
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