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New York Mets

The New York Mets, a professional baseball team based in Flushing, Queens, in New York City, NY, are part of the National League east Division. They’ve played in Shea Stadium since 1964 and will move into Citi Field, their new home, in 2009. The “Mets” name came from the New York Metropolitans, a baseball team in the 1880s; their nicknames are the “Amazin’ Mets”, or just the “Amazin’s” or the “Metropolitans.” The team, an expansion team, was established in Manhattan in 1962 and was then based in the Polo Grounds. They shared this venue with the New York Jets until Shea Stadium was finished; it took about 2 years. They have won 2 World Series titles (in 1969 and 1986) and 4 NL pennants (in 1969, 1973, 1986 and 2000.) The Mets tried to appeal to many former Giants and Dodgers fans as well as the New Yorkers who didn’t like the New York Yankees.

A large red apple comes out of a huge top hat behind center right field when a Mets player hits a homer at Shea. The apple will reportedly be a tradition continuing at Citi Field, although it’s not clear if the original apple will be moved or if a new one will be made. Their first game on April 10, 1962, at St. Louis, was delayed due to rain. They have made more appearances in World Series than any other expansion team in MLB’s history. They won 2 championships, which tied with the Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins for the most titles among expansion teams. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Mets wore Red Cross, FDNY and NYPD hats, along with the other teams in the league; though they continued to wear them for the rest of the year, in spite of fine threats from the MLB. The 1st major sporting event to happen in NYC after the attacks took place at Shea Stadium on September 21, 2001; the Mets played the Atlanta Braves. Then Mayor Rudy Giuliani attended, even though he is a lifelong fan of their rivals, the Yankees, and was cheered on by the crowd for his leadership in the preceding days.