The 1973 baseball season was unusual in that all four division winners — Oakland, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and the New York Mets — started the season slowly.
I don’t remember this season nearly as well, except for Tug McGraw and the “You gotta believe” stuff. But PM’s recap of some of the crucial games reminds me well of my detestation of the designated hitter rule and its destruction of the drama attached to late inning managerial decisions.
Life long Mets fan checking in. I remember that season well; the pennant race was called the flag nobody wanted
I don’t remember this season nearly as well, except for Tug McGraw and the “You gotta believe” stuff. But PM’s recap of some of the crucial games reminds me well of my detestation of the designated hitter rule and its destruction of the drama attached to late inning managerial decisions.