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Kooz in The Big Apple - BallNine
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Tug McGraw's '73 Mets Rallying Cry? It's Now on a Phillies Wall
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Rusty Staub, slugger who played 23 seasons, dies at 73
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NJ Governor Chris Christie TRASHES Philly and their fans!
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New York Mets on X: We honor 1969 World Series champion Tug
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Tug McGraw (Part Two) 1973 NL Champion Mets Fireman
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Starting to believe? Recall Mets of 1973
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October 10, 1973: 'Ya Gotta Believe!' Mets win National League
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Mets Down Phils, 4 to 0, On 4‐Hitter - The New York Times
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3 things that gave the 1973 NY Mets reason to believe
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Ya gotta believe Mets 1973
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Tug McGraw (Part Two) 1973 NL Champion Mets Fireman
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April 6, 1974: Mike Schmidt's Opening Day homer lifts Carlton
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The Amazin' finish that led Mets to the '73 NL pennant