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Joe Pignatano, RIP: The vegetable man
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Mets Hall of Fame
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When God was a Mets Fan: How the miracle in '69 happened – New York Daily News
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Collecting 1969 New York Mets Rookie Cards
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Amazin' Journey - BallNine
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The Miracle Mets Players - Mets History
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Mack's Mets: The View From The Rear View Mirror - Nolan Ryan and Tug McGraw
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The Miracle Mets' 50th Anniversary: 'Like It Was Just Yesterday' - The New York Times
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MIRACLE METS - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Did a Seder Plate Propel the New York Mets to the 1969 World Series? - Tablet Magazine
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Ron Swoboda is still having a ball with 'The Catch' in new memoir, 50 years later, Entertainment/Life
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Mets Hall of Fame
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The Amazin' finish that led Mets to the '73 NL pennant
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Photos: Tom Seaver through the years, 1944-2020