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1986 Mets: The ballad of Doc and Darryl

By Jonah Keri
Special to Page 2

Sunday, March 23, 2008

In 1983, the New York Mets' roster looked like the island of misfit toys. Here were Tom Seaver and Mike Torrez, battling valiantly to lead a rudderless pitching staff in the twilight of their careers. There were starting middle infielders Jose Oquendo and Brian Giles, one a teenager rushed to The Show years before he was ready, the other a living embodiment of the Peter Principle, an everyday player for a big league team only because no one else was qualified for the job. George Foster still h ...

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