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Gotham Baseball - The Wave
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Fifty years ago, it all began for the Mets - Newsday
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How Bad (And Lovable) Were the 1962 Mets? - Jugs Sports
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Remembering Mets History (1962) The New York Mets First Game
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Mets Morning News: For Sale: Baby Mets, Never Won - Amazin' Avenue
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Remembering the Mets' First Spring in 1962 - The New York Times
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Rick Pitino, in NY state of mind at St John's, throws out first
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Mets History Simulated: Playing the ugly 1962 season all over again
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A Year of Futility: The “Amazin' Mets” First Year, 1962