After a few days off (except that I worked like mad at my regular job), I bring you some notable Mets history.
On this day in 2004, Richard Hidalgo set a franchise record by hitting a home run in his fifth straight game. That record still stands.
I remember that home run streak like it was yesterday. They had just traded for Hildalgo less than three weeks prior to the streak. The Mets traded David Weathers and Jeremy Griffiths to get him.
In that year, Denny Walling was the hitting coach to start the season. Jim Duquette was still the GM. The middle of the order after the trade was Piazza, Hidalgo, and Cliff Floyd. Oh, and Shane Spencer and Karim Garcia were platooning in RF. Did I forget to mention Art Howe was manager? What a long way we've come since then.
Notable Mets History
