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The '''Braves-Mets rivalry''' is a rivalry between two teams in [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[National League East]], featuring the [[New York Mets]] and [[Atlanta Braves]].
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: {{{Color|LightSteelBlue}}};" | New York Mets&ndash;Atlanta Braves
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center" | [[Image:NLE-NYM-Logo.png|100px|Mets Logo]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:ATL Braves.PNG|100px|Braves Logo]]
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! style="background: #E0E7EF;" colspan="2" | History
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| '''1st Meeting''' || [[May 11]], [[1962]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Last Meeting''' || [[September 21]], [[2008]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Next Meeting''' || [[May 4]], [[2009]]
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Number of Meetings''' || 663
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''All-Time Series''' || 360-302-1 Atlanta
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Regular Season Series''' || 355-298-1 Atlanta
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Largest victory''' ||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Current Streak''' || 2 (Atlanta)
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Longest NYM Win Streak''' ||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Longest ATL Win Streak''' ||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Playoffs''' ||
*[[1969 National League Championship Series]] - Mets win 3-0
*[[1999 National League Championship Series]] - Braves win 4-2
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The '''Braves-Mets rivalry''' is a rivalry between two teams in [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[National League East]], featuring the [[New York Mets]] and [[Atlanta Braves]].<ref>Lisa Olson, [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2003/07/08/2003-07-08_crazy_scene_at_shea_takes_lu.html "Crazy scene at Shea takes luster off Mets-Braves rivalry"] [[New York Daily News]], July 8, 2003. Retrieved 01-09-2009</ref>

Although their first major confrontation occurred in the 1969 [[National League Championship Series]], the rivalry did not become especially heated until the 1990s. During this time period, the Braves became one of the most dominant baseball teams in professional baseball. The rivalry came to a visible head with the [[John Rocker]] controversy, where Atlanta pitcher Rocker made a number of derogatory comments about residents of New York City in 1999.<ref>[http://assets.espn.go.com/minorlbb/news/2005/0414/2036947.html "Rocker to play for Long Island Ducks"], [[ESPN]], April 14, 2004. Retrieved 01-09-2009</ref> This led to a number of incidents of items being thrown at Braves players when visiting the Mets.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2000/09/26/braves-mets000926.html "Braves clinch NL East over Mets"] [[CBC]] Sports, November 10, 2000. Retrieved 01-09-2009</ref> With the end of the Braves' eleven-season National League East winning streak in 2006, the rivalry hit a cooling period.<ref>[http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/bravesfans/entries/2007/04/20/can_this_rivalr.html "Can this rivalry be saved?"] [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]], April 20, 2007. Retrieved 01-09-2009</ref><ref>Tyler Kerpner, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A05EFDE1E3FF930A35757C0A9679C8B63 "Mets-Braves Rivalry May Have Lost Some of Its Edge"] [[The New York Times]], April 3, 2001. Retrieved 01-09-2009</ref> In 2004, Atlanta power hitter [[Chipper Jones]] named his child "Shea" after the Mets' home [[Shea Stadium]], citing his great success and memories of playing there.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1871546 "Jones has 17 home runs at Shea Stadium"], [[ESPN]] news services, August 31, 2004. Retrieved 01-09-2009</ref>

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Revision as of 18:35, 9 January 2009

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New York Mets–Atlanta Braves
Mets Logo  Braves Logo
History
1st Meeting May 11, 1962
Last Meeting September 21, 2008
Next Meeting May 4, 2009
Number of Meetings 663
All-Time Series 360-302-1 Atlanta
Regular Season Series 355-298-1 Atlanta
Largest victory
Current Streak 2 (Atlanta)
Longest NYM Win Streak
Longest ATL Win Streak
Playoffs

The Braves-Mets rivalry is a rivalry between two teams in Major League Baseball's National League East, featuring the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves.[1]

Although their first major confrontation occurred in the 1969 National League Championship Series, the rivalry did not become especially heated until the 1990s. During this time period, the Braves became one of the most dominant baseball teams in professional baseball. The rivalry came to a visible head with the John Rocker controversy, where Atlanta pitcher Rocker made a number of derogatory comments about residents of New York City in 1999.[2] This led to a number of incidents of items being thrown at Braves players when visiting the Mets.[3] With the end of the Braves' eleven-season National League East winning streak in 2006, the rivalry hit a cooling period.[4][5] In 2004, Atlanta power hitter Chipper Jones named his child "Shea" after the Mets' home Shea Stadium, citing his great success and memories of playing there.[6]

References

  1. ^ Lisa Olson, "Crazy scene at Shea takes luster off Mets-Braves rivalry" New York Daily News, July 8, 2003. Retrieved 01-09-2009
  2. ^ "Rocker to play for Long Island Ducks", ESPN, April 14, 2004. Retrieved 01-09-2009
  3. ^ "Braves clinch NL East over Mets" CBC Sports, November 10, 2000. Retrieved 01-09-2009
  4. ^ "Can this rivalry be saved?" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 20, 2007. Retrieved 01-09-2009
  5. ^ Tyler Kerpner, "Mets-Braves Rivalry May Have Lost Some of Its Edge" The New York Times, April 3, 2001. Retrieved 01-09-2009
  6. ^ "Jones has 17 home runs at Shea Stadium", ESPN news services, August 31, 2004. Retrieved 01-09-2009
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