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'69 Mets: The game has changed in so many ways
As much as the 1969 Mets shook baseball with everything they did in the playoffs and World Series, what happened on a day off turned the entire sport upside down. On Oct. 7, 1969, a day after the Mets finished their sweep of the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies made a blockbuster trade. And Curt Flood refused to be part of it.
The Cardinals star centerfielder...
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