100-to-1 at Shea Stadium
On October 16, 1969, fans at Shea Stadium in New York City rushed the field in delirious celebration. The New York Mets — a franchise...
This is a contemporary on hope against odds and perseverance, drawing on 1 Corinthians 1:27.
On October 16, 1969, fans at Shea Stadium in New York City rushed the field in delirious celebration. The New York Mets — a franchise that had lost 120 games in their inaugural 1962 season, the worst record in modern baseball history — had just defeated the Baltimore Orioles to win the World Series. Vegas oddsmakers had placed the Mets at 100-to-1 before the season.…
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