The 1983 C-Mets would follow up their near electric season in 1984 with some good
pitching behind 19 year olds Jose Bautista (13-4, 3.13) and Kyle Hartshorn (14-4,
2.48). The franchise however didn't feature any future stars, though future
Mets GM Steve Phillips would play a full season batting .249 with 18 2B, 8 3B,
5 HR and a speedy 39 steals. The best slugging performance again came from a person
who would never play a Major League game as Wilmer Caraballo (27 2B, 20 HR,
81 RBI, |
.296) became the 2nd player to break the 20 HR mark here. John Wilson (46 SB, .258)
and Gerald Young (52 SB, .212) joined Phillips to give this team 3 tremendous
base stealers. This '84 entry came in at an 82-57 record (.590) which was
best in the league. However... despite having the best record overall, the C-Mets
would not win either their 1st or 2nd half so they didn't even make it to
the playoffs. Attendance unfortunately began to suffer just a bit as the novelty
of pro ball began to wear off as only 76,000 came to the stadium all season
long. |