When the Mets and Rockies met on May 11, 1999, baseball produced a statistical oddity not seen in 100 years: Bobby Jones vs. Bobby Jones. The Rockies prevailed 8-5, leaving one Bobby Jones credited with the victory and the other charged with the defeat—but that was only part of the story.

🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:

  • Which Bobby Jones held a huge experience edge.

  • The colorful quote about Colorado's battered rotation.

  • Which same-name pitchers last did this 100 years earlier.

🕵️ Replay Today: July 9, 1986

Travel back 40 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:

  • a back-to-back-to-back Tiger attack

  • returning ace helps AL West leader stay there

  • Mets leading after eight? It’s over. Until now.

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