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Mets' 1969 championship team reunion bittersweet for surviving
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Mets' 1969 championship team reunion bittersweet for surviving
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How Gil Hodges turned the 1969 Mets into a World Series winner
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Hodges is so beloved, he is claimed by two communities
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Friendship, memories and a year with the 1969 New York Mets - ESPN
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Remembering the trade that brought Gil Hodges to the Mets - Newsday
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Tom Seaver and the Mets' enduring hope from 1969 - Sports Illustrated
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Mets' 1969 championship team reunion bittersweet for surviving
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Gil Hodges' Mets players push his Hall of Fame case
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50th Anniversary of the 1969 Mets: Tips From Manager Gil Hodges
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Yesterday's heroes: The '69 Miracle Mets - Newsday
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Mets' 1969 championship team reunion bittersweet for surviving