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The 1986 Mets went 108-54 in the regular season, and 8-5 in the postseason.
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The Mets went 97-65 in the regular season in 2006. Including the postseason they were 104-69.
1988 ... the Mets lost in the NLCS to the Dodgers and the Yankees finished 5th in the AL East.
The New York Mets have gone to the postseason seven times; 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 1999, 2000, and 2006. Four of these trips have resulted in going to the World Series (1969, 1973, 1986 and 200) and of those four, the Mets won the 1969, and 1986 World Series's
The Mets have a 298-337-1 record versus the Braves in the regular season and a 5-4 record in the postseason
The Mets' most wins in the regular season is 108 (with 54 losses), in 1986. Including the postseason the Mets won 116 that year, which at the time stood as the highest total since the 1906 Cubs. This accomplishment is somewhat misleading (and therefore widely ignored). Before 1969 there was no League Championship Series, and in 1975 (when the Reds won 108 regular season games, the LCS, and the World Series) the LCS was a best of 5 series. The 1998 Yankees, with the benefit of 3 postseason rounds, managed a remarkable 125-50 record including the postseason. They went 114-48 in the regular season and 11-2 in the postseason.
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In 2006, the Mets went 97-65, tying the Yankees for the best record in baseball. They then went 6-4 in the postseason, good enough to go home after a devastating game 7 loss in the NLCS.
The Mets have a 255-310-1 record versus the Dodgers in the regular season. They have a 3-4 record in the postseason. The Mets best season versus the Dodgers was 10-1 in 1988 and their worst was 2-16 in 1963 and 1962
The Yankees made the postseason 35 times prior to 1996.
As of 2009, the Tampa Bay Rays made the Postseason one time. 2008.