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Rey ordonez singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 14th. He was always a football guy new york mets manager terry collins talks with mets vp of player development paul depodesta. Bobby valentine was ejected and wore a disguise in the dugout 18. He then was promoted to manager of the mets with 31 games left in the 1996.
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