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Jerry Koosman, 1969 Miracle Mets icon, dies at 83 years old
Koosman was a pitcher on the 1969 Miracle Mets, the team that won the franchise's first World Series; he died on Sunday.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell on this story, from The BBN Weekend Matinee at 3:05 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Jerry Koosman, 1969 Miracle Mets icon, dies at 83 years old”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 3:05 PM ET on The BBN Weekend Matinee, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell.
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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorJerry Koosman, a driving force behind the New York Mets' first World Series title in nineteen sixty-nine, has died. He was eighty-three years old.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI don't know much about baseball, but that team sounds like it mattered a lot to a lot of people.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThey were called the Miracle Mets, and Koosman was a big reason why. A lefty who gave a young franchise its biggest win.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOn to the games. Jets thirty, Raiders twenty-one, with four seventeen left in the third quarter.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSteelers twenty-seven, Browns six, nine thirty-nine left in the third. Jaguars thirty-five, Colts nothing, nine oh-eight left in the third.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThirty-five to nothing? Does the scoreboard have room for more?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBuccaneers nine, Falcons nothing, with four fifty-nine left in the third. And Eagles at Commanders is later.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the Colts have until the fourth quarter to find a point. That's a long drive.
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