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Mets great Koosman dies at 86; Commanders lead Eagles at half
Koosman won Game 2 of the 1969 World Series, one of the signature wins of the Miracle Mets, and the team announced his death on Sunday.
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- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “N.Y. Mets pitching great, '69 Series hero Jerry Koosman dies at 86”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 10:09 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.
- BBN covered this story before: Jerry Koosman, 1969 Miracle Mets icon, dies at 83 years old (November 1).
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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorJerry Koosman, the left-hander who won Game 2 of the 1969 World Series for the Mets, has died at eighty-six, and the team announced it on Sunday.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI know that Series was a big deal in New York. Why do they still talk about it?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBecause the Mets were a long shot that year, and Koosman was one of the arms that helped them beat a heavily favored Baltimore team.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's the Miracle Mets, and he was part of the core of it.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA real piece of baseball history, then. Our condolences to his family and to Mets fans.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAmen. Now the scores. The Commanders lead the Eagles thirteen to ten at halftime, so somebody finally broke that tie.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Rams beat the Chargers twenty-four to nine, the Broncos edged the Chiefs twenty-eight to twenty-four, and the Patriots held off Miami twenty-four to nineteen.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAnd the Warriors lead the Clippers seventy-five to sixty-three with seven twenty-five left in the third.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFinal scores, Brock, are the ones that stay put. Those Eagles still have a half to play.
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