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    What he learned in 1969 was confirmed during his tenure as Mets manager. "The one thing I gleaned from '69 was. ... I don't think I realized until that World Series how much momentum, fate, chance or whatever you call it does in a short series" Johnson says. "It plays a big part in who wins. Full Article at MLB.com
    The one thing I gleaned from '69 was. ... I don't think I realized until that World Series how much momentum, fate, chance or whatever you call it does in a short series
    Davey Johnson – Davey Johnson SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
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Miracle at Shea turns 40
  1. Same kind of thing happened in '86. [The Red Sox] needed one strike and we were two runs down. We were destined to win. And I guess the Dodgers were destined to beat [us] in '88.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  2. We were pretty confident ... We beat [Tom] Seaver the first game and we said, 'Man, we've got a good chance.' When we swept the Dodgers in '66, we beat [Sandy] Koufax and [Don] Drysdale. So when we beat Seaver, it was like starting out the same way again.
    Davey Johnson – Davey Johnson SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  3. As I was running, I saw 50,000 people jumping over the dugouts ... It was the most frightening feeling I ever experienced on a ball field. I still have no idea how I got back inside.
    Davey Johnson – Davey Johnson SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  4. Doesn't make me feel any better about it now ... They were good, and they got every break.
    Davey Johnson – Davey Johnson SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  5. Let's see; now the score is tied and if the Orioles win, the series is 3-2, and it goes back to Baltimore, and. . .
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  6. Our scout, Jim Russo, had us prepared for Seaver and Koosman and we knew about Ryan's arm ... But we didn't know diddly squat about [Gary] Gentry. And against us, he threw the ball better.
    Davey Johnson – Davey Johnson SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  7. My memories of this place aren't real good ... I hope we can make some good ones before I'm through here.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago

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