The 1986 Mets are one of the truly iconic teams in baseball history, with a roster full of unbelievable talent, unbridled machismo, and borderline criminal tendencies. And 39 years ago, several of the mildest mannered of those Mets were arrested in a Houston bar called Cooter's Executive Games and Burgers after a night of debauchery. With certified Mets sicko and Defector Editor David Roth (@davidjroth.bsky.social), who wrote about the incident this week, Mike and Bill look back at the incident, which is hilarious in retrospect, and the Mets as a whole, while trying to figure out exactly what an executive burger would be.
Plus, happy birthday to George Gibson and Mickey Stanley!
And farewell to Horace Speed and Scott Klingenbeck.
David's article can be found here: https://defector.com/39-years-ago-four-mets-fought-the-cops-at-a-houston-bar-named-cooters
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