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  • Davey Johnson, 82

    From Mark Shaw@mshaw@panix.com to alt.obituaries on Sun Sep 7 02:41:30 2025
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    https://apnews.com/article/davey-johnson-dead-d2b3729228978fa7054f61c0f925df54

    NEW YORK (AP) -- When the winning run scored in Game 6 of the
    1986 World Series, the New York Mets melted into a white-and-blue
    swirl near home plate, celebrating their implausible comeback
    from the brink of defeat.

    Right in the middle of all that humanity was Davey Johnson,
    who had arrived at the mob scene before many of his players.

    Those '86 Mets -- with all their brashness, belligerence and
    unapologetic brilliance -- would not have been the same without
    their 43-year-old manager.

    Johnson died Friday at age 82. Longtime Mets public relations
    representative Jay Horwitz said Johnson's wife Susan informed
    him of his death after a long illness. Johnson was at a hospital
    in Sarasota, Florida.

    "His ability to empower players to express themselves while
    maintaining a strong commitment to excellence was truly
    inspiring," Darryl Strawberry posted on Instagram with a photo
    of him, Johnson and Dwight Gooden. "Davey's legacy will forever
    be etched in the hearts of fans and players alike."

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  • From David Carson@davidc@wa-wd.com to alt.obituaries on Sun Sep 7 07:50:20 2025
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    https://apnews.com/article/davey-johnson-dead-d2b3729228978fa7054f61c0f925df54

    NEW YORK (AP) -- When the winning run scored in Game 6 of the
    1986 World Series, the New York Mets melted into a white-and-blue
    swirl near home plate, celebrating their implausible comeback
    from the brink of defeat.

    Right in the middle of all that humanity was Davey Johnson,
    who had arrived at the mob scene before many of his players.

    Those '86 Mets -- with all their brashness, belligerence and
    unapologetic brilliance -- would not have been the same without
    their 43-year-old manager.

    As a fan of the Houston Astros from the 70s to the 00s, I'm positive that
    I can name more members of the 1986 Mets from memory than I can of any
    other non-Astros team. I would have to look up which four got themselves arrested for brawling with Houston police at a bar, though.

    David Carson
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