Binghamton Franchise History The B-Mets won the North Division under John Tamargo with a wire-to-wire perfor- mance, finishing the year at 82-59. The B-Mets deftly swept the New Haven Ravens in three games in the North Division Championship, with each game decided by a single run. Binghamton faced the Harrisburg Senators in the Eastern League Championship. After the B-Mets dropped the series opener, ace Bill Pulsipher got the team back on track in a big way in Game 2 on Sep-tember 2. The hulking left-hander baffled the Senators for nine innings, hurling the first no-hitter in Binghamton Mets history. His win tied the series. In Game 3, the B-Mets trailed by two in the ninth, Edgardo Alfonzo hit a game-tying two- run homer before Frank Jacobs belted a walk-off solo shot. In Game 4, Chris Roberts se- cured Binghamton’s second championship in three years, twirling a complete game in front of 5,259 fans at Municipal Stadium.
In 1996, with Chris Saunders racking up a franchise-record 105 RBI, the team went 76-66 and made the postseason. Unlike 1992 and 1994, this club was not able to supply the magic in the postseason falling to the Portland Sea Dogs in the North Division Championship series. Binghamton punched their ticket to the playoffs in 1998, 2000 and 2004, but made first-round exits each time.
Binghamton Municipal Stadium seen from above in 1992
In 2001, the naming rights for the stadium were sold to the New York State Electric and Gas Company. The franchise would call NYSEG Stadium home from 2001 through 2020. In 2021, the Rumble Ponies announced a groundbreaking nam- ing rights agreement with Mirabito. The stadium is now called Mirabito Stadium. After a nine-year postseason drought, the B-Mets compiled one of their best seasons in franchise history in 2013. The club racked up a record 86 wins with Eastern League Most Valuable Player Allan Dykstra and Manager of the Year Pedro Lopez. The B-Mets won their first regular season division title since 2000, but were swept in the first round of the play - offs by the Trenton Thunder. In 2014, the B-Mets made amends and finished second in the Eastern Division with 83 victories. Binghamton trailed the Portland Sea Dogs by four runs in Game 1 of the Division Championship Series before mounting a memorable comeback. After tying the game with three runs in the eighth inning, TJ Rivera belted a walk-off three-run homer in the ninth, capping a personal four-hit game. Binghamton dropped the next two games before re- covering with victories on the road in Games 4 & 5, sealing their first playoff series victory in 20 years. 2014 Eastern League Champion- ship Series
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