The New York Mets radio engineer shares his 5 most memorable moments

Heading into June, the New York Mets were 24-33, and it looked like it was going to be a dismal season for fans. But the summer brought an incredible turnaround that led to an 89-73 regular season finish, a spot in the Wild Card playoffs, and now a spot in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). Along for the ride was Chris Majkowski, a 1989 graduate of Fordham College at Rose Hill who has been an engineer for Mets radio broadcasts since 1993 – more than 5,000 and counting.

As the Mets take on the Los Angeles Dodgers and look to advance to the World Series, Majkowski, who began his career as a sportswriter at Fordham's public media station WFUV, looks back on five of his most memorable moments working in the booth.

5. The Chicago Cubs' 2015 NLCS sweep | October 2015

When did Citi Field become home? Perhaps the loudest thing I heard before these final games (against the Philadelphia Phillies in this year's National League Division Series) was when they played the Cubs in the 2015 NLCS. And then we went to Chicago and they won there.

4th regular season series against the Washington Nationals | July 31 – August 2, 2015

It was right after the (Yoenis) Céspedes trade. The Nationals came into the game and the Mets beat them at Citi Field – hitting three home runs in five pitches in Sunday night's game.

And then we went back to Washington (in September). Maybe the Nationals had a chance to assert themselves for the last time. I think they had a lead in every game. And the Mets came back and put the nail in the coffin for Washington, so to speak.

3. Game 5 of the 2000 World Series against the New York Yankees | October 26, 2000

Even though the Mets lost, Game 5 of the 2000 World Series against the Yankees is (very memorable). Mike Francesa was sitting next to me in the booth, and when the ball first fell off Piazza's bat against Mariano (Rivera in the ninth inning), you thought, “Oh, maybe it'll work,” and even Mike – he probably would Don't admit it, but he even had a small beginning.

From a production perspective, we had to do a postgame show. And because it was on FAN, they wanted us to include both sides of the story, with Suzyn Waldman on the Yankee side and Eddie Coleman in the Mets clubhouse, which was obviously no easy task after losing the World Series.

I've always been proud of that because I think we balanced both sides of this story very well.

2. First game at Shea Stadium after 9/11 | September 21, 2001

After 9/11, we were in Pittsburgh and ended up taking the bus back to New York. As we crossed the George Washington Bridge, you could just see (the World Trade Center site) in the distance. Coming back to Shea for the first game…that was something.

1. Robin Ventura’s “Grand Slam Single,” Game 5 of the NLCS | October 17, 1999

I've always had my greatest affinity with that team, that group from 1999 and 2000 – Robin and Johnny Franco and Al Leiter and all the guys there. I got to know them a little better along the way than some of the other teams. Many players on these teams have always been my favorites.

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