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On This Date in Sports August 16, 1973: You Gotta Believe

Struggling in last place at 53-65, the New York Mets hold a team meeting led by Chairman M. Donald Grant. Addressing rumors of firings and trades, Grant tells the team he still believes they can win the East. At which point, Reliever Tug McGraw stood up and screamed: “You Gotta Believe.” The words w

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On This Date in Sports August 16, 1973: You Gotta Believe

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