,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjai,mr4  
,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,suozzi1 & ,mr4 ,engel7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! #aifi ,new
 ,york ,mets on ! #ej? ,anniv]s>y ( _!  
,_w ,s]ies victory4  ,:]eas ! ,new ,york
 ,mets1 hav+ pr\dly repres5t$ ! ,/ate ( 
,new ,york 9 pr(essional baseball s9ce  
#aifb1 won _! fir/ ,_w ,s]ies title 9   
#aifi2 ,:]eas ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets  
ma/]fully manag$ to defeat ! intimidat+ 
,am]ican ,league ,*ampion ,baltimore    
,orioles1 l$ by ! fe>some ,rob9son duo (
 ,frank & ,brooks1 9 #e games2 ,:]eas ! 
#aifi ,new ,york ,mets someh[ swept an  
,atlanta ,braves team l$ by ,hamm]9'    
,hank ,a>on to w9 _! fir/ ,national     
,league ,*ampion%ip2 ,:]eas ! #aifi ,new
 ,york ,mets be/$ ! ,*icago ,cubs l$ by 
#c future ,hall-(-,fam]s to w9 ! ,ea/]n 
,division2 ,:]eas ! #aifi ,new ,york    

,mets' victory 0 s unexpect$ !y came to 
be nicknam$ ! ,miracle ,mets2 ,:]eas !  
success ( ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets gave 
a /ruggl+ city a mu* ne$$ opportunity to
 celebrate2 ,:]eas a c\ntry /ruggl+     
?r\gh ! ,vietnam w> 0 giv5 optimism by !
 *>act]s t 7 ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets2  
,:]eas ex-,m>9es ,tom ,! ,fran*ise      
,seav] & ,gil ,hodges /eel$ ! team ?r\gh
 ?ick & ?9 to br+ a *ampion%ip to a city
 9 desp]ate ne$2 ,:]eas ! slugg+ ( !    
likes ( ,ed ,kranepool1 ,art ,%amsky1   
,ron ,swoboda1 ,cleon ,jones1 & ,donn   
,cl5d5on l$ ! unrival$ (f5se ( ! #aifi  
,new ,york ,mets2 ,:]eas ! arms ( !     
likes ( ,tom ,! ,fran*ise ,seav]1 ,j]ry 
,koosman1 ,nolan ,ryan1 ,jim ,mc,andrew1
 ,tug ,mc,graw1 & ,g>y ,g5try work$ to  
ov]p[] hitt]s = ! #aifi ,new ,york      
,mets2 ,:]eas ! lead]%ip ( ,gil ,hodges 
( ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets w =ev] be    
unrival$ 9 ,major ,league ,baseball     
hi/ory2 ,:]eas fifty ye>s lat] ! effect 
( ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets on ! city (  
,new ,york1 ! ,/ate ( ,new ,york1 & !   

entire c\ntry has n be5 =gott52 & ,:]eas
 ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets cont9ue to    
s]ve z a rem9d] ( :y baseball w =ev] be 
,am]ica's ,pa/ime3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7        
recognizes ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets = _!
 di/+ui%$ hi/ory1 contributions to !    
baseball _w1 & _! ability to unite a    
city1 ,/ate1 & c\ntry2  7#b7            
congratulates ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets  
on ! fifty-ye> anniv]s>y ( _! ,_w ,s]ies
 *ampion%ip2  7#c7 recognizes !         
contributions ( ! play]s1 coa*es1 &     
lead]%ip ( ! #aifi ,new ,york ,mets2 &  
7#d7 jo9s ) all ! p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
baseball fans ev]y:]e 9 celebrat+ ! ,new
 ,york ,mets' fifty-ye> anniv]s>y ( _!  
fir/ ,_w ,s]ies *ampion%ip4