"A lot of these people remember 1969 - they were fans back then...this 50th anniversary means a lot to us and people around," said Shamsky.
Ed Kranepool had had his own personal miracle recently when he received his new life-saving kidney.
"I'm feeling good, I'm five weeks out of surgery, so I had a miracle. Two miracles - in '69 we had a miracle, and to be out here," he said.
"It was a total shock coming here. I always wear a Mets hat during the season. My mom said there's some Mets players here. I said 'How? They have a 1:00 game!'" said Frank Devenuto.
Kranepool and Shamsky are not suiting up anymore, but they are still spreading good cheer and still touching Mets fans young and old half a century later.
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