Utley ruins 86' celebration

Members of the 1986 Mets were honored before the game. Courtesy of Elsa (Getty Images)

The Mets celebrated the 30th anniversary of their 1986 World Series championship on Saturday night, welcoming back members of that exciting team to Citi Field.  Before a sellout crowd, each member was introduced and there were a couple of great video montages highlighting that magical season.  

Members of the 86' Mets pose for a photo with the World Series trophy (Elsa/Getty Images)

Jesse Orosco threw out the first pitch and imiatated the final out of the 86' World Series with D.J. Carter, the son of Gary Carter.  Gary passed away in 2012 and for the other members that passed away their family members took part in the festivities.  

"These things are kind of cool.  This is a big part of Mets history.  But we're trying to create our own right now.  We're more worried about the 2016 Mets... I think what we're trying to do is create our own identity,"said current Mets manager Terry Collins. 

The celebration was the only good highlight for the Mets that night.  In the top of the third, Mets ace Noah Syndergaard got ejected from the game for throwing behind Chase Utley.  The umpire saw it as a possible retaliation from last October's incident where Utley injured then-Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada when he slid into him.

Noah Syndergaard exits the game early for throwing a pitch behind Chase Utley (Tim Clayton-Corbis/Getty Images)

Utley had the last laugh.  He homered in the sixth inning and in the seventh hit a grand slam as the Dodgers beat the Mets 9-1.  The Mets look for payback tonight on Sunday Night Baseball with first pitch at 8:05.