page_title: Braves–Mets rivalry
section_title: 2001 to present: the rivalry cools
hierarchical_section_title: Braves–Mets rivalry / 2001 to present: the rivalry cools
caption_attribution_description: Description Tom Glavine returns to Atlanta in the Braves home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 31, 2008. DateMarch 31, 2008SourceOwn workAuthorElb2000 (talk) 06:53, 2 April 2008 . . Elb2000 . . 800×533 (124 KB) Tom Glavine returns to Atlanta in the Braves home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 31, 2008.
context_page_description: The Braves–Mets rivalry is a rivalry between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. Both clubs are members of Major League Baseball's National League East division. The rivalry between the two clubs was particularly fierce during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
context_section_description: Twice during the 2001 season, the rivalry saw peace. The Mets opened the 2001 season playing the Braves at Turner Field. When the Mets walked into their clubhouse prior to their workout before opening day, officials at the stadium greeted them by writing on the clubhouse message board: "Welcome to the National League champion New York Mets." A week later, the Mets hosted the Braves at Shea Stadium when they raised their 2000 National League Champions banner. During pre-game festivities on September 21, 2001 at Shea Stadium, both the Braves and Mets paused to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington ten days before. This was the first professional sporting event held in New York since the attacks. With the Mets down 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Piazza hit a two-run home run to help the Mets win. The significance of his spirit-lifting home run has been cited as one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history.
  In 2003, the Mets signed legendary Braves pitcher Tom Glavine for four years, $42.5 million. Glavine had poor success in his first year with the team, but did help the Mets reach the 2006 NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals where they fell in the 7th game. Towards the end of his tenure with the Mets, Glavine started to make grumblings about signing with them and not staying in Atlanta. In his final appearance as a Met on the last day of the 2007 New York Mets season, with a postseason appearance on the line, Glavine would give up 7 runs in the first inning of a loss to the Florida Marlins. The loss caused the Mets to lose the division to the Philadelphia Phillies. Losing the division meant the Mets missed the playoffs despite being in first place by 7 games as late as September. Some Mets fans believe Glavine threw the game to hurt the Mets, and that his true loyalty lied with the Braves. Glavine would leave the Mets following that season and go back to the Braves. The Braves collapsed in a similar way in 2011, for the National League Wild Card, blowing a ​8 ¹⁄₂ lead for the National League Wild Card in September and losing the wild card by one game to the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets took two out of three in a late September series at Turner Field to contribute to the collapse.
  In 2004, Chipper Jones named his child "Shea" after the Mets' home Shea Stadium, citing his great success and memories of playing there.
  For opening day on April 3, 2017, the Mets and Braves played against one-another at CitiField. Prior to that, the Braves had won six straight games at Citi Field. On April 5, 2017, Mets veteran RHP Bartolo Colón made his Braves appearance at Citi Field, stating he was "very happy and excited to go back there and get the opportunity to play against my ex-teammates."
caption: Glavine being introduced at Turner Field in his first game back with the Braves in 2008 after a 4-year stint with the Mets
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