▁hal ves . ▁The ▁M ets ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 7 – 3 4 ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁a ▁fifth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁East . ▁After ▁the ▁strike ▁was ▁resolved , ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁a ▁ 2 4 – 2 8 ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁placing ▁them ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁division . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁strike , ▁which ▁started ▁on ▁August   1 2 , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁ML B ▁strike ▁last ed ▁until ▁April   2 , ▁causing ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season ▁to ▁be ▁short ened ▁to ▁ 1 4 4 ▁games . ▁The ▁M ets ▁finished ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season ▁tied ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁wild ▁card ▁play off ▁ber th . ▁In ▁a ▁one - game ▁tie - bre aker , ▁the ▁M ets ▁defeated ▁the ▁Red s ▁ 5 – 0 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁wild ▁card . ▁ ▁References ▁General ▁ ▁Specific ▁▁▁ ▁Category : M aj or ▁League ▁Baseball ▁teams ▁seasons ▁Category : New ▁York ▁M ets ▁lists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Fire fly ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁oper etta ▁written ▁by ▁composer ▁Rudolf ▁Fr im l , ▁with ▁a ▁libre tto ▁by ▁Otto ▁Har bach . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁concerns ▁a ▁young ▁Italian ▁girl ,