Members of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets celebrated the 40th anniversary of the franchise's last title on Saturday. That team won 108 regular-season games and beat the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game Fall Classic.

Former reliever Roger Mc Dowell said before an on-field ceremony, “When we started the year, our ultimate goal was to win the world championship,” and added that being the last one standing feels like the best feeling in the world. Mookie Wilson recalled, “We’re about to blow this thing,” as the Mets faced elimination in Game 6.

Gary Carter’s single sparked a stunning comeback; Wilson’s grounder slipped under Bill Buckner’s glove, allowing Ray Knight to score the winning run. After a rainout, the Mets overcame a three-run deficit to win Game 7, 8-5. Twenty-two members of the 1986 team gathered behind second base, with Carter’s widow and children, and family members representing late manager Davey Johnson, GM Frank Cashen, and coaches Bud Harrelson and Bill Robinson.

The current Mets sit 47-64, the second-worst record in the NL, and have reached the World Series only twice since 1986, losing in 2000 and 2015. Wilson noted, “The problem is how to win,” emphasizing the need to be uncomfortable.