ST. LOUIS, MO - CIRCA 1987: Mike Scott #33 of the Houston Astros pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals during an Major League Baseball game circa 1987 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Scott played for the Astros from 1983-91. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The New York Mets won the 1986 World Series in dramatic fashion. Before they did, they went up against a former player of theirs in the NLCS, Mike Scott.
Unbeknownst to the New York Mets, on December 10, 1982, they picked up Danny Heep in a trade with the Houston Astros that nearly cost them the 1986 World Series.