Two Very No Masian Anniversaries

June 7, 1981
Bjorn Borg defeats Ivan Lendl in the men's singles final of the French Open for his sixth and final victory at Roland Garros (this is the tournament that is the focus of William Klein's great documentary, The French). It was Lendl's first Grand Slam final, and he came out swinging, taking Borg, who was untouchable in his prime on clay, to the full five sets. Of course, the rest of '81 didn't turn out so well for Borg - Mac beat him at Wimbledon, ending his epic run of five straight Wimbledon titles, and then Mac beat him again in the U.S. Open final, two defeats which paved the way for Borg's shocking early retirement in 1983.

June 7, 1982
With the fifth overall pick in the 1982 baseball draft, the Mets select a young fireballer out of Tampa named Dwight Gooden. Doc spent a season in single-A, where he struck out basically every single batter he faced, a feat that led Davey Johnson to bring him up to the Show in '84, where, well, you know. As a side note - the Mets didn't make out too badly in the later rounds of the '82 draft either, nabbing two more pitchers crucial to their championship in '86 - Randy Myers and Roger McDowell.