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Next up for the 5 Questions is Steve.


When did you first become a fan?


1. Last week of 1985 season. I was about 13 and had never had an interest in sports but something clicked. No idea why still. I’ll have to rewatch that Cardinals series someday. I’m betting it was Strawberry.

Favorite memory?


2. So many good ones from 99-2000 and of course the 80’s. Game 5 of the 2000 NLCS was like the most fun though. It was just a relaxing hang out blowout with the world series so close. Great party.


Least favorite memory?

3. The last game at Shea was pretty miserable, so was the Castillo game this season, I was there. I’ll go with clanging a ball I threw to Keith Hernandez off the press box façade at Shea. I was mortified.

If you could change one off-field thing…


4. The way the franchise interacts with its fans. It’s hard enough to root for billionaires and millionaires. It would be nice to see some compassion for the fans from time to time. Also, some class.

If you owned the team…


5. I’d bring back Bobby, I don’t think Manuel is awful, but I think Bobby may be the best manager they ever had, with respect to Davey and Gil 

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Good Joel Sherman in the Post includes this nugget:

A Mets official admitted last night that, as expected, season-ticket renewals have been slow in the wake of the poor finish and slow offseason. “They’re in wait-and-see mode,” the official said

Read more: NY Post

And here’s New York magazine commenting on the Post article and revving up the sass.

Just reviewed tomorrow’s Mets Police must read with my co-hort Dan.  Really good stuff, really positive stuff, not a hatchet job, not an attack, just really good stuff for the Mets and Mets fans.   Do I ever front-sell like this?   Definitely check it out, goes live at 8am tomorrow.

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Want To Know Which Games Are In Your 2010 Yankees Season Ticket Plan? There

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Funny morning for me.  I’m actually not sure where to go for the leadoff spot today.   However, we have something really cool planned for tomorrow morning.   Major. 

In the meantime, some behind the scenes…I collect a lot of stuff that I hold for a rainy day, and when there isn’t anything going on I play one of those cards.   So I could pull-up one of those (and I actually just moved up one article from tomorrow to later today) but in the winter meetings it just seems lame to lead-off with a “hey I found this Lee Mazzilli Kellogg’s Card” on ebay.  $50

I really thought by now I’d be weighing in on the new Mets players.  Maybe today will be the day.   There’s plenty of other places that handle hot stove way better than the MP ever could (I’m sure you’re noticing Metsblog has been rocking it out, and by the way I love their new look).

So let me leave you with this…today we’ll have our normal course of events, the usual mix of “stuff”, uniforms and caps, links, “5 Questions” etc….but tomorrow is a don’t miss.

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MLB is changing up the design of the batting practice caps once again in 2010.  I haven’t seen a Mets version yet, but I read about this Reds version here.

Here is a Twins version.  Notice it says “home.”

I wonder if the Mets version will blue, black, orange or what.

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