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Met-lovin' Mets

Johnny Dickshot Jan 26 2006 02:00 PM

Paul LoDuca was evidently spinning tales of boyhood Metfandom on the radio yesterday. Unlike the MFYs, who require their acquirees to bloodlessly recite the Clipper's "lucky to be Yankee" BS, I give guys xtra cool points if they truly are Met fans. Can you name some? LoDuca Leiter Randolph Wright (says it, but I'm not sure I believe him yet)

Yancy Street Gang Jan 26 2006 02:09 PM

Mazzilli? Franco? Viola?

Edgy DC Jan 26 2006 02:12 PM

Vaughn was, so I hear.

metirish Jan 26 2006 02:37 PM

Omar was a fan growing up in Queens....

Willets Point Jan 26 2006 02:53 PM

George Foster really wanted us to Get Metsmerized.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 26 2006 03:44 PM

I thought Shawon Dunston was. Bonilla, too, maybe?

G-Fafif Jan 26 2006 04:58 PM

Bobby M. Jones, Roberto Hernandez spring to mind for sure. The former idolized Doc, the latter said last year it had been a dream to be on Kiner's Korner. Ed Glynn of Flushing worked at Shea. My brother-in-law also lived in Flushing and also worked at Shea and hated baseball as a result, but I'm thinking Glynn didn't. Ken Singleton? Either him or Mike Jorgensen? At least one of them I kind of remember copping to fandom. John Pacella? When his hat fell off as a youngster in Suffolk County, was it a Mets hat? Matt Lawton because of his brother? If so, the affection wore off quickly. Piazza was a Phillies fan but allowed that he caught Mets broadcasts growing up and loved Murph and Ralph. One point for that. Among MFYs who weren't Mets, Ricky Ledee and A-Rod lay claim. Ledee watched Channel 9 on satellite in Puerto Rico. A-Rod sticks to his story about adoring Keith Hernandez. They get no points for that.

G-Fafif Jan 26 2006 04:58 PM

Preston Wilson grew up in the home clubhouse.

Frayed Knot Jan 26 2006 11:02 PM

]A-Rod sticks to his story about adoring Keith Hernandez At least he does whenever he wasn't trying to sell his story about growing up a Braves fan and adoring Dale Murphy. It was the origin of the #3 don't you know. I suppose it all depends on who he's trying to finagle a contract out of at that particular moment.