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Mets Fandom & Mets Family

G-Fafif Apr 04 2021 04:06 PM

A reader was kind enough to share with Faith and Fear a really sweet essay about her, her dad and the Mets. I hope you'll check it out. The Mets' opening weekend of 2017 was the last weekend my father was in his home, the last time I spent with him in his nest, surrounded by our memories. I forfeited going to every game that weekend except for Opening Day because that was the tie he and I shared. He was proud of me, “his boy,” going to the stadium all by myself, something he himself had done in his youth, and carrying on the tradition of something we loved together. Growing up, I idolized my dad. He was always the “coolest” guy and had a lot of that Italian swagger. He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens and was originally a Dodgers fan but adopted the Mets since they played right in his backyard (and he would never, never be a Yankees fan). From as far back as I can remember, wherever he was was where I wanted to be. On Saturdays and Sundays when I was growing up in the 1960s, that meant our Long Island home, when he was right in front of the TV with my uncle and my grandfather watching the Mets on Channel 9. My two cousins Tom and Barbara, who were older than me, and I loved to sit around with the old guys and listen to their animated critique of every player, every play and every umpire's decision. One minute they'd be calling everyone a bum, and then in another minute they'd be jumping up out of their seats in the den and beaming with joy at the incredible talent and good judgment of the whole lot of them. It was funny to hear the nicknames or attributes my father and uncle would come up with. For instance, Eddie Kranepool “runs like a baby elephant” (sorry Eddie, if you're reading this, we love you and you're a treasure). Or, overemphasizing the vowels in “Cleooooooon Jones” when he'd make a great catch or deliver a run. But we never touched Seaver or Koosman. Those guys were always given the utmost respect. http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2021/04/04/a-daughter-her-dad-and-their-mets/

bmfc1 Apr 04 2021 06:39 PM Re: Mets Fandom & Mets Family

This is a nice column and a worthwhile read.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 04 2021 06:58 PM Re: Mets Fandom & Mets Family

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