Growing up on Long Island, our family was divided between Met fans and Yankee fans. My dad was friends with Mrs. Peyson's chauffer (she was the owner of the mets) and we used to get press box tickets to Met games from him. So even though my first love was the Yanks, I also enjoyed the Mets and went to many games. After being touched by hearing of Gary Carters passing, I called my brother in New York and we reminisced about all the Met players we remembered. Of course, Casey Stengel was the first manager. Then there were Marv Throneberry (who epitomized the futility of those early days), Ed Kranepool, Ron Hunt, Roy McMillan, Bud Harrelson, Choo Choo Coleman, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Tommy Agee, Daryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Jerry Grote and so many more. I even remember seeing Willie Mays and (I think) Gil Hodges in a Mets uniform. And don't forget Ralph Kiner and that sports coat!
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