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From last week’s McFadden’s gathering.  I really liked this…and I’m weird enough to walk up to strangers in a bar to ask them if they will pose.

Find me a nice looking Mets jacket

I deserve to have a Mets jacket.  I want something I can wear on days when it’s a little cool in the morning, and hopefully get some use out of in October.

My parameters:

NO BLACK.   I spent Monday looking on-line.  Black has permeated EVERYTHING except $400 Mitchell & Ness jackets

Reasonable Price.  Come in under $100

Clean look.   I’m not 12 years old.

Buttons or zipper.  No pullover.

See the jacket in the post?   Like that but in traditional Mets colors.

Meet Keith Hernandez on Saturday

New York baseball legend Keith Hernandez will be on hand to greet everyone who stops at Amalgamated Bank’s branch in Flushing to take a crack at winning $100,000.

The Amalgamated branch at 158-11 Harry Van Arsdale, Jr. Ave., where it intersects with Parsons Boulevard, in Flushing will host the Break the Bank event. The fun begins at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 and will continue until 1:30 p.m. Anyone who is 18 years of age or older will get one chance to enter a five-digit code on the vault’s keypad. The first person who enters the correct series of five numbers wins all the money.

As a special bonus, Hernandez, who is a multiple Gold Glove winner and World Series Champion, will pose for a photo with each person who visits the branch. The photo is a keepsake that each person can take home.

In addition, Flushing Branch Manager Kathleen Kaufmann will hold a drawing for prizes that include baseballs and bats autographed by Hernandez, who is now an Emmy award-winning TV sports broadcaster in New York City. The former All-Star first baseman will also sign his name on one sports memento for each fan who comes to the event. The branch will also raffle off tickets to a major league baseball game, a MP3 player and a case of All-Natural Popchips™, which will be provided by the event’s co-sponsor, Popchips. Light refreshments will be available. To complete the experience, WFAN-The Fan radio station will bring its Fan Van crew to the Break the Bank event and will provide giveaway items.

For more information, visit www.amalgamatedbank.com or contact the Flushing branch at 718.-380-7083.