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From the Post.

“We got a lot of calls on this and it was a topic on [sports radio] all day, so we’re going to listen to the fans,” Mets PR chief Jay Horwitz said last night.

According to Horwitz, the section of the Ebbets Club wall with Gooden’s autograph will be removed and put behind fiberglass at a to-be-determined spot in the park more accessible to fans.

The Mets also will cut out a large enough section of the wall for other former stars such as Mike Piazza, Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman to add their signatures to Gooden’s or create other formats for them to do so.

You know that cheer we do after someone throws a strike after walking 3 guys on 12 pitches?  I’m doing that one now.  Jay, I’m here if you want to pick my brain further.

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I offer the following plan to the New York Mets, with love.

The Mets have taken a lot of grief these last two weeks.  Whether it’s the Rotunda or Gooden-gate, it comes down to the Mets fans wanting to honor the Mets.  It’s very simple…

Announce a date for Oldtimer’s Day.   I propose Saturday June 20th.  The game is scheduled for 4:05 for Fox.   Start the ceremonies at 1pm on SNY.

It’s already Cap Day, so we can know your intentions are pure, and although the opponent isn’t ideal (Tampa) it’s far enough in the future to plan, but not so far away as to seem like it will never get here.

You already know who to invite – you got this one right at Closing Day at Shea.   Anyone who has read this far knows the right names to invite.  Invite them.

During the ceremonies have Howie Rose formally announce a few things:

• The Mets Museum will open in April 2010 with (specific details).
• The numbers 16, 17 and 31 will be retired later this season. (crowd erupts)
• Announce the dates for Hernandez Night, Gooden Night and Piazza Night – and have them in that order.
• Announce a statue of Tom Seaver will be placed halfway between the subway stop and the Rotunda.  (This will create a cool “Meet me at Seaver” location.)

In the meantime either get the “Mets stuff” out of storage or go buy some on ebay (did they sell it all?   Why didn’t they keep Seaver’s locker?)

Very easy.   Win your fan-base back.  Today.   You drew 36,000 this weekend in a brand new stadium.  Take my advice.

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Here’s one of those things I save for the day after an off day. A fan video from Opening night.

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Every Monday I write a weekly column over at Flushing University. This piece originally was posted over there yesterday.






Good morning! The Mets are 5 games out on this fine Monday.
I know, I know, they are 5 in back of the stupid Marlins. I mean, the Marlins are a joke. What did they ever win? (Do those two world series rings really count? They dismantle the team every time). Plus they are 11 and 1, they won’t do that all year, they will come back to earth, right? Right?
As I look back on the past week, I realize that the Mets and we fans are the same. We’re of a .500 mentality.
We have pitching now! Of course we’re all expecting Santana to lose 1-0 every time he pitches, and don’t you expect “the bad Ollie” to show up this week? John Maine and Pelfrey are shot, woe is us, right? However, we’re Mets fans so we know that Livan Hernandez is going to win 20 games based upon one and half good starts.
The lineup, well it couldn’t be better! We have the Carlos Brothers, and Murphy is hitting, and we all love Reyes and Wright, and even Castillo and Church are hitting! Even this catcher from nowhere had two extra base hits! That’s all nice, but the record is 6 and 6. 
I guess the problem must be the manager. Let’s criticize Jerry for…..um……that bad decision he must have made when he……
So it’s not the pitching, not the hitting, not the bullpen….yet they are 6 and 6.
What would you change Mr. Amateur Minaya reading my column? Is 2009 going to be the year where the team gives up on a key piece, the way the Red Sox eventually gave up on Nomar? Will it take trading, say Jose Reyes, to shake this team to its core? Who will be this generation’s Keith Hernandez? I don’t think he’s here yet unless Gary Sheffield has a personality transplant.
Then there’s our beautiful new ballpark. It’s great…well except for those pesky obstructed views all over the Promenade. Even with a great new home, we Mets fans can’t be happy with what we have.

Maybe we want what the Marlins have? Two rings since 1987 and a first place team. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? The grass is always greener.

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I heard Steve Somers say Jeff Wilpon said the Mets would move the Gooden signature to some sort of “wall of signatures” in center field.  With Somers I’m never sure if he’s kidding…and I don’t see any mention of this on-line.

I bet one of you listens to WFAN and can clear this up.

UPDATE:  Mets Blog’s Matt Cerrone has posted similar information, so I guess it’s true.  Funny that it took Dwight Gooden to shame them….at least now we’ll have a cool graffiti wall which will have a cool origin story.

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