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I try to keep good blogger etiquette and not do long excerpts, but given this week’s storyline I thought it would be good to share this one and increase the chances that it resonates in the Metsiverse.

From a Reds blog written by Americansoldier:

I’m still a Soldier, and Lynne and I are still going strong – 21 years now – and I’m having the opportunity these days to work at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  From time to time, you can see some celebrities come to WRAMC to visit our “Wounded Warriors” – those who have been seriously wounded, injured during our deployments into Harm’s Way.  The Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints paid a visit to our Heroes a few weeks ago.  I stay away from these events – the celebrities come to see “Our Celebrities,” and I’m strong in my beliefs that “it’s not about me.”

Well, just a few days ago, I saw some familiar faces in civilian dress walking outside towards our main pavilon, hospital building – I was returning from visiting patients, Etc.  These guys came in large groups – big giveaway.  They were wearing different modes of neat attire – from suits to blue jeans, and they had hospital reps with them.  They were clearly V.I. Guests.

I did recognize the Met’s manager, Jerry Manuel – can’t mistake him, and said hello.  He smiled back and returned my greeting – very kind man, and I was very appreciate of their visit.

BUT…the one ballplayer – out of all the stars who were there, and I believe I recognized David Wright and others as well – was a great NY Met from the past – Keith Hernandez.

I wasn’t carrying a pen on my uniform – of all the times – and I asked a fellow Soldier to borrow a pen and I asked another for a scrap of paper.  I got an index card, and I covered the 50 or so yards in no time – thank God for Army training/staying in decent shape.  I got to Mr. Hernandez in just enough time before they entered the back of the building.

Keith Hernandez has aged some – like the rest of us, but he’s done it with grace; there’s no doubt who he is today.  I called out his name, and he turned around.  I quickly asked for his autograph, and he graciously supplied it.  I thanked Mr. Hernandez and the rest of the Mets for coming to see our Soldiers, and I left.  They had important people to see…

Mr. Hernandez, if you read this, or someone alerts you to this, “Thank YOU, Sir, and the Rest of the Mets.

via Getting Back To Fun Again…: THANK YOU, MR. HERNANDEZ & NEW YORK METS….

Good stuff from nj.com from a longer article about why the Mets need Reyes, and some quotes from Hojo about it’s time for the mental part of the game to catch up with the physical, specifically patience at the plate.

(A)s the years accumulate, Reyes may need to sharpen his approach. In their book “Baseball Between The Numbers,” researchers from Baseball Prospectus studied the aging patterns of different types of players. Players with speed and power, they found, retain their skills longest.

Players who rely just on speed must develop an extra skill, like a refined sense of the strike zone or an infusion of power, to last.

Otherwise, BP’s Nate Silver wrote, “once such a player loses a step or two, he’ll steal bases less effectively, won’t be able to leg out as many base hits, won’t reach as many balls in the field, and will quickly assume a spot on the bench.”

via For oft-injured Jose Reyes, future with Mets uncertain as contract runs out | NJ.com.

Good morning Mets fans,

There’s a lot of good stuff out there today, and thanks to those of you who took the time to weigh in intelligently on some of the topics from yesterday.  I am going to spin those into a post as I drink my coffee.

I have a few things I am sitting on (bounced the Yearbook cover because I liked the Reed/racist/root thread) and have some other interesting stuff that I’ll have to figure out how to deploy.

Here’s another that I sat on because of WalterReedGate but I’m out of time so let’s take two and a half minutes to enjoy my walkaround of New Meadowlands Stadium (I had $500 seats!) as we all gear up for a 49ers Super Bowl and yet another crushing season for Jets fans.

I may use Shannon’s Other Blog to talk a little football this winter.  Will let ya know.  That’s my mess-around blog where I post and link things to get them out of my system rather than muck up MetsPolice.  And with that said – it’s time to muck up MetsPolice with a Giants/Jets video.   Back in a few with your letters, Reyes and another angle on Reed.