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Inside the (Very Big) Head of Mr. Met

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I know. You think I don’t know?

I know that I am not just another Mets employee. I know that I am the very personification of this proud baseball organization. I know that I am — MISTER Met.

You Gotta Believe, the Amazin’s, blah-blah-blah: I know.

So, yes, technically speaking, I should not have flipped a white-gloved bird at those, those — paying customers. It was inappropriate. Un-Mister-Met-like. And all those poor children, their innocence lost.

Yeah, right.

This is Queens we’re talking. Flipping the bird in Queens is like saying have a nice day.