Author Robert Lipsyte on the Mets’ first Spring Training

February 22, 2012

From the Feb. 20 New York Times:

“The New York Times sportswriter who covered the Mets in 1962, their first season, recalls the cast of characters who gathered in St. Petersburg, Fla., for spring training.”

Casey Stengel, right, ever directing his Mets troops at spring training. From left, Don Zimmer, Felix Mantilla, Charlie Neal, and Gil Hodges.

I’m sure many more pieces about the Mets of old will appear during the course of the season. If nothing else, they might lighten the otherwise dismal news their fans are expecting, whether it’s the ongoing Madoff mess or the play on the field.

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