Mr. Met once had a much unloved cousin in the Bronx
The Wall Street Journal's new New York-centric sports pages have been a tad on the underwhelming side so far, but I love this story about the Yankees' long-forgotten, ill-fated mascot.
I have no memory whatsoever of this episode on Yankees history.
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