Lawrence P sent in the following e-mail, which made me laugh:
“Every one is looking for a jinx and a scapegoat and I think I found it.
“On August 7, Giuseppe Franco took batting practice at Shea Stadium.  The team went 27–10 in their next 37 games.  On September 13, Franco’s fan-favorite Precede ad stopped airing on SNY, [...]

Last week on MetsBlog, I wrote a post about having seen the infamous Giuseppe Franco in front of his Beverly Hills salon, while on vacation in California the previous week.
The next day, Giuseppe e-mailed me saying he had seen my post, he was flattered and so we struck up a phone call.
He told me he would [...]