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Suit Up: The Mets, And The Furries, Are In Town
sportsbybrooks.com - 7/3/2009
Suit Up: The Mets, And The Furries, Are In Town
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Just what the Mets needed: As their team bus pulled into Pittsburgh Wednesday night for today’s makeup game with the Pirates, they are greeted not by smiling bellhops at the Westin Hotel, but by that city’s annual convention of furries — Anthrocon ‘09 — which ...
The Mets Don't Like Furries
psamp.com - 7/3/2009
The Mets Don't Like Furries
— psamp.com — The Mets were in Pittsburgh for a makeup game with the Buccos. Also in town, and at the same hotel, were Furries. Anthrocon 2009 made it to Pittsburgh, as it usually does, and the incredibly weird Furries annoyed the crap out of the Mets. (more) The Mets Don't Like Furries

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Sign No. 147 That the Mets Are Doomed: Furries
scratchbomb.com - 7/2/2009
Sign No. 147 That the Mets Are Doomed: Furries
— scratchbomb.com — During the Mets' mostly disastrous series in Milwaukee, the team stayed at a haunted hotel. So they had to be relieved to move on to Pittsburgh for today's make-up game against the Pirates, and stay in poltergeist-free lodgings.Except that last... (more) Sign No. 147 That the Mets Are Doomed: Furries

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Mets + Furries = A Beautiful Combination
slanchreport.com - 7/2/2009
Mets + Furries = A Beautiful Combination
— slanchreport.com — In the movie Major League , team owner Rachel Phelps, in an effort to cause the Indians to play worse, starts removing the amenities that big leaguers are used to; I wonder if the Wilpons are doing something similar with the Mets. Either that, or they lost a whole lot more money than they are ... (more) Mets + Furries = A Beautiful Combination

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Are The Mets Releasing Their Mascot?
Mets Underground — ... For the real hilarity, thanks to SportsByBrooks, let's take a look at this transcript of a conversation between Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez during the game on SNY just a couple of hours ago: ...

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