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Mr. Met's Vital Signs
<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=500 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=a9b align=right>Born:</TD><TD width=10>
</TD><TD class=a9>April 11, 1962 (date of the first Mets game)</TD></TR><TR><TD class=a9b align=right>ML Debut:</TD><TD width=10>
</TD><TD class=a9>April 14, 1964</TD></TR><TR><TD class=a9b align=right>Hometown:</TD><TD width=10>
</TD><TD class=a9>Flushing, NY</TD></TR><TR><TD class=a9b align=right>Height:</TD><TD width=10>
</TD><TD class=a9>6'10" (A stitch taller than a standard doorway)</TD></TR><TR><TD class=a9b align=right>Weight:</TD><TD width=10>
</TD><TD class=a9>Top Heavy</TD></TR><TR><TD class=a9b align=right>Throws:</TD><TD width=10>
</TD><TD class=a9>T-shirts, Cracker Jacks, and great parties</TD></TR><TR><TD class=a9b align=right>Bats:</TD><TD width=10>
</TD><TD class=a9>Sleep upside down</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Mr. Met Fun Facts
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- <LI class=a9>Mr. Met leads all active Major League mascots in high fours. <LI class=a9>Early in his career, Mr. Met lost his voice root, root, rooting for the home team. He may be quiet now, but can gesture in 12 different languages. <LI class=a9>Mr. Met's head is the only earthbound orb with its own gravitational pull, explaining why fans are so drawn to him. <LI class=a9>Mr. Met's image debuted in 1963 when it graced the covers of the official Mets yearbook and scorecard. <LI class=a9>In '64, Mr. Met earned rookie-of-the-year honors as Major League Baseball's first modern live-action mascot. <LI class=a9>Though Mr. Met has never been seen in the same place as Super Met, there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that they are one and the same. <LI class=a9>On Opening Day 2000, Mr. Met became the first Major League mascot to entertain fans overseas as the Mets played their first regular season game in Japan's Tokyo Dome.
- The only current Major League player who stands as tall as Mr. Met is Arizona Diamondbacks' pitcher Randy Johnson.
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