I’ll grant you it’s a pleasant read, but can anything save the New Yorker’s Review from its own pomposity?

As a non-Mets fan, I don’t really begrudge the Mets appropriating some of the history from the other New York clubs long gone, particularly since they inherited such a large part of that rootless fanbase.  I think we can debate the degree to which what they are appropriating is too much, but not the fact in itself.  I find it kind of nice that a team is harkening back to the lore of those teams, specially for younger fans.  I mean, its not like they are putting a statue of Duke Snyder in front of the ballpark or anything.  In fact, as a Washington resident (although currently doing a stint overseas), I wish the Nats would do more to connect the team to the old Nats/Senators, Grays, and heck, even the Expos.