I grew up in northern NJ, learning to love baseball when the Mets were at the height of the game . . . and I’ll freely admit that I got caught up in the excitement of a world series title, even if that’s what, eventually, lead me to becoming a Yankee fan.

And spoon licking should become part of the real game…I do believe that, despite his troubles this year, Lincecum would excel as a middle-infield spoon-licker.