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Secret Service was ready to shoot . . . Mr. Met?



I knew justice in this country was contorted, but I had no idea. At the same time they've loosened the screws on John Hinckley, we now learn that in 1997 the Secret Service was seriously contempating opening fire on that dastardly threat to the life of President Bill Clinton . . . Mr. Met?
The New York Daily News has the amazin' details:
A Secret Service agent threatened to put some high heat in the Mets mascot’s oversized dome if he ventured too close to former President Bill Clinton during a 1997 game at Shea Stadium. “We have snipers all around the stadium, just in case something were to happen,” the agent warned. “Like I said, do whatever it is you normally do. But approach the President, and we go for the kill shot. Are we clear?”

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The source of this is none other than Mr. Met himself, or more specifically, A.J. Mass, who wore the Mr. Met costume from 1994 through 1997. He recounts the story in a book titled, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here — Adventures in the Weird, Wooly World of Sports Mascots.” The New York Post has more:
Mass wrote that he felt like the agent wasn’t “only looking into my eyes, but also into my very soul with his blank, unblinking stare.” The agent warned Mr. Met once again to be clear. “Approach the president, and we go for the kill shot,” the agent told Mass. “ARE–WE–CLEAR?”
I suppose the Secret Service can't discount the possibility that a potential assassin would don a mascot's outfit, although personally I'd keep a closer eye on the anthem singer:

Finally, from this Tigers fans to you long-suffering Mets fans, I understand the temptation. I really do. But please don't encourage Mr. Met to aim that heavy artillery at Jose Valverde. Just because you started the ninth inning with a three-run lead and you ended up winning by one - the game ending on a fly ball to the warning track with the bases loaded - doesn't mean you lost! Think of Valverde saves as stress tests for your heart. Find out what you can withstand. It's not worth killing a Big Potato over, which is not to say I'd station snipers around the ballpark to guard against it. Tell Curtis Granderson we said hi.


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