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Newsday’s David Lennon on Scott Schoeneweis: as for the No. 60, he’s been stuck with it ever since his rookie year with the Angels in 1999. The Mets tried to finally correct the injustice this spring — issuing him No. 36 — but Schoeneweis chose instead to stay with his old jersey. “My first five minutes as a Met, I was high maintenance,” Schoeneweis joked.

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Jon Springer is a writer in Brooklyn. Mets by the Numbers began as a goof in 1998, later became a book, then went back to being a goof. View all posts by Jon Springer