Dan Lerner is a 3rd generation Mets fan, having watched games on TV on the lap of his grandfather as an extremely young child in the early 80s. His earliest memories of Shea are from 86, where his father brought him and his friends to games. They often waited to try and get Keith or Mookie's autographs, they never did. Once they got Randy Myers.  While they did get to go to the last home game prior to the playoffs in Houston, they did not get to see the World Series in person.  His parents went instead, because they felt the game would run too late. 

He's currently a good 370 miles or so from Shea in Western New York.  He owns a Pedro Martinez jersey, as well as a David Wright. Both in home white's and a 1988 blue road jersey. He thinks Keith Hernendez' number should be retired.  He also thinks Duquette hasn't gotten any smarter since joining Baltimore. He firmly believes that the Yankees deserve to never win another World Series.