On Thursday, June 25th, I was listening to 104.3 FM. Jim Kerr, veteran radio host, interviewed Keith Hernandez of the NY Mets. Hernandez was publicizing his new book, Shea Good-Bye.

Many Mets fans know Hernandez as the first captain of the Mets baseball team in the 1980s, as well as a sports broadcaster and analyst. Hernandez is known for his brutally honest perception of baseball, and his arrogance, cynicism, and offensiveness make him a real interesting albeit bold sports analyst. He even got his hands slapped last year after making a discriminatory remark about a female massage therapist in the Padres dugout.

His book, Shea Good-Bye is a book about the 2008 Mets season, which is the last year the Mets played in Shea Stadium. This isn’t the first book Hernandez wrote, and probably won’t be his last. He was said to be appearing at Borders Books in Westbury, Long Island, on Saturday, June 27, 2009.

Hernandez was injured about 20 years ago and because of back injuries had to retire. One of the things I was surprised to hear from Hernandez is that many of the younger baseball players don’t even know who he is. I guess they never watched the 1986 videos of the Mets winning the World Series. Now, that was baseball.