Left field is one of the areas the Mets have to figure out for next season. One wild-card possibility I’d look into is Johnny Damon.

I wonder if Damon — a free agent-to-be — is a fit here, especially on a short deal overall but on one longer or more lucrative than what the Yankees will offer (which, I’d imagine, would be the only way the Mets could get him). Damon’s home-road splits aren’t great in terms of power (17 homers at cozy Yankee Stadium, seven on the road). But even if he hit 14 homers next season instead of 25, he’d still provide disciplined at-bats, quality speed, a good average, a strong on-base percentage and pretty good run production.

On to today’s list. You might have seen the claim from Ron Artest – one of sports’ great personalities and a Queens native –