A friend forwarded me an email he received from the Mets, announcing that the team was giving away up to 800 tickets to tonight's game -- the team notes that it's David Cone's first start in his return to the team -- to people on the team's email list. The seats are in the Pepsi Picnic Area in left-center field.

With Cone pitching, the last place they need to give tickets away is beyond the fences in fair territory . . .