Benjamin Grimm wrote: http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00481.jpgReal Surprise: He's No Loser, This Young Met The Tennessean August 27, 1967 Tennessee sportswriter Bud Burns expresses surprise that the "hapless expansion" Mets (in their sixth season) have a quality player in Bud Harrelson. Burns doesn't seem to appreciate defensive skills. He says that Harrelson's "lowly" batting average "overshadows anything else he had ever done." My fifth birthday, this is fun!