Not for nothing, but when Koosman entered the Mets Hall of Fame in 1989, the glorious wonder that was the scheduled double-header was on its last fumes. So unlike so many ceremonies of honor before, the Koosman induction did not happen before a packed house that had just enjoyed one game, was anticipating another, and were delighted to have a treat in between. Koosman's induction came before scheduled first pitch time, with folks still streaming in from the train platform, finding their seats or grabbing an early concession. There's probably video out there, but if I remember correctly, the stands were, like, 20%, full even though he was inducted in an era of regularly packed houses. And it was kind of bummer hearing him make a speech into the mostly empty and not fully attentive stands of Shea. Spider-Man's wedding had a more engaged audience. Here's to them doing it right this time.