Where Have You Gone Lucas C. Duda? Our Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You.

Jim LaBate
Jul 29, 2017 · 3 min read

Okay, I realize no one ever uses the middle initial of this recently traded first baseman from the New York Mets.

I realize, too, that most of America does not lament his trade from the Mets to the Tampa Bay Rays. But this baseball fan does, and I have a feeling that lots of fans out there are experiencing a similar loss because a player they have grown to love and admire has been sent packing.

So just as Paul Simon immortalized Joe DiMaggio in his 1967 song from the movie “The…

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