I loved Andy McCarthy’s piece on

his Mets memories today. Meanwhile, here is a look into the future,

as the team previews designs for an Ebbets-like stadium to be built

adjacent to Shea.

I have no informed opinion on the public financing implications of

the plan, but I do think it looks like a beautiful design.

But I will quibble with Andy’s title — “Only Love (and the Mets) Can

Break Your Heart.” Especially on this weekend, there is no doubt that

Augusta National can break your heart, too. First of all, there is

the natural beauty of the place, visible this year in glittering

high-def even on Thursday and Friday afternoon broadcasts. Then there

is the nature of the course, as solid shots spin back off the hard,

fast greens into Rae’s Creek. And few things in sport can break a

heart like the pressure of the Masters itself, as anyone who endured

Greg Norman’s fabled collapse can attest.

And for the true junkies, the Masters website is providing

unprecedented live web video. Though the official TV broadcast

doesn’t start for 3 hours, I am currently watching CBS’s

fully-featured Internet coverage of “Amen Corner” — holes 11, 12, and

13 for those of you not in the know. I expect golf fans all over the

country are getting nothing done today.