Never Mets him

Aug 2, 2000 at 12:00 am

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Sadly, Walter Matthau is now deceased, but his pants never seemed to be neatly creased — and that is something to be proud of. Honor this rumpled legend with a New York Mets baseball hat ($14.99 and up at athletic apparel stores) reminiscent of the one Matthau wore in his unforgettable role as sportswriter Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple.

Tom A’Hearn pays attention here every other week. E-mail [email protected]