His words clearly resonated with more than a few in the audience of PR pros when he reminisced about all those pressers that managed to draw just three journalists.

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Wright reminisced about how he grew up going to Norfolk Tides games and developed a genuine affinity for the Mets and its minor league affiliate.

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Earlier in the evening West reminisced about the days when he wasn't so beloved.

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Afterward, Boeheim reminisced at length, but he also smiled and tried to act as if he wasn't going to miss it.

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"The only major item that I know will not be represented is the Muppet that they made of me, " Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked at the news conference, where he bantered with Miss Piggy about the city's film and television industry and reminisced about their joint work in the 2008 TV special "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, " which featured Bloomberg as himself.

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