A young boy left a ball for his neighbor Jason Bay to sign:

For his part, Gabriel decided to write Mr. Bay a letter and wrap it around a baseball. I quote in part: “I am a huge Mets fan (like die-hard even in the years when they weren’t so good!) Here is a baseball. Can you sign it and return it to your mailbox this week between 2:25 and 3:15 (so I can retrieve it).” He was going to put it in the Bays’ mailbox, but it was locked, so he stuck the letter and baseball between boards in their white picket fence.

Bay signed the ball and stuck it back in the fence. I suspect he’ll be getting a lot more from the school kids in the neighborhood. If this becomes popular, maybe they should pain pickets on the wall behind Bay in left at Citi Field.

Hat tip, Hardball Talk.