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Article: Take me out with my ball team.
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- amNewYork (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- November 21, 2008
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Byline: Ryan Chatelain
Nov. 21--Steven Galante is a die-hard Mets fan, and he has the casket to prove it.
Galante, 42, of Smithtown, Long Island, is the first known area resident to purchase one of the new coffins emblazoned with baseball team logos and colors.
"You wear your favorite hat when your team plays," Galante said. "I guess, when you're dead, why not go out in the best way that you want to?"
The first batch of the caskets is being distributed to funeral homes nationwide and cost $5,995 each -- about $1,000 more than a traditional coffin made of similar materials.
Twenty teams' caskets will be available by December, ...