John Maine is the Kind of Man Made for the New York Nightlife

I really love it when a New York athlete really gets into being a New York athlete-- the parties, the gossip column mentions, some gambling, and not being afraid of going out in drag. Even if Rudy "Lieutenant 9/11" Giuliani did it too.

John Maine, in fact, welcomes a touch of gender-bending:

At the opening of Touch nightclub on Thursday, Mets' pitcher John Maine approached a twentysomething club-goer and offered her several hundred dollars to try on her dress.

The Virginia-born ball-hurler later approached PageSix.com and asked to test-drive our frock as well. “I’m John Maine. I pitch for the Mets! I’m a hot piece of ass!” he kept repeating. He claimed that he was on his way to a drag party later that night.

“Come on, I’ll give you $200 to try on your dress,” he begged. “Just to take a picture. It’ll be fun.”

While I'm not going to throw around money to rock a stranger's dress (and at 6'4", 200 lbs, I have no idea where he's readily going to find a woman that is his size), I love this. John Maine, keep the solid pitching up and with nightlife stories like this, you will be legend-- wait for it-- I'm not going to jack How I Met Your Mother, I respect the show too much for that. But still. David Wright needs to hang out with you, man.

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