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Pregame Pepper

. . . Crazy Eight Dept., Part One—Hands up to everyone who thought the Mets retired uniform number 8 for Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. Whoops. The number isn’t retired, but the Mets handed it to callup left fielder Nick Morabito for Tuesday’s game against the Nationals. A day later, Morabito told reporters he was switching to number 55…