Now that the Mets have hired Art Howe, no one is happier than the notoriously pun-happy headline writers at the New York Post. They opened the Art season with a pithy LOU-SERS -- AND HOWE! (They should be A-SHEA-MED of themselves.) Here's a look at what Art has to look forward to in the Big Apple.

He's hired: ART OFFICIAL

The team is playing well: HOWE NICE!

The team is playing very well: THE ART OF WINNING

T hey take all three games of a series: HOWE SWEEP IT IS

He stubs his toe in the clubhouse: ART OW!

His toe feels better: FINE ART

They win a doubleheader: HOWE TO

The team turns a triple play: HOWE-D

He has a kid: POP ART

He announces his fondness for Mel Allen: HOWE ABOUT THAT!

He gets divorced, and then gets serious with Madonna: HOWE TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE!

He fights with a photographer: ART ATTACK

The team collapses down the stretch: ARTIE-CHOKE

They lose ten straight: METS STINK -- AND HOWE!

He's fired: ART HISTORY

He stops talking to the press: HOWE WORDS END