By Ernie Palladino Dallas Green always had a billowing voice. But on one summer’s day in 1994, he needed not a single word to describe the emotions he felt as Cindy Lauper sang the National Anthem at Shea Stadium. Hint: It wasn’t proud patriotism. Rage was more like it. Lauper, the recording star and Queens native who told the world that “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” offered a sort of new-age rendition to the old anthem. One could see Green getting as antsy as the rest of the Mets and Cubs lined up on the base paths, all eager to get the game going on a bright afternoon.
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