The Mets Police

Uni Watch has details of the Armed Forced Day caps for this year.  Here’s a look at the horribly cluttered Mets design.

By the way, while I have a free moment….

WHY I DON’T POST AS MUCH

A huge reason is the changes Elon Musk made to twitter.  Posts don’t get the reach they once did.  This also contributed to why I stopped watching games.  I used to hold court on twitter during games and interact with many fans and it was a good community hang.  You don’t see that sort of thing nowadays.  Even people I actively interact with (say @mediagoon) for an example) – I often don’t see their posts unless I actively look for them.

Elon also castrated a lot of the apps you could use to recycle posts.  Maybe you didn’t see my post at 10am but I could auto-set things to recycle on twitter several hours later.   That can still be done, but it’s more of a manual task than it used to be.

Facebook only surfaces your posts to a portion of the people who follow you – even though they follow you they might not see the post, unless you pay to boost it.

Then there is the way people consume media.  In olden times you would go TO a blog.  You might come here, or go TO MetsBlog or TO Uniwatch or TO ESPN New York….but now people don’t really do that.  Everyone’s traffic is down, in all media.

So, that’s why I don’t pos as much.  I used to feed the east up to 7x a day, now I mainly do one, and often just a “cap post” so I don’t miss a day.

I appreciate you reading and I hope you still do read (you are apparently still here if you’re reading this sentence) – but that’s why.  Blame Elon.  There’s no sense in doing 7 posts if nobody is going to see them.

ESPN wrote about The Plan (version 63), but I haven’t had time to digest it.

This caught my eye.

Cohen assumed controlling interest of his favorite team in 2020. When that happened, Cohen set the tone of his early stewardship with an answer to a question about which franchise he’d like to see his team emulate: “I like what the Dodgers are doing,” Cohen said before elaborating on the various methods he hoped the Mets could adopt.

Which is weird, because that’s not what the Mets did this season.  But maybe I need to read the thing.  I’m busy today.

Nitpick about the City Connect descriptions…

The 7-Line: In the City’s most diverse borough, there is one train that represents all New Yorkers equally and brings you to our home. We weave purple throughout this uniform as an homage to the ultimate connector – The 7-Line.

Here’s the thing.  Nobody calls it The 7 Line.  The 7 Line is an apparel company founded by Darren Meenan (who I am mad at because his brand is using a vulgarized version of LGM and Darren knows better.)

The subway which you are seeking to emote is known as  the 7 Train.  I grew up half a block from Roosevelt Avenue.  Ut’s the 7 Train.  I took the 7 Train to high school.  I took the 7 Train to Mets games.

Its the 7 train.

Is it the D Line?  No.  It’s the “D” or the D Train.

Is there a famous song about Take The A Line?  No there is not.  You take the A Train.

Do you transfer to the E Line at 74th?  No you do not. You take the E Train to Manhattan.

So, I get the narrative, but a lot of out of owners are in power in Queens these days and they don’t know what they are talking about, and they definitely don’t take the subway.

7 TRAIN.  Get the lore right.

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Now if you want to use LINE – Flushing Line would have been OK.  The 7 Train runs on the Flushing Line.  Hypothetically you could have an 11 Train run express on the Flushing Line.

There is a Lexington Avenue Line.  It has the 4, 5 and 6.  The 4, 5, and 6 trains run on the Lexington Avenue LINE.

Understand?

Clean up the lore Mets.

And Darren, cut it out.  You can sell shirts without playing to he vulgar idiots.  Remember, what built your brand wasn’t Sell The Team, it was tapping into the emotion of Gary Carter’s passing.    #LGM

With everything going right for Steve this week – City Connect, beating Yamamoto – I figured we should go back to making fun of things, and what’s an easier target than the Queens Crew.

You remember the Queens Crew? They were hyped up before the season and since Opening Day I don’t think they’ve been mentioned.  NBC has profiled them, in which we learn

Auditions to join The Queens Crew were held in January, which brought in hundreds of local contestants. According to an expired job posting found on Backstage, the dance team is meant to reflect “the diverse culture, edgy style, and vibrant spirit of Queens” with compensation of up to $255 per day.

Welcome to the blog Trisha!

This seemed like an obvious opportunity, and we wanted to bring something that was really going to bridge generations,” said Trisha Donlin .

Great job by the Mets sharing ACTUAL ASSETS.  Like lots and lots of photos.  This helps get the word out.  Nice job Mets.

I think these aren’t bad.  Wayyyy better than we could have expected.  As City Connect jerseys go they are Citizen Kane.  More on that at the end of the post.

The  Mets will wear the City Connect jerseys for every Saturday home game throughout the season, (except for June 1) beginning April 27th

The Mets Media Relations team did this one right, sharing lots of info.

FLUSHING, N.Y., April 19, 2024 – The New York Mets today introduced their highly-anticipated City Connect jersey. Representing on all fronts, the uniform honors everything about NYC that makes it the World’s City – the trains that connect our fans, the bridges that bring our boroughs together and the concrete that serves as the steady heartbeat of the city’s grit and grind.

“Our new City Connect uniforms are an homage to everything that makes NYC the greatest city in the world. We wanted to honor different parts of the city that connect to our home in Queens.” said Mets Chief Marketing Officer Andy Goldberg. “From the bridges to the trains to the streets, Mets fans across New York and beyond can wear this streetwear style look with pride.”

When taking a closer look at the design of the jersey and cap, there are several unique design elements, nodding to the passion of our fans while presenting a distinct New York style, including:

Looks like the first “leak” of the cap (from Japan) was correct

The MLB Shop is also selling this alternate cap which sucks

And as for the fonts on the back…

As Media Relations service goes, this is far and away the best support since Shannon Forde passed away, and I’m going back to things like Mrs. Met’s return.  Great job Media Relations Team!

So….SHANNON I THOUGHT YOU HATE BLACK.

The Mets colors are blue and orange. Any sane person knows that.

If we’re going to have City Connect jerseys, these are nice.  They are clean.  The dark gray looks old timey.  And the N Y C reminds me of these old time New York Giants uniforms, seen here in Mets throwback version, so I really like that tie.  (Plus I can wear this and make people think I have a cool alt City Connect jersey.)

Also, as Civilian Wear, these are clean.  Sometimes, especially as 30 has become 50, it’s hard to walk around in a blue pullover Mets jersey.  These are a color you can wear as an adult.

I like them., and I would much rather wear these than the 2024 Black jerseys which are awful.  Steve, how about we meet halfway and you guys wear the City Connects for your Black Friday and we never wear the below.

I like them enough that I ordered one, along with a low crown cap, with my Mets Police Blog Ads money that I hadn’t touched in a few years.  I imagine I will regret buying anything from Fanatics, but hey these are actually snazzy.

I know a lot of you think I go out of my way to pile on the Mets, and I really don’t.  It’s just that they so often get things wrong.  Today, they got things right, including great support from Media Relations.  Assets make a huge difference. Thanks Mets!

And let’s all thank the heavens that we avoided something hideous like the below

or a design like this….