The Mets Police

Hey if you live in the woods and occasionally drop in on a local bed & breakfast this might be the Mets cap for you!

My question for the Mets: why don’t you do this every weekend?

via Mets should think about expanding Fan Appreciation Weekend event | Paul’s Random Baseball Stuff.

 

Thanks to @hom713 for being eagle eyes and spotting this at the MLB Shop.

Now I’m comparing red apples to yellow apples here so remain calm.  This first jersey is labeled as a “Alternate 2 Cool Base” – it is under a section called “Cool Base” and does not say authentic or replica…but the pricing suggests it’s replica-equivalent.  Note there is no Mr. Met patch on the sleeve.

 

And here is the front (of a generic not the Wright).

However, the 2014 replica on the website does not have Mr. Met either.   We could freak out about the color difference or the way the orange line slopes at the neck, but I write that all off to the internet being fast and loose with images.  Note the 2015 Cool Base has an MLB logo, this does not.

 

Next we have a screen grab of a 2014 from the authentic section.  Again we’re seeing yet different blue and I will write that up to the Interwebs not caring.

 

So, what have we learned?  Probably nothing unless you think not having the Majestic logo on the sleeve is The Change. (@mostlynoles says he can see a majestic logo.  I’m fine either way).

I have heard something else but have to sit on my blue cap for now.  I’ll probably do what I always do which is do nothing until Paul Lukas from Uni Watch swings by and tells me that I completely missed XXX and just link to him.  Ha.

Also in case you are wondering, in MLBShopSpeak…

“Alternate Home 1” = pinless

“Alternate Home 2” = blue

“Alternate Home 3” = black

“Alternate Home Camo” = well, you know.

According to ESPN the Mets drew 2,148,808 in 80 games in 2014 for an average of 26,860.  You may recall Banner Day was a true single admission doubleheader, hence the 80 games.

2,135,657 was the number for 2013.  So 2014 had more!  The 2013 average was 26,695…also in 80 dates.

So there you have it Mets fans, the Mets drew an extra 165 people per game this season.

Here’s an interesting read say you own a baseball team and maybe even your own TV network,  Seems that in many markets baseball is the most popular thing on TV.

But not every team pulled solid ratings during prime time.

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The Mets and the Marlins saw their broadcasts rank 7th in prime time.

Oh.

According to the article, the Yankees finish 3rd in NYC (behind ABC and CBS) and draw 254,000 households.  The Mets draw 130,000 households which is more than most of the teams on the list.

Perhaps one of these days Misters Wilpon, Katz, Mahr and others will give us a product that is entertaining to watch in person and on television.