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Confirmed: Los Mets jersey being worn Friday night

The uniform below will be worn Friday night.  Confirmed.

The Mets also announced the below…which makes my source’s 8/24 date make sense.  I left the now outdated-updates so you can see how this evolved.

07/05/2012 4:14 PM EST
Mets host return of Merengue Night Post-Game Concert Presented by Budweiser in celebration of Sergio Vargas’ 30th Anniversary Friday, August 24 at Citi Field
Merengue Artists and Special Guest Stars Will Join Sergio Vargas at Concert Following Mets-Astros 7:10 p.m. Game Tickets Available Now at Mets.com, LosMets.com, (718) 507-TIXX and Citi Field Box Office

 

The New York Mets and Vidal Cedeño Management today announced the return of Merengue Night Post-Game Concert Presented by Budweiser in celebration of Sergio Vargas’ 30th anniversary Friday, August 24 at Citi Field.  Delta Air Lines and Atlantic City join Budweiser as supporting sponsors. Stars from the world of Merengue music and special guest stars will join Sergio Vargas on stage following the Mets-Astros 7:10 p.m. game.

Tickets are available now at Mets.com, LosMets.com, (718) 507-TIXX and the Citi Field Box Office.

Sergio Vargas, known as “El Negrito de Villa” and “El Ejemplo,” will be making his fourth Mets Merengue Night appearance. He has recorded more than 30 albums and has achieved worldwide fame with his hit singles “La Ventanita,” “Vete Y Dile,” “La Incondicional,” “Si Algún Día La Vez,” y “La Quiero a Morir.”  While he is renowned for his distinct voice and musical talent, he is also known for his humanitarian and philanthropic efforts in the Dominican Republic.

The Mets hosted Merengue Night for 12 years at Shea Stadium from 1997-2008 featuring a wide array of Merengue artists including Johnny Ventura, Fernando Villalona, Toño Rosario, Ruby Perez, Milly Quezada and Eddy Herrera.  The shows also branched out to include reggaeton and bachata with such artists as the group Aventura, Anthony Santos and Frank Reyes.

The Mets have a 9-3 record on Merengue Night.

 

The previous now outdated update: the Mets game notes do not mention any sort of Heritage night tonight.  Also I emailed a few folks who haven’t gotten back to me yet.  Hopefully they are just on a well earned vacation.

Anyway, this came my way earlier today and as the story went/goes this will be worn tonight (tomorrow) and again on August 24th.

A mystery!

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That’s an interesting design since last year’s had orange lettering (below).

The Mets are trying to bankrupt me $110 at a time. I didn’t even buy my ASG jersey yet…and I haven’t even worn the throwback Giants jersey yet…and I will wind up buying all kinds of 2013 jerseys (All Star patches and All Star jerseys). Jeez Louise!

In the past I have said “Los Mets” is stupid (the English jerseys don’t say “The Mets”, and “Nueva York” would be 8000 times cooler) but again I prefer this design to the previous versions where there wasa tiny itty bitty Los.

 

I will confirm when I can.

 

Confirmed for tomorrow!

 

 

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On being a Mets blogger and a preview of 90’s week

This blog is about me.

I’ve done a lot of psyho-analysis, especially as I have started working on my ebook Send The Beer Guy (coming after the season) and this is all about me wanting to be 9 years old again with my dad.  Since I can’t do that I drag my kid to games and try to nag the Mets into making everything the way it was.

Yesterday on twitter there was a little flurry.  Don’t worry about who said what, but it inspired me to write this column, because as I said, the blog is about me.

I’m just a “blogger”, whatever that means.  I guess it means I blog.

I don’t consider myself to be news or “a journalist” or any of that.  I’m a fat guy who sits upstairs and likes Daniel Murphy.

I write choppy sentences, post some pictures people find interesting and occasionally get on my high horse and berate the Mets organization about something.

Some people dig it.

At some point the Mets noticed it and I was given the “A” word…Access.  Sometimes that word is used as a synonym for sellout.

I pay for my own seats.  I have a 15 game plan and have a deposit on a 15 game plan for 2013 already in.

Sometimes the Mets invite me to things.  They invited me over for food right before the season.  I went.  They invited me to the REO Speedwagon concert.  I couldn’t go.  I asked if Media Goon could go.  They said yes.

On Easter the Mets gave me two comp tickets to the Party Deck.  I took them.  My mom and I had a good time.  I wrote about my experience.  Nobody asked me to write about it.  I’m sure they assumed (correctly) I would, but it was not a condition.  For sure nobody asked me to spin it nice.

I many times said Dave Howard and I should catch a game.  One time we did.  I wrote about it.  We used his seats.  He’s welcome to come to a game and sit in mine anytime (Saturday at 4 Dave?)

If I get to know somebody and I like him is that selling out?  I can still disagree on things but why can’t I like someone?

If the Mets offered you a field credential would you not go?

And if my blog is any “softer” – hey I don’t know if you noticed but the uniforms look great, Banner Day was held and the team is good.

I don’t want to be a beat reporter.  I don’t want to hang out in the dugout.  I don’t want free stuff.  I don’t need free press box food.  I just like the Mets.  And if the Mets invite me over for dinner, I might just say yes.

Expect nothing, appreciate everything.

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Some of you have emailed me about Old Timers’ Day.  I see your cries for help and will deal with them as soona s I can.  Email is a little backed up, and I apologize for any overdue repsonses.

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On to 90’s week..it kicks off Monday and below is a sneak preview of just some of the items in the editorial calendar.  There should be like 8 posts a day!