I took tons of photos of Wrigley Field last week.
One of the things they do in Chicago, and we’ve talked about this before is that they have banners of old players hanging up inside. (Iphone quality pics, sorry).
What I really liked is that they honored long time employees…I saw one for an equipment manager (I would enjoy showing Mets Police Junior the Charlie Saumels banner and saying that’s the idiot who dresses the Mets in black).
Ever hear of Pat Pieper? Neither had I. He was the Cubs PA Announcer from 1916 until 1974. How do I know that? A banner.
It’s too bad the Mets have had no long-term announcers who are and were loved by the fans. Otherwise, they could hang a banner like this one.
Heck, if it turns out that we had a player in the late 1990s who was alleged to be on steroids, we could hang his banner too.
One more for you, and while this one doesn’t illustrate my point – I really appreciated that not every banner had to be “Ernie Banks” or say “Tom Seaver.”
There were plenty of “Edgardo Alfonzo” or “Lee Mazzilli” types too.
The Mets should order up some banners and have them up by the next homestand. It’s so easy to do and would go a long way with the fans.
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pics look cool. this is a great illustration of what several people have said about these banners missing at Chez Amazin'. The Mets instead feature them on their auction site for fans to own.
Wrigley – cool
Citi Field – disgusting
The most disgusting ball park I have seen. Clean that area up!