Blue Cap Army: 10am Monday at Shea’s Apple

Scott writes:

Really enjoying the site. I think it would be really cool if you had a key link to a page describing what the Blue Cap Army is and why you started it would be really cool.

Thanks a lot for creating a very enjoyable, unique site

Scott, thanks!   I’m writing this on Wednesday night and the site is finishing March with the most-read month yet, with several of the highest reading days ever happening in March.

As I mention from time to time, when I started out I had no idea what Mets Police would become, and the Blue Cap Army is the same way.

If I remember correctly, during the winter I suggested the Mets bring back 7 packs (they would wind up offering 6 packs).  In that article I suggested a Saturday 7 pack, one game a month, in the Promenade Left Field – which some feel are the least desirable seats in the stadium.   I thought a way to turn a negative into a positive would be to have that section be a section for some sort of fan collection – a Mets army of sorts.

As for the blue caps – people keep telling me I am nuts, but look at any random photo of a crowd shot at Shea or citi Field.  1969, 1986, 2009 – you don’t see that many blue Mets caps.  Look at a shot of a Cardinals game and you see a see of red.  The Yankees fans know what to wear because it hasn’t had any significant changes since before World War 2.

Mets fans wear all sorts of things – and I wish to encourage the team and the fans to wear blue…hence Blue Cap Army.  I am not a fan of the use of black in the Mets color scheme and take every opportunity to say so.

Somewhere along the way I think a reader suggested a meetup for Opening Day – so that’s what we’re doing.

Here’s the details and the rules:

– we will meet at Shea’s Apple (the original one) which can now be found in front of the Promenade on what I hear is referred to as Mets Plaza. (I think that’s new for 2010, I don’t remember hearing of Mets Plaza last year.)

–  the meet is at 10.

– At 10:40 I’m making a bee-line for the gate to be one of the first people to see the museum.  I hope you join me.  After that I may visit McFadden’s (I’m not clear if you can enter McFadden’s and then re-enter the park).

– we are not an actual army.  We will not be doing anything aggressive.  This is about FUN.

– be cool.  We’re all there to enjoy the game.  I will happily debate you on the merits of Lee Mazzilli, Alex Cora or black uniforms on a different day.  This is not the setting.

– this is not a meeting of the negative nitpickers or some sort of mass Mets Policing.  The idea is to share our love of the Mets, not walk around looking for typos.

– wear a blue cap.   It’s in the name.

– we will not goof on each other’s attire.  If you own a Juan Samuel jersey and want to wear it, that’s fine by me.  I will be wearing a pinstriped Mets Police #86 jersey, and yes it has black dropshadow on it because I don’t own the team and am not spending $250 on a Mitchell & Ness just so you guys don’t bust my chops.

– I take no responsibility for your safety or behavior.  If the Marlins Militia shows up and beats you up that’s not on me. If you eat too many hot dogs and get sick, that’s not on me.

Thanks to all who have registered, and thanks to the other blogs who have spread the word.   This is lots of fun and I appreciate that so many of you are like me and get where I’m coming from with all this.  Let’s Go Mets!