Just got this in my inbox. Seems fun. I like their pricing scheme.
Seems like everyone is selling t-shirts these days. Media Goon better get going with the Man Up And Play Better tees.
Discuss.
Stamford, CT. [June 7, 2011] Fed up with the ownership of the team he has been a fan of for over 40 years David Lewis today announced the launch of www.TimeToSellTheTeam.com, a website whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for a movement designed to motivate the Wilpons and their partners to sell their entire stake in the NY Mets to a new ownership group vs. just a minority stake.
The site features a store that sells T-Shirts emblazoned with commentary about past Wilpon and Met failures (.e.g. Who Mad-Off with my Team?, Ya Gotta Bereave, Shea Goodbye…to Fred and Jeff), along with the statement “Time to Sell the Team” on each shirt. Shirts sell for the meaningful price of $19.86 to remind buyers of the year the last time the Mets celebrated as World Series Champions. The site also offers visitors a chance to sign a virtual petition that eventually will be delivered to the Wilpons in the coming months.
“My goal is to rally other disenchanted Mets fans in the hopes of motivating the current owners to realize that the time to sell their remaining interest is now” said David Lewis, founder, entrepreneur and President of www.TimeToSellTheTeam.com. “Our strategy includes outfitting fellow Mets fans with our unique shirts, looking to spread our message one shirt at a time.”
The new venture includes several active efforts to stay in touch with followers of the movement including a blog, a Facebook Page, a twitter feed (@SellTheTeam), to name a few. Plans for additional products include bracelets, hats, sweatshirts and bumper stickers. Products will be sold online and at upcoming area events.
I realize this is going to fly in the face of what some of you believe. No one is perfect, and neither are the Wilpons. However, they’ve given the Mets a face that I can embrace. It’s not the Long Island team. It’s not the Flushing Queens team.
Growing up, I recognized the Giants logo in the Mets, so I recognized the connection. Back before the internet, there was no way for me to know what a Brooklyn Dodger hat was.
Wilpon has made the connection between the Mets and the Dodgers. Guys like Shea, Brooklyn fans, might have appreciated it. I appreciate the Mets for who they are, but I appreciate them more now since I know they are the stepchild of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
We’re all Dodgers fans this week.
It’s a cool idea, but $19.86 for a t-shirt?! I get the idea behind it, but that’s a little much. Sell them for say $10 and maybe more people would buy them and get more exposure.
say a T was oh I dunno, $14.99
Love the idea. I’m going to tghe site and getting a T. No one wan ts the Wilpons out more than me so i’m in, i’m joining the movement.
hah~
me & paul ran into those two (or at least a guy and a gal handing out business cards and wearing those t’s at last wednesday’s game
i don’t know if they had t-shirts for sale at the game (probably not, but they were carrying a satchel of some kind)
paul & i were both wearing our “ICIS” shirts…but we never thought to make an exchange