This post is as important as any that I have written. (Thus it’s stuck to the top, new content will roll out below).
I’m looking at you.
Yes YOU. The person who reads my blog every day or once a week or once a month. One of the 2300 or so followers to @metspolice on twitter or the folks on Facebook or Google+
I did my part. Now I need YOU to back me up.
Black is dead. The hybrids are gone. Banner Day is back.
I need you to support this with your wallet.
I know times are hard out there, but I bet every single of of you is going to celebrate some sort of holiday in the next 6 weeks.
Buy each other a jersey. Tell your mom it’s what you want for Christmas. Ask your husband to buy you one. Your girlfiend. Buy your son one.
We have to back up our words with our wallets.
I’m not asking you to spend $229 on an authentic. That’s a lot of money, and I thought I was crazy myself doing it the other day – but I did. I don’t want to ask you to spend and not do it myself. I don’t want to have to tell Dave that I was too cheap to support what I asked for.
So buy a replica for $79.99. Or buy one for someone else. Or ask someone who wants to buy you something to buy you a new jersey.
And when Banner Day returns let’s make sure we sell the damn thing out.
Here’s what I fear.
The Vikings move to Los Angeles and become the LA Dinos and wear purple polka dot jerseys and sell tons. Dave looks at the revenue stream and sees nobody bought blue and moves on to the next fashion item and goes with trendy purple polka dotted uniforms for the 2015 Mets.
You think I’m kidding? How many teams went teal? Or black? Or had zubas-wear in the late 80’s or whenever that was?
If we lose these uniforms they will be gone for a long long time. I won’t be able to shake the tree a second time.
If 17,000 people show up at Banner Day then it’s gone FOREVER.
You can’t let either of those happen. YOU. Not the other Mets fans. YOU.
You have 6 months notice. Put away 20 cents a day until you have $30 for a ticket. And bring a banner.
In the press conference the other day Dave was asked if Banner Day was a one-and-done. His response was that he expects a big turnout, and the suggestion was that it could become an annual event.
The onus is on you now. I ran my mouth. Here’s $300 worth of purchases to back it up. Now you back me up.
