Inaugural Blogger-Organized Queens Baseball Convention A Great Success | The Read Zone

One of the most interesting panels of the day was led by Paul Lukas of ESPN’s Uni Watch in which the panelists discussed the Mets uniforms and their history. Among the topics discussed were the the process of assigning numbers, and a discussion of the merits of the different jerseys that the Mets have used over the years (a show of hands at the panel revealed, for instance, that Mets fans greatly prefer jerseys with player names on the back rather than numbers only).

The Mets organization itself even got into the act, providing a panel of executives from the New York Mets Marketing Department who discussed the team and its various marketing initiatives. They confirmed that Mrs. Met “is back” and that the retirement of Mike Piazza’s #31 is under discussion.

There were also a few games and competitions which took place during the day which were less academic. Fans played Mets-related versions of “Let’s Make a Deal” and “Family Feud,” but the highlight was undoubtedly the Mets-version of “The Dating Game.” The help of the lovely 7 Line calendar girls was enlisted for the game.

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