What the hell is Shannon thinking? For years he was saying the Mets need to take back NYC. That the Mets lost a generation of fans to the Yankees(true). That they need to do well and get the fans back. Right now the fans are excited about getting back into the team.
First lets get back the fans that have been fed up with how the team has been run. They deserve a chance to come back and start to rebuild their relationship with the team that they had a long time separation with/almost divorce. They can wear whatever they hell they want as long as it’s not a knockoff jersey( those are abominations folks). Let’s just keep the blue and orange on the field.
Step two is acquiring new fans, younger fans. Let them have fun at the park. Let them feel the excitement. Shannon, are they not allowed to wear new gear? Are you letting giving them an exemption? Or do they have have to go to the Salvation Army or eBay to find old gear. Which those two things alone kill your stance on fans “who have been there” wearing older gear so you know that they have been there. Nick from Babylon can go on eBay right now and buy a black Reyes jersey and say that he was a Mets fan for years.
You know how you can really spot the bandwagon fans? They are the hipsters and the 20 something’s wearing button down shirts/khakis/loafers for men and dress/skirts and heels for women who think it’s “cool” to be a mets fan now that they are winning and having date night at the ballpark. They are the ones taking selfies while the at bat is going on. They are the ones that stand and talk during an at bat backs turned to the field and block other fans views.
If the Mets start getting bandwagon fans that start immersing themselves into being a Mets fan that’s fine with me.
Shannon how long have you been saying that you can’t wait for NYC to be taken back over by the Mets and Mets fans? You know what that means? We have to accept new fans in. We have plenty of seats at CitiField that have been empty for years that can use some fannies in them.
Guys/Gals, you want to buy new gear because you like it? Go ahead. We can tell who the real fans are not by their gear but by their passion.This is one of those rare times where I won’t stick up for Shannon. I honestly think he get hit in the head when his”better then Wright” deck fell down.
I will say this about the Chinese knockoffs. They are horrible looking, always off. I’m not going to make judgements of you fandom because you bought it. They are just bad.
