Super Secret Mets Banner Day Is Sunday Don’t Tell Anyone

Pssst.  I heard that the Banner Day parade is this Sunday.  I don’t think the Mets want you to know or they would mention it.  Or Branden, Alexa and Whatshername could get all fake excited about it.  Or Gelbs the judge could mention it.  Or they could make Ron Darling read some copy.  Or Chris Carlin could mention it in one his hilarious tweets.

Anyway, it’s a secret so don’t tell anyone.   Fortunately I have the leaked info from last month.  As an aside, the no social media handles thing is silly, it’s 2015 guys.  Even if someone walks around with #joesplumbingtwentydollarsoffspecial who cares?

BANNER DAY SET FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 14 AT CITI FIELD – METS BROADCASTERS HOWIE ROSE AND STEVE GELBS ALONG WITH WOR MORNING SHOW PERSONALITY TODD SCHNITT NAMED JUDGES

Banner Day Participants to Check In at Bullpen Plaza,
Registration Begins at 10:00 a.m., Space is Limited

Banner Day Tickets Start at $15 and Are Available at
Mets.com/Banner Day and (718) 507-TIXX

FLUSHING, N.Y., May 11, 2015 – The New York Mets today announced Mets broadcasters Howie Rose and Steve Gelbs along with WOR morning show personality Todd Schnitt will serve as judges for Banner Day, Sunday, June 14 at Citi Field. Tickets start at $15 and are available at Mets.com/BannerDay and (718) 507-TIXX.

The judges will select three finalists to join the online Banner Day winner and fans at the ballpark and at home will vote for the winner through an online vote. Fans who created the winning banner will receive four VIP tickets, the opportunity to watch batting practice from the field and a non-game day Citi Field tour.

Banner Day was a Mets tradition from 1963 to 1996 with fans of all ages parading on the field showing their homemade banners made from bed sheets that professed their love for the team. Banner Day returned in 2012 as part of the Mets’ 50th Anniversary season.

Fans planning on participating in the pre-game, on-field parade on June 14, should follow these guidelines:

Banner Day participants must have tickets to the game

Participants must check in at the Bullpen Plaza on 126th Street at 37th Avenue

Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. Space is limited

Banners must be bigger than 22” by 28”

Banners cannot have vulgar or abusive language

Banners can be commercially produced, but can’t have commercial messages (Websites or Social Media handles are not allowed)

There is a maximum of four people per banner

The Mets reserve the right to deny access to the field to any banner or person that is deemed inappropriate