Following my inner Kylo Ren I had let the past die and moved on from Banner Day. After all, the Mets had tried it three times and even you t-shirt zombies couldn’t be bothered to support it, so it was time to let it go and thank the Mets for trying.
But then I saw this…
Nearly 1,000 players and coaches from youth baseball and softball teams across #RedsCountry took part in a pregame parade as part of our #PlayBall Weekend. pic.twitter.com/WlpXeVKJKm
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 20, 2018
Hey – now what if the Mets tied into Youth Baseball, and invited a bunch of teams to a game and a pregame parade. Heck do it on one of those inexplicable Wednesday day games, and let the kids make a day of it. Maybe even go crazy and do some little league special $2 tickets or something – you know, try and grow the young end of the fanbase so when I die before the Mets win again you might actually have someone young who cares about this slog of a sport?
A 1000 person parade? Nice job Mets! Maybe the Pittsburgh crew in charge in Queens should call Cincy and ask how they did it.