Good morning Mets fans,
Ain’t much in the papers (I did read one story that suggests that Jeter will re-sign with the Yankees. Good job Scoop.)
Mets Today nailed it:
.. Mets fans are either disinterested in, or don’t want, Collins or Melvin. If either is announced as manager, it will be received with the pomp and circumstance of a cricket concert. No one will care. No one will feel one way or the other. And when the tough times occur in 2011, the fans will start blaming the guy they didn’t want in the first place — whether it’s fair or not. They’ll lose faith in “the plan”. They’ll think the Mets just sold them yet another bill of goods. They’ll get angry at first, and then they’ll stop caring. In turn, they’ll stop buying tickets to games at Citi Field, and starting talking about football — just as they did this past summer.
High stakes poker for Sandy. I’ll get behind whoever he picks, but the above scenario is very realistic.
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Junior’s Baby Sister showed up for breakfast in her blue Mets cap. Lots of hope for this one.
This week on Mets Police: obviously the manager is the big topic, expect this and every blog to spend three days on this. I’m particularly looking forward to 37 tweets all saying “Mets expected to name xxx manager” on Monday.
Later in the week it’s time for the (somehow) annual tradition of Mets Turkeys. Email your suggestions to shannon@metspolice.com Yes, I already have Ollie on the list. Ollie is having an awful season in the Mexican Winter League which is troubling because I went 7 and 5 there myself last winter.
I have some ticket stuff for the next week (keep those suggestions for columns rolling in) but I’m holding them because the combination of manager and holiday will distract everyone.
I’ll likely do Holiday Filler and recap Mets blogs I dig….suggestions to shannon@metspolice.com
I’m still working on the sister site Sports Police in between work and a full calendar of children’s sporting events. I think we could use a solid basketball guy over there if you are interested.
I’m on twitter @metspolice (and @nysportspolice)
Keep the faith Mets fans…even the losers get lucky sometimes.