A catch-all post to get back in the swing.
Had a twitter discussion about how the Mets should honor Duke Snider. A few thoughts:
– the discussion is how not “if”. It would be wrong to ignore it
– the challenge is the Dodgers thing.
– I think folding it into the traditional Opening Day moment of silence is the right move.
– Duke probably deserves better, but the last thing Fred needs now is another round of the Dodgers stuff.
– I’m not the one who forgot to buy Mets banners in 2009. Had they done the stadium the right way the first time this wouldn’t be an issue.
Counter-argument: I always stick up for team history and Duke was way before my time, so maybe I just don’t get it. Happy to hear from someone who can make the case for a bigger ceremony
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Opinion: Bobby Valentine is not buying the Mets. Neither is Ed Kranepool or Donald Trump or whatever rumor of the day gets a headline. All silly.
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I loved my trip. One thing is really clear, I don’t want to be a beat writer (not that I ever thought I did). Braves Fan and I had an opportunity to talk with a player and we passed. We were wondering what we’d even talk about. “Hey, I like you.”. My beat is wandering around stadiums and team shops taking pictures of alternate caps and bad font jerseys.
Blind item: I heard some things that pleased me. Details some day.
The blue BP jerseys look better in person.
The blue on the regular Mets jerseys looked darker to me. I know logically that it isn’t, maybe it was the sun or that I wasn’t three decks up.
Terry is there to work. I don’t know what other managers do but I imagine myself wandering around eating sunflower seeds and enjoying the sun. He’s very hands on.
Chris Young looked good. Lots of break on his pitches. The Perez guy they brought in, not so much.
Had a 2 second encounter with Fred I will characterize as fun/funny/cool-Fred.
Mrs. Mets Police helped herself to my Mets jacket this morning to dog walk. Hmmm.
Someone did two nice things for me over the weekend. Thanks someone!
Thanks Media Goon for holding down the fort and lending me a good camera. I took 1000 pictures which I need to go through tonight. Mathematically at least one must be ok.
If you don’t read the site on the weekend there are plenty of pictures from the games in the posts below and the subsequent pages.
Later today I will post the Buddy Harrelson edition of How I Met The Mets. It’s the best one and the production is better.
Re honoring Duke Snider, I suggest that the Mets take this opportunity to honor all of the notable Giant & Dodger players that graced New York prior to their respective clubs moving to California. For instance, they could have pennants/banners/signage with a blue background and a white Brooklyn B and the last name of the player for the Dodger players (e.g. Snider, Robinson, Hodges, Campanella, etc.). For the Giants players it could be a black background with a NY logo in orange and the player’s last name (i.e. Mays, Ott, Terry, Hubbell, etc.). Specifically for Snider, perhaps the player wearing #4 (whomever that may end up being)should have his number colors switched for one day only from the blue number with the orange outline and black dropshadow to a black number with orange outline and a blue dropshadow and no NOB that day for any players.
The Phillies have a nice wall in the OF that honors Phillies, Philly A’s and Negro League teams. It is well done.