Have a day for the 1986ers and introduce Carter last. It’s a nice neat 25th anniversary.
I know it’s supposedly expensive to get players to come to Queens, but let’s take a look at that.
Hernandez and Darling – walk down three flights of stairs. Burkhardt can help Gary in the tv booth for half an hour. Free.
Mookie – stand exactly where you are. Free.
Darryl – seems to be in Citi every other game. Here’s car service. $200
Gooden – local. Car service $200.
Ojeda – 7 train is 10 blocks from work. Here’s a metro card. $5.
Backman and Teufel. They work for the organization. I’ll pick them up in my car.
Knight, Foster, Santana, Sid, Hojo, Mitchell – no idea where they are. $700 flight and $200 hotel. call it $6000
Sisk and Aguilera. You just spent the money on them. Do it again. Call it $2000
Ed Hearn – flight and hotel $1000. I think he’s in KC.
McDowell – do it when the Braves are in to save a buck. Free.
Lenny – can’t make it.
Mazzilli the Yankee – car service local $200
Carter and his family. $5000.
Whoever I forgot because I’m stupid. $3000.
$18,000ish. Let’s add the “I have no idea what I’m talking about” factor and nearly triple it to an even 50 grand.
$50,000. That’s a lot of money.
Now let’s sell $20 tickets. Twenty x 2500 is 50,000
There’s not 2500 Mets fans who would show up?
I know a lot of you let me down last year on Hall of Fame Day, but 2500? Seems manageable. Plus maybe the Mets could get a sponsor.
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So now we have the old crew back and we invite them out on the field one at a time like baseball teams do sometimes.
Second last player announced is Keith Hernandez. Keith mugs for the camera, we all smile.
Last, Gary Carter.
Place erupts.
But then…Howie shocks the crowd and announces the Mets will retire the numbers of their two captains.
Place erupts.