So as Mets Police has developed, I’ve found that this blog’s position in the universe seems to be the focal point of the cranky fan. It’s a position that I’m honored to take on, tempered by my desire not to harm the team in any way, and definitely not to become a Mets Enemy. I want nothing more than for them to run off 10 straight rings, in packed stadiums, while wearing blue hats and pinstripes.
From time to time I am asked to support a cause, and although sometimes it is one that I may not personally agree with, the blog has established itself as the place where such things are discussed. I find it an odd spot to be in when fans look to me for help, but I may not be able to be the leader they had sought. I’m still finding my way about how to handle such instances, so I’ve decided to put the info out there, with my personal honest feelings attached.
Below you will find a passionate editorial from a fan who would like you to boycott the final Mets home game. At a personal level, I don’t think a fan boycott will work at all. Many people will use their tickets regardless. Even if the Mets play in front of 3,000 fans – on an NFL Sunday with the Yankees heading to the playoffs there will be no window for the mainstream media/columnists/ESPN to talk about the small attendance. When January rolls around those warm April weekends seem like a nice dream and the wallets open up. Right now, I plan on buying zero 2010 tickets – how much you want to bet I wind up renewing my Saturday plan when the time comes.
Despite my personal feelings about boycotts, I think it is a worthy discussion. Again, I encourage you to support the Mets both financially and fanatically as much as you can.
Below is Matt’s letter. I have removed one paragraph which contained some allegations that I don’t feel can’t be proven, but do not affect the overall message Matt wants to get out. Let me know what you think…
Greetings Mets fans,
With the 2009 Mets crawling, battered and bruised to the finish line, the only positive I could find in an otherwise shameful season is that they have not presented us with the opportunity for a fourth consecutive year of heartbreak. I thought before the season, as did many of us, that this would be the year we would get over the hump and battle onwards towards a World Series championship. It would have been nice to at least have some substance behind our ‘Phillies suck!’ chants, right?. Alas, once again, this was not the year. Many people like to blame Omar, as Im sure I have done numerous times, for failing to see that our bullpen wasn’t our only problem. Likewise, others like to blame Jerry, as his seeming disdain for statistics in the face of overwhelming situational evidence has surely cost us a few games (but at least he gives us good interviews, right?!? ugh.). Still, others like to play the injury card…’If we were healthy, we’d be in the hunt at the very least!’…sure, and if a frog had wings it wouldnt bump its a** when it hopped. It is my opinion, and not mine alone (and has been for years), that the reason why the Mets have been a punchline for so long, (except all of 2006 up until frekking Adam Wainwright) is because of Fred and Jeff Wilpon, a more destructive and stingier version of the Dolans.
The only papers the Wilpons REALLY care about are the green ones, not the black and white ones we read in the morning on the subway to work, not the letters you may write to the organization, but the ones that come walking blindly through that gate every day. Too many people are telling the Wilpons, ‘Its ok to run your team like a bunch of a******s, we’ll keep paying you through the nose for the privledge of watching the AA Mets find new and exciting ways to lose’. We refuse to switch our alliegences, our original fanbase is composed of fans who, like my grandmother, refused to root for other teams when the Giants and Dodgers jumped ship. The only way to make the Wilpons stand up and take notice is a boycott. I understand a lot of people have already bought tickets. I understand they weren’t cheap. I have lost money on seats too, trust me, I know its not fun Flushing your money down the toilet. But at least it wont be wasted…I know that if someone came up to me and asked me if I could do something to make the Mets a better organization, I would probably do it. If we all rise up and take a stand, together, Gary, Keith, Ron, ESPN, everyone, will be talking about it, and, for once, the shame will be ownerships alone, NOT ours. We can regain our pride, we can get up, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell “We’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore” instead of yelling “Lets go Mets” for once. I urge you fellow Mets fans, the only way to make this team better, difficult as it may be to swallow, is to take the dollars out of their pockets. Please join me in getting this message out to as many fans as possible to boycott the final home game of the season for the Mets.
Thank you for your time,
Matt H
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