Good morning. I had David Wright on the brain last night, to the point where I woke up around 3am and thought about him and this and us for like an hour.
In a bizarre twist, Wright revealed that even though he was cleared medically to play minor league games, he still needs permission from team doctors to play at the major league level. (via NY Post)
I tweeted last night around 10pm that if they mess with Wright that I would personally lead “the boycott.”
As well discussed this summer, boycotts are unrealistic and the one group of #MetsFansUnited have been so so so so so disorganized and actually embarrassing we should just throw that movement away as it is permanently damaged.
So how can we put pressure on the team? Well, ironically it is the opposite of boycott, we are going to have to show up.
Here are some ideas for discussion
DAAAAY…..VID. DAAAAY-VID. Remember the old Darryl chant? Originally that was opposing fans somehow taunting Mr. Strawberry. Let’s use that cadence and chant David while the Mets are on defense. If we do it while the Mets are up then the Mets will drown us out with their noise garbage. Let’s make the soundtrack of the game fans just chanting DaaaayVid so you cannot miss it.
WEAR WRIGHT STUFF TO GAMES. Somewhere over the last 15 years you have acquired a Wright jersey, tee etc, wear it to every game you attend the rest of the way.
THE GREAT WALKOUT. I am going to need you 7 Line Army Generals to help organize this, and we know Darren has to lay low because of the business. That’s not a dig, it’s the guy’s livelihood. We know he’d be down with this but let’s not ask him. Anyway, and I need to fill out the particulars, but we all walk out. We start at the bridge, we form a single line and we all walk out. We leave the game. We have to figure out a path where it’s noticeable and visible…and unlike the complete disorganized MFU I will make sure the media knows when and where this is going to happen. So something like a Saturday game, 2nd inning we all get up and we walk out.
Imagine a non-comedic version of this.
WE WANT DAVID. Whenever the Mets third baseman bats, we chant WE WANT DAVID. This isn’t anything against Frazier, The Virus or anyone else….we just want David.
SOCIAL. Minor but grains of sand can become a beach. Tweak your social media. I have switched my twitter icon from a 28 to a 5.
So those are my 3am ideas, and I welcome your suggestions to improve or tweak them.
Now, this is actually the opposite of a boycott as a lot of these ideas are asking you to spend and not get full value for your money. This is where you have to ante up. Yeah the Wilpons will get a few bucks from that ticket you buy (hopefully on the secondary market, where they still get a cut but less of a cut). So they will have 2 billion and ten dollars instead of 2 billion. Let that go.
Putting on the opposition viewpoint – I give it out on twitter, I understand I will have to take it. “This guy thinks 200 guys chanting will make the Wilpons eat $35M?” – no I don’t. This guy thinks 200 guys chanting will get the attention of the local TV, newspapers and WFAN callers. The local media will get the attention of the national media. It’s not easy, but this is a better plan than silently staying home or showing up with a bag on your head.
We’re going to have to embarrass these guys into playing David Wright. That’s what we’re going to do, you and me. David has worked too hard for too long and has always been the good soldier. Don’t let the Mets do this to him.
My son asked me, “Why are the Mets messing with David Wright when all thats gonna happen is everyone is going to hate them and they’ll wind up giving in anyway?” My son has learned well.
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Suggestions that have rolled in…
Excellent thoughts here. I’d say making placards of Number 5’s and giving them out for free and encouraging people to hold them up when the 3basemen is batting is also a good plan. Gotta mass produce tho
— Mike Hayes (@godgoogler) September 1, 2018
There will be no Mets Police Morning Laziness today as I don’t want to supersede this post on social. The Lazineess is basically this, the Mets lost 7-0 and they play today at 4 eastern.
