The Mets Police

Hello.  Obviously I have bee away from the blog for a few weeks, but now I am back from one of my MI6 Missions and wanted to catch up on this one,

Obviously great all around.  So refreshing that the Mets aren’t dilly-dallying with this and making DW wait until he’s an old man.  Obviously he deserves it (especially in the new Mets culture of retiring numbers left and right).  It also makes sense to add him to the HOF as well (too bad some idiot castrated the museum and turned it into a gift shop).  Also a point off for sticking a sponsor on this.  Steve has enough money, must EVERYTHING be for sale?  Can’t anything just be pure?

Also as nitpick – why does the Stadium patch diss the Polo Grounds?  (Despite what some of you think, I don’t walk around all day kicking dirt grumbling about how the patch doesn’t mention the Polo Grounds.  I move on with my day.  It’s just an observation.)

Another observation – is the biggest image of DW actually David, or what AI thinks David looks like, or an artist’s conception of David?

Another other observation – all the images they used are pinstripes.   No Pinless, no black, etc.  Very nice.

Anyway, nice job Mets.  Keep it up.

Why does this even get made?  Does it even get made or is it just a concept that might get made if someone orders it, which they won’t.

Well this is a beauty.

Also the Mets were pretty slow yesterday on the Rickey news   If only there were some way to do posts via portable devices.

Anyway, who approved this?  Steve this tells me you guys are committed to quality, and the suites will be a first rate experience where every detail is meticulously considered for a first rate experience!

Have a Happy Metsivus

The Mets have learned not to give their players the jinx, although Soto Claus would be a baller move.

The Mets will host more than 125 Queens students during the annual Kids Holiday Party at Citi Field from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students from local elementary schools will enjoy games, lunch and participate in holiday crafts, while also receiving gifts, new winter coats and a special visit from Santa and his elves.

RHP Reed Garrett, Mets Alumni Todd Zeile and Mr. and Mrs. Met will be handing out presents to the children and participate in the festivities.

The Amazin’ Mets Foundation funded a grant to Operation Warm to provide 1,000 new coats to New Yorkers in need this winter season. Students attending the Kids Holiday Party will each receive a coat from Operation Warm.

I’d like to thank the Mets for inviting me this year.  I have had a nice time in the past when I was able to attend.  As you can tell from how little I have been posting, I have been extreeeeeeemly busy lately.

In a recent episode of The Simpsons, Mr. Burns quest to replace parkland with a casino got a major boost. Borough President Donovan Richards gave his approval to the $8 billion casino and entertainment complex plan on Monday, putting Mr. Burns one step closer to getting city approval for the project.

Richards, as expected, gave his thumbs-up not necessarily because of the supposed economic windfall but because of the perks Mr. Burns promised for the local community. “Casinos don’t always deliver the long-term success their supporters promise,” Richards admitted, “but this plan includes features that could really benefit the community.”

Oh.

I see.  THIS is the casino that will work out.  Atlantic City sure did.

The Queens Daily Eagle let us know, at a Borough Hall hearing, 43 out of 56 speakers were all in on the casino, citing the community benefits. But when Richards’ office asked for feedback via letters, the response was much colder: 70 out of 73 letters opposed the plan, mostly over concerns about gambling addiction and giving public land (designated as parkland) to a billionaire developer.  But Mr. Burns signed a big time free agent because he’s smarter than your average bozo who thinks casinos benefit the community.

AND if I understand correctly, the state legislature needs to approve a “parkland alienation” bill, letting Burns build on what is  public parkland.  That could get tricky: State Senator Jessica Ramos, whose district includes the parkland, has said she won’t support it.

As I understand things, even if Mr. Burns secures the parkland bill, he needs to get past a community advisory committee and win over the state’s Gaming Commission, which is handing out three casino licenses for the region. With plenty of competition—including a rival bid for a Bronx casino—the final decision likely won’t come until late 2025.

But hey, maybe some politicians and gaming commissioners would like to come see Soto play baseball. Maybe they find themselves in a skybox with Mr. Burns. There are many reasons to own a baseball team, and winning the World Series isn’t one of them.  Trophies are for suckers.  Casinos are how the rich get richer.