Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

Hey I hope you didn’t sign any players to thirteen year deals that you’ll regret come 2030.  The beginning of the end has arrived!

In a statement to Sports Business Journal, the company said “AT&T SportsNet is not immune to the well-known challenges that the entire RSN industry is facing. We will continue to engage in private conversations with our partners as we seek to identify reasonable and constructive solutions.”

The Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Marinersare set to be the four teams most affected by the announcement since the March 31 deadline comes before the 2023 MLB season (via Yahoo)

Former Mets manager Carlos Beltran said, “Today’s not about the Astros.  Today is about the Mets.”

You may remember that…

Beltran was hired by the Mets on Nov. 1, 2019, to replace Mickey Callaway as manager. But the team announced Beltran’s departure the following Jan. 16 without him managing a game.

Beltran’s departure was announced three days after he was the only Astros player mentioned by name in Major League Baseball’s report that concluded that Houston broke rules by using electronics to steal signs en route to the 2017 World Series title. (via Yahoo)

“I felt like that was a moment that needed to happen and I moved on,” Beltran said.

 

How’s that for an SEO friendly title?  Well…

Now that you have this info, I will remind you that watching more than the 1st inning of a Spring Training game is insane.  Once the SP leaves the game, you’re watching Guys In Mets Uniforms vs. the other team’s B-squad (Spring Training road rosters have become garbage.)

Sure get your little taste of baseball for 10 minutes this weekend, but it will quickly remind you that baseball is boring and too many teams make the playoffs now so there’s no reason to watch baseball until about September 20th.

And as for RADIO?  Radio is dead to me.  Blame the WOR Era for their wah-wah signal and the MLB App for ignoring me about LOUD COMMERCIALS for several years.  I broke the habit and never went back.  Try it, you won’t miss it!

Regan, who was 82 at the time, claims in the suit that the team’s former general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, said he would not return because he was “too old.” (via the NY Post)

Sounds to me like this is one of those “make it go away” issues that rich guys use their lunch money on.  Have the LLC write the check Steve and throw darts at your Jeff Wilpon poster.

Lids sent out an email about Sea Foam Caps.  Some of the caps are interesting, as they added this Sea Foam Color outline that makes the cap pop.  For example, take this cap of the Montreal Expos. which aren’t even a thing.

So the Mets version would probably look cool, right?   Nope.  No outline for some reason.  Sigh.

Also, I will ask for neither the first nor last time – does ANYONE like side-patches?