What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
The Just Caps Drop 5 New York Mets 59FIFTY Fitted Cap features an embroidered Mets logo at the front panels with a celebratory stadium patch at the right-wear side. Additional details include a green undervisor and an MLB Batterman logo at the rear.
But they will look good with the new powder blue road alts. (That’s not a thing, I made that up)
And who again likes side patches??? I don’t get it.
METS ACQUIRE DANIEL VOGELBACH FROM PITTSBURGH
FLUSHING, N.Y., July 22, 2022 – The New York Mets today announced the team has acquired infielder Daniel Vogelbach from Pittsburgh in exchange for RHP Colin Holderman.
Vogelbach, 29, had 10 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs, 34 RBI and 29 runs scored in 75 games for the Pirates this season. He has posted a .338 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage. His 11 home runs as a designated hitter are tied for the second-most in the NL behind Bryce Harper.
Among the 178 hitters with at least 200 plate appearances against RHP this season, his 149 wRC+ is tied for 15th in the majors. He has an .817 career OPS vs. righties and 55 of his 61 career home runs have come against right-handed pitchers.
Vogelbach has appeared in 412 games over parts of seven major league seasons with Seattle (2016-2020), Toronto (2020), Milwaukee (2020-2021) and Pittsburgh (2022). He owns a career .213/.336/.408 slashline with 61 home runs and 165 RBI.
In addition, RHP Yoan López has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and will be active for tonight’s game.
Hmmmm so I found a cap that’s a step towards Buffett but I am not sure this is what I want either….
So I went back to that first cap – you know what’s not right with it, it needs a BLUE NY. Then that would work. The white NY is killing this cap. I boo it like it is Lindor.
“DON’T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT? THEY DID!! BUT NOT ANY MORE!”
My friend just got this and was cool enough to take notes!`
Shall we? Of course we shall!!!
What year were you born?
Zip Code?
Why do you like it less? (you guys know my list.)
Do you find yourself more/less……attending games, watching games, talking about games, betting on games, streaming games, reading about games. They got a lot of LESS out of me.
How many games have you attended in 2022? 2021? 2019?
How do you feel about baseball? Love/like/neutral/dislike/hate
How do you follow/interact with baseball? TV, radio, video games, articles, friends, attend games.
How often do you watch? All the games, some games and postseason, just postseason, only recaps
Do you find sports betting ads on TV inapproproiate/distracting?
What’s your perception of legalized betting on baseball?
Who is the most exciting player to watch right now? And why? Obviously Mike Trout.
What teams interest you?
If you change one thing about on-field… (open ended)
Then some COVID questions!! Like are they raising in my state? @mediagoon better get ready for some reshoots. Somebody knows something.
Then some Qs about whether or not Covid worries me traveling to the stadium or getting a hot dog etc. Hey baseball, this isn’t the issue.
Do you believe games are safe to attend? Yes/no/too early to tell. This Q is Covid related.
What streamers have you used last 7 days? Everything here listed from ESPN+ to Paramount Plus.
What social media….? Everything from the obvious to Twitch and Discord
How have you paid for things last 7 days? Cash, credit, Venmo etc
Please indicate your interest in these other sports.…everything from NFL to NWSL
Gender?
Got kids?
What sports do these kids play? Well not baseball.
How much you make?
What political party?
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So my sense here is…..
…they hope Covid is to blame, because if not for Covid baseball would be baby
…they recognize the sport is broken, which is a great first step
….they wanna stream
…they want your $
Well, you got your cool billionaire and your first place team, and Mets attendance is DOWN per Axios.
They are comparing the numbers to 2019, so pre-pandemic.
According to publicly available data delivered by Baseball Reference, 70% of MLB clubs (21 out of 30) have experienced a decline this season and attendance at a league level is down 6% (through Sunday July 17). “If MLB as a whole is down about 6% in tickets sold, that equates to roughly eight million less people going to games,” Lou DePaoli (managing director executive search and team consulting, General Sports Worldwide) said. “That is concerning.”
If Lou’s name is familiar to you he used to the be the CRO of the Mets.
But Lou thinks the Mets do a good job.
“You have to make it about entertainment, so that when you come to a game there is a lot for people to enjoy above and beyond the game,” DePaoli said. The San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets were among the teams he mentioned doing a good job of marketing their games as more than just a game. It is not a coincidence that all three experienced H1 gains over 2019 (up 28.77%, 17.43% and 5.27%, respectively).
So there ya have it. Baseball is back baby!! People love baseball!!
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Did you see the All Star Game ratings were down again? Here’s my take…
For 30 years people like me complained out late starts. And it didn’t matter (to baseball) because Cal Ripken hid the sins. Then McGwire hid the sins. Then the Yankees Dynasty hid the sins. Then Bonds hid the sins.
But along the way, the elder millennials and now Gen-Z came of age…..with little attachment to baseball. My college age son didn’t even know the ASG was on Tuesday until I mentioned it, and he blew it off saying he could name three players. And this is a kid I brought to 15 games a year last decade.
The damage is done. Baseball is like the climate emergency. You can write articles about “well it is summer, of course it is hot!” and you can write about how 6 million (or 7.5 or whatever it was) was great for the ASG because it won the night!
Plus there’s a pandemic and a recession and 8 million other excuses. There always seems to be an excuse.
Baseball IS dying. The baseball mafia is always saying how it is not, but it IS. Will it be gone by 2030? Nope.
But it will lose a lot to fans as Generation X dies…and join boxing and horse racing as sports that used to be huge…..and then it will die off with the elder millennials.
Like the climate emergency, this is 2080’s problem, so why should you or Manfred or Steve Cohen care? Squeeze what you can while you still can. Ads on uniforms! Great! Let’s market Mike Trout for yet another year, this time that will work!
Baseball is back baby…except for the obvious declining numbers and interest. As long as your short term revenue is up….kick the can and let someone else deal with it.
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Anyway, you got rid of the Wilpons. Steve spent the money. The Mets are in first place. So what’s the excise this time? Maybe it’s just that people are no longer interested in baseball. Count me in on that.