Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

This is GORGEOUS.  And thank you God for giving this a nice blue sky as a backdrop.

 

 

It is a shame that Tom Seaver could not be at the ceremony today because the Wilpons waited too long to do this.  That is an unforgivable sin.

Howie great as always…

Look at the crowds!

 

Note Steve’s blue squatcho.  Steve did a nice job on his speech.

Then the Queens Boro Prez came on and went on far too long. Read the room sir.

He was followed by Mike Piazza.

An emotional Nancy Seaver..

Nice job Mets. 99/100 (point off for the Queens Boro President not reading the room).  Always good to see the Mets get something right, even though the Wilpons didn’t.

Good news everyone!  MLB has renewed their deal with YouTube to show baseball games, but no Mets games are yet involved!

• Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies — Thursday, May 5 @ 3:10 p.m. ET
• Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds — Wednesday, May 11 @ 12:35 p.m. ET
• Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs — Friday, May 20 @ 2:20 p.m. ET
• Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins — Wednesday, May 25 @ 1:10 p.m. ET
• Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians — Wednesday, June 1 @ 1:10 p.m. ET
• Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals — Wednesday, June 8 @ 2:10 p.m. ET
• Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners — Wednesday, June 15 @ 4:10 p.m. ET

I went to a baseball game!

It was my first game since David Wright’s last game (*)

* I may have attended a Friday day game at Wrigley in-between but very go with the story

My last game since DW’s. You may recall that game, other than five innings of David, was the worst baseball ever played. Some sort of snooze fest between the Mets and Marlins that went to extras and would just not end.

I thought that game broke my son as it was THE worst baseball game ever to be played

To my surprise he suggested we go to the game on Tuesday so I took him up on it and splurged on Club Seats for $75. This was my view!

Not bad right? So one could see how Gary Cohen enjoys baseball as he’s watching it from the same vantage point minus a few rows and about 10 feet higher. And for free. Or negative free as he gets paid.

This is much more enjoyable than sitting at some crooked angle with idiots getting up every two seconds. The ushers and the culture in Philly do a nice job of having people wait until nothing is happening for people to get up.

The park is simply better than Citi Field. To my surprise nobody argued with me on this point when I said so on Tuesday. I guess the t-shirt people all stopped following me.

I like that the outfield is open. It’s more enjoyable than staring at 50000 ads

They have organ music

The food was fine. I did go through a lot of money. Let’s add this up

Tickets $75×2 plus fees. The Phillies fees were LESS than Stubhub’s fees which are so crazy even Ticketmaster is like, “Really?” So $190 to get in. I could have gotten $14 tickets and chosen it to. That’s on me.

Two cheesesteaks, a large beer, water and one fries was like $56. That said I was full from my cheesesteak and fries and the large beer made it 5 innings.

My son wanted Crab Fries so we got that and a soda and that was another $19. I mentally wanted a hot dog and I love crab fries but I was stuffed.

$22 to park.

So let’s see $180, 22, 56 and 19 – lazy math that’s $280 or so? For two people to have a GOOD experience at the ballpark?

It will likely be my only Mets game of the year. Maybe I will do a Wrigley gamebas I am often in Chicago as part of my job at MI-6

So I don’t regret it, in fact we had a great time and made some memories, but it sure isn’t inexpensive. And I got home at 12 but baseball didn’t make me drive to another city so that’s on me.

Also baseball is boring.

Wow it took enough genocide for the Mets organization to pay any attention to this.  I wonder if the actual Mets will pay Opening Day Lip Service to this the way they did Black Lives Matter before replacing the BLM on the mound with an ad for a car the next day.

Anyway this is good but over a month too late.  Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th.

Big club, why the silence?  It’s safe now Steve, you guys can admit you’re against genocide.  You won’t sell any fewer tickets.  It’s been safe for 6 weeks.

Cyclones Announce Fundraiser to Benefit Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine

Team To Wear Blue & Gold Uniforms Auctioned for Charities

 

Brooklyn, NY – April 13, 2022 – The Brooklyn Cyclones, High-A Affiliate of the New York Mets, today announced that their game scheduled for Sunday, June 26th will be an Eastern European Experience with proceeds to benefit humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

 

“We pride ourselves on being active members of our community,” said Cyclones Vice President Steve Cohen.  “Brighton Beach here in Brooklyn has one of the largest Ukrainian populations in the entire country.   We also have several members of our Front Office who are from Ukraine.  So we have seen, first-hand, just how much of an impact the events in Ukraine have had, even thousands of miles away here in Brooklyn.   So, we felt that we owed it to our staff and our community to show our support during these difficult times.”

 

As part of the event the Cyclones will wear blue and gold jerseys – inspired by the Ukrainian Flag – that will be auctioned off with all proceeds to benefit World Central Kitchen and the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

 

In addition, there will be dance, gymnastic and musical performances paying tribute to the beauty and artistry of Eastern Europe and a special ceremony honoring Eastern European front-line heroes.

 

The game will also be an interactive classroom of sorts as the Cyclones introduce America’s favorite pastime to a community that isn’t typically familiar with the game of baseball.   The team will distribute informational handouts with the rules and traditions of the game.   There will even be a performance of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” performed in their native language during the 7th inning stretch.

 

“Sports have always been, and should continue to be, a unifying force in our complex world. Especially a team sport where camaraderie is very important,” said Andrey Chegodaev, an award-winning broadcaster and radio host of 104.7 Freedom FM – New York’s most listened to Russian-speaking station in NYC.  “Baseball is without a doubt one of those sports. And although this game is little known to us, it can be very exciting, especially if you understand its nuances.  Baseball is an art in the same way that theater is.  You have a stage and you have players. There is a plot, a climax, a denouement, there are superheroes and epic showdowns on the field.”

 

Game time is scheduled for 2:00 PM performances on the field prior to first pitch.   It’s also a Sunday Funday where kids get to run the bases post-game, there will be Inflatables for kids to enjoy in The Backyard, and the first 500 kids under 12 will receive Free Dippin’ Dots.

 

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit BrooklynCyclones.com