Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

How many of these do you think Media Goon bought? They are so bad I am going to guess only two.  Wait, is Media Goon secretly Polka Dot Man???

 

So this looks “cool” at first glance, but the devil is in the details.

What’s “cool” about it is – you probably forgot to buy a black jersey the first time around even though you supposedly love them so much.  You COULD get the new black jersey (which is a better design, but still bad because it is black) – but the new design lacks the blue piping (which is why it looks better.)

So here’s a rare opportunity to get the Old Black design!

Cool!  $25 and you get a jersey of some sort…not bad….OH WAIT

…the detail is you need 15 people.

I guess that you could just look at it that it will cost you $375 to get a replica jersey.  Media Goon has done worse things.

Or maybe you get a few friends and split the cost…so you each get a replica for like $80 or so and you can give the extra tickets to a kid.

Or you can plan ahead like Media Goon and I do and buy the jerseys when they are available.  A jersey purchase is not always about wearing it today.  Things become cool over time…..like my black road N E W Y O R K jersey.  I bet you wish you had one.  Or Mercury Mets.  Or Road Swoosh.  All terrible, all cool now.   I own a St. Louis Blues Martin Brodeur jersey for that reason – I bought it when he  was on the team.  Now I can wear it to a Devils game and it is cool.

Here is the current black design for those of you who don’t know what the difference is.  For example, if you want a Mike Hampton jersey (why?) in a design he need wore…

 

Hey did you see the football games?  Of course you saw the football games.  I wonder if Baseball saw the football games.

At several points during the weekend, Football was dominating all the chatter on social media.  Last night, during the 9pm Eastern hour, I even saw famous baseball players Mike Trout and Noah Syndergaard tweeting about the Chiefs-Bills game.

The nation seemed riveted to the overtime game, which had its best moments between 9 and 10pm Eastern.

Then there is baseball.  Postseason Baseball would have been maybe in the 5th inning at 9:59pm.

Baseball has decided it is more important for the West Coast Fans to see the beginning of a game than for the East Coast fans to see the end of a game, despite me repeatedly posting this image.

A wise man once said, “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few” – yet baseball seems obsessed with being popular in those white spaces.

Take Game 7 of the Cubs and Cleveland World Series.  It went to extra innings! One of these teams will end a lengthy championship drought!  And when was this excitement happening?  Midnight eastern.

That game in particular then had the misfortune of a rain delay at midnight, so I turned the game off.  Baseball had its best possible scenario, extra innings in Game 7, but it was happening at 1am on the East Coast.

THAT IS INSANE.

Think about it.  THAT IS INSANE.

This Football League seems to do quite well playing earlier.  The most watched thing on TV every week is the Sunday 4:25pm Eastern game.  I don’t mean most watched sporting event, I mean most watched THING.

Here are the top shows according to Variety.

and here are some other shows.

You would think the people at FOX SPORTS would have access to their own football numbers.

I don’t want to hear “well that’s football.”  HOW did football become so popular?  Baseball used to be popular?  What broke?  How can we fix it.

Oh – fun fact shared on last night’s football game – the most watched Super Bowl of all time?  The 49ers-Bengals game.  It kicked off at 4pm Eastern.

Funny how that 4pm timeslot keeps doing really well.

I am trying to help you baseball.  You need to rebuild.  You need to get some kids’ eyes on this sport.

I saw one tweet last night that I think sums this all up.

Play the games earlier baseball.  If someone sees the game they might actually like it.

 

Here are the theme nights for 2022.  You know Theme Nights, that’s where the Mets half-ass pretend they care about something because it looks good on social media.  Sometimes they might even mention the theme 45 minutes before the  game when the PA announcer is reading all the contractually obligated commercials.

I’m curious what let to Japanese Heritage Night.  I don’t perceive there to be a large Japanese-American contingent in this area (relative to other ancestries) – and here’s some data on that.  Your ticket does come with a limited edition Japanese Heritage hat (good news for Media Goon who will claim to be half-Japanese just to get one).

I’ve been doing this long enough to sense that the Mets aren’t doing that night just to be cool.   For example if we look at some NYC DATA it would make just as much sense to have FRENCH NIGHT.  So what is Japanese Heritage Night REALLY about Steve?  Don’t kid a kidder.

Let me be crystal clear.  I am not against Japanese Heritage Night.  My question is why that and not French Night or Canadian Night (twice as many people)  or Russian Night (approx 4x) or Indian Night (approx 7x)?

The answer is usually money.

Also, you want to prove to me you actually care about Pride Night?  Wear Pride uniforms IN GAME.    Giving away 150 rainbow hats to people in the upper deck doesn’t impress me.

Here’s an example of the Mets pretending they care….

Join the New York Mets as we celebrate Medical Professionals Appreciation Night at Citi Field! Enjoy pre-game programming on-field before the Mets take on the Philadelphia Phillies!

Purchase through this online offer and receive a pair of Limited Edition Mets Scrubs!*

“Pre-game programming” – please welcome the Senior Executive from somewhere we have a business partnership with and/or some place the Cohen’s have their name on the building (say the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (CCMC), formerly Schneider Children’s Hospital and North Shore-LIJ ) as he/she throws out tonight’s ceremonial first pitch!   Yay, “pre-game programming.”

Anyway, the players are locked out so who knows if any of this even happens.

 

 

Tommy was at Dick’s and saw this shirt.  Does anyone know who Scherzer is?  I went to Mets.com and there is no mention of the guy.

Also this shirt is black. Why would Mets merch be black? My guess it is a custom t-shirt from 20 years ago and whoever Scherzer was he threw it away because Mets-wear should not be black. Why Dicks is selling used t-shirts is beyond me.

@metspolice got this shirt at dicks sporting good @DICKS pic.twitter.com/MtxZCUpV8y

— Tommy Hom (@TOM_HOM_90) January 20, 2022