Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

Shannon Shark is the founder of MetsPolice.com, tweets as @metspolice, is an avid fan of Lee Mazzilli and Daniel Murphy, hates black uniforms and is the author of "Send The Beer Guy" available at Amazon.com. #imwith28
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More Bob Sheppard Information

Googling God has some good insight into Bob Sheppard-Gate with some (alleged) insights into Bob’s health.  While I can’t verify the accuracy of the story, I know the author of the blog and his Sheppard info has always been correct in the past.

GG says:

Bob’s been sick for a long time and is 98 and needs to get his weight up to about 155 pounds or so and has struggled to do that. He may be there now but is still very feeble. One source said that they’d find is “surprising if he can even stay awake for nine innings never mind announce 9 innings.” 

As I said, unconfirmed, but GG hasn’t been wrong about Shep in the past.

As for why Bob can’t just do the games from home….he’s 98 and has pneumonia.  I assume he just can’t.

Bob we all wish you well, hope you get another 100 years, and hope you have another game in you.

I still think the Times screwed up and published a story that wasn’t meant to go until today…and now everyone is covering.   See my story yesterday where I noticed that the permalink was coded “April 2.”

(Damn, the Mets Police got suckered into Yankee talk yet again.   Jerry Manuel need to stab someone.  Where’s Willie when I need him?)

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NY Post Picture Gallery Of New Yankee Stadium

For those heading out (or not heading out) to the Yankees workout today.

From the other day….the Post’s picture gallery of New Yankee Stadium can be found here.

Remember Yankees fans, don’t bring a bag or the terrorists win.   Seriously, they won’t let you bring in a bag.  You’ll be coat-checking it at the bowling alley on River Ave.   Silly.   And take off your hat as you walk thru the gate.  Really.  “Security.”

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Is It A Realistic Financial Plan For Mets To Almost Always Sell Out?


On Sunday I read some comments from David Howard, VP of business operations with the Mets, which got me wondering.

Howard said the Mets’ finances make sense if Citi draws 3.2 million to 3.3 million, “which will be better than what we averaged year in and year out at Shea.”


“We had a design and qualitative objective that had to make financial sense, and it does,” he said. “And if we sell a lot of tickets, it’ll make a lot of financial sense.”


To draw more than three million will mean selling out almost every game, unless the team augments those who pay for seats by selling 3,000 to 4,000 standing-room spots, which Howard said there was room to do in the wide concourses.

That first sentence worries me.  The plan is to draw 3.2 million every year?  That’s a tall tale, no?   They’ll do it with a new park, they’ll do it when they win, but what if they lose 100 games in 2016?  Hopefully they’ll just win and draw 3.2 million every year.


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Homegrown Players And Opening Day

Now that it’s official that Daniel Murphy will start Opening Day, it gives the Mets 3 “homegrown” players on the field (homegrown defined as a player who played their first MLB game in a Mets uniform). This got me thinking about other Opening Day lineups

  • In 47 seasons, the Mets have averaged 3.7 homegrown players in their Opening Day lineup
  • Five times the Mets have fielded 6 homegrown players – 1969, 1977, 1983, 1984. and 1990
  • Only once did they field a team with no homegrown players – 1962 (not unexpected)
  • The 70’s and 80’s were great times for homegrown players, with an average of 4.6 and 4.5 starting respectively
  • This decade on the other hand has proved to be the worst, with the team only averaging 2.7 homegrown players on Opening Day since 2000

What does this all mean in terms of wins? Absolutely nothing – there is no correlation between homegrown players starting Opening Day and winning percentage. (For you math geeks out there the overall coefficient is 0.36)

However it is interesting that the Mets teams that people most remember (early to mid 70’s and mid 80’s) had the most homegrown players. When building a fan base, that really does mean something.

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Sheppard-gate: Yankees Say It’s Untrue That Bob Sheppard Is retiring!

I love it.  Bob Sheppard-gate!
 
I thought that “April 2” thing was odd (scroll down the blog, the Times article was coded “April 2”)….and now read this on yankees.com
 
 
“We have spoken to Paul Sheppard, and he was very clear to us that the report made is categorically untrue,” said Yankees director of public relations Jason Zillo. “Paul Sheppard has not said anything remotely like that.”
 
I suspect the NYY’s are sad that things got unofficially announced.
 
Bob is 98 and hasn’t done a game in a year.   I love him but let’s be real.  He’s retired.  They just don’t like how it got announced.

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