Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

A good story from the Ledger.   A nice lady from Cranford New Jersey is the one to thank (or blame) of the Mets look hideous in 2009.

As Major League Baseball’s vice president of design services, Occi, a 52-year-old mother of two who has lived in Cranford for most of her life, is the woman behind MLB’s “look” — the one who is charged with keeping America’s pastime fashion forward.

 “The look of the game, or the look of the club, it’s what people embrace,” Occi said recently. “That’s how people show their exuberance toward the team. There’s nothing better than to go into a ballpark and see everybody dressed in all the licensed merchandise, which is how they show their passion for their club. That’s great, that’s wonderful.”

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NJ Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone is talking about banning PSL’s in New Jersey.

Mets Police will keep a careful watch on this one.

I have been asked to post another open letter to the Giants regarding personal seat licenses.

Mr. Mara,

I am writing not as a Giants fan, but as the wife of a
long time Giants fan. My husband and his family have
been season ticket holders for over 40 years. They
have followed the team regardless of the location or
the quality of the product you have put on the field.
In the ten years I have known my husband, he has
missed only one game…for our wedding. I have always
felt your ticket prices were disproportionate to the
experience, but who am I to interfere with a family
tradition. I just read about the price for the
personal seat license. As you can imagine, being a
40+year season ticket holder, my husband’s seats fall
in the $20,000 + category.  Now, I’m not going to lie
to you, we’re probably one of the few ticket holder’s
in this category who can afford to pay this price
outright; but we’re not. If you are going to ask us to
invest upwards of $40,000 in your product, you are
going to have to give us (as well as other investors)
a better answer than “the price of the new stadium
went over budget”. For the record, that answer hardly
inspires confidence in the financial leadership of
this venture. No, you owe it to your “investors” to
provide a detailed explanation for the overtures,
complete financial records as well as a sound
financial plan for the future. At that point,
investors will have been given the appropriate
information to decide on the level of their
investment. I do not expect you to call each season
ticket holder directly, but I do expect you to call my
husband (Alexander B Swingle—646-). We will be happy
to help you arrange a town hall meeting at which you
can personally discuss the above.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Theresa Ryan, MD

Good link.

Yankee Stadium Insider Blog: So, the new Stadium is nearly upon us – what current Stadium traditions need to go the way of the old Stadium?

Meanwhile at Shea – what traditions even exist? We have an Apple but the mean Wilpons won’t let it come. We have a Former Franchise pitcher that doesn’t love us. Mr. Met II has always seemed a cheesy replica of the original to me. Planes that have to fly over Shea magically can fly somewhere else if tennis needs to be played.

I can’t think of anything. Suggestions?