Author: Media Goon @mediagoon

Sunday, January 22, 2012
Caesars Club – Citi Field
9am-5pm

Admission: $12

Kids 14 & Under: free

Included in admission:

Q & A breakout sessions:

Doc & Darryl
Relive the 1986 World Series with the duo that electrified New York City.

Tom Seaver & Jim Palmer
Gain a dual perspective when these opposing pitchers discuss the 1969 World Series and the Miracle Mets.

Photo Ops:
With the athletes
(no additional fee – your camera)
as well as the ’69 & ’86
World Series Trophies!

Want to get stuff signed? Here is the info for this.

If you are attending the event:

You must purchase a ticket for category of the item you want the athlete to sign. The prices listed do not include the item, you provide the item to be signed (Items are available for purchase at the event or you can bring your own). Each ticket is good for one signature on one item. You can order tickets in advance via this webpage or by calling 973-808-1740. The tickets are numbered, and called in numerical order at the event. We do not sell out unless a limit is noted.

Advanced ticket orders can be placed for this event until Thursday, January 20, 2012 @ 12pm. After that time, all tickets must be purchased at the event.

Your tickets will not be mailed to you.
You will pick them up at Will Call at the event.

Here is a sample of some of the prices for the autographs.

 

Tom Seaver Prices are from $49-$69 depending on the Item.Extra for additional inscriptions. $5 dollars for first one, $2o for each additional one and $50 for Franchise and Tom Terrific.

Keith Hernandez $35 for any item and $15 for inscriptions.

And lets not forget All Time Mets Legend Billy Dee Williams….Wait WHAT? They have him listed as known for Star Wars,Batman, and Fences. Hmmm. Nothing baseball related there. But he does have a baseball connection. Williams played Bingo Long in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings 

For more info and to get tickets for this event click here.

Seems like the rumblings of the sales of minority shares are at it again. Let’s see if this gets done or if its just rumors/doesn’t go forward again.

This is from Andy Martino from the NY Daily News.

The Mets are close to finalizing the sale of at least five $20 million shares in the team, a move that would help pay off $350 million in club debt, baseball officials familiar with the transactions told the Daily News.

Major League Baseball has vetted and approved the investors, and the team is expected to close those sales and raise more than $100 million within the month, the officials said.

With that, the team would raise enough capital to repay $25 million owned to MLB, a $40 million bridge loan to Bank of America and other club debts and operating expenses that have emerged in the wake of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal.

The Mets will likely look to sell at least five additional minority shares for another $100 million and could expand that total, according to sources. The process, described by one source as “rolling,” has no set conclusion or limit on how many shares will be sold.

Read the rest of the article here.

 

The Mets also agreed to minor league deals with Pitchers Miguel Batista and Fernando Cabrera.

 

I’m a little late on this post. RA Dickey tweeted this pic last night.

From @RADickey43

Last pic from the contiguous 48 before Kilimanjaro. Appreciate everyone’s prayers and thoughts.

We here at Metspolice wish you luck and may the force be with you.
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The Mets will host their annual Winter Blood Drive for the New York Blood Center on Thursday, January 5, in Citi Field’s Caesars Club from 10 am to 5 pm (Hodges VIP Entrance). Parking is available in Lot G located on 126th Street.

Donors must be 17 years of age (16 with parental permission), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Fans donating blood will receive a voucher redeemable for a pair of tickets to a select Mets game in April 2012 (bring ID with photo or signature) and a coupon to receive 15% off regularly priced merchandise at the Mets Team Store on January 5, 2012, only. Season Ticket Holders who donate blood will get 20% off regularly priced items upon showing their Season Ticket Holder ID card. The Mets Team Store will be open from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm.

Call 1-800-933-BLOOD for more information.

Give the gift of life, give blood.