Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

I woke up in the middle of the night and started thinking about the blog and how I’m so appreciative of  how popular the blog has become, and how I didn’t set out to do this.  Before I get to some jersey related thoughts, let me tell you how you and I come to meet today.

I had been thinking about trying out this blogging thing I had heard of, and a friend had recently started using the Blogger template, which is a Google product, so I logged in using my Shannon Shark account (Shark is the dog, and it was one of my “register for ticket lottery accounts”.   “I named the dog Indiana.”   I quickly realized using the alias had and has convenience of me not having to explain to the boss why I’m blogging all day, even if I pre-write most of what you read..and here two years later it’s become my pen name.)

Next I had to pick a name and a topic.  Well, I like the Mets and I like Sting’s band….Mets Police.  There was no plan to hunt out misinformation on fan bricks – just a guy who liked Sting and Lee Mazzilli.  The first post complained about the Mets not wearing names on the back of their uniforms on Robinson Night.  If there ever is a reason to have names, it is when all players are wearing the same number.

Then the wheels starting coming off Willie, the team collapsed again, Shea closed down, a new stadium was built, some plexiglass blocked my view, everyone got injured, people started sending in items, I got a little better at writing and choosing topics, some online friendships have been made, I learned there are others who like to wax philosophically about the 1970’s – and here we are, having an ever-evolving conversation about our favorite baseball team and being quoted in the New York Times. I spent most of the winter in negative mode, lately I’ve been more positive.  Some day I may even change my tune on black uniforms, though I doubt it.  which brings us to….

My mom bought Junior this sweatshirt.  I like it.  Yes the letters are in black, but it is nice looking.  Since I have been campaigning for blue jerseys to replace the hideous black jerseys, perhaps a design based upon this color scheme could please both me and the Mets marketing department.   This year’s batting practice jerseys are a step in the right direction – they would just need to eliminate all that underarm nonsense (which is MLB-wide and looks terrible on Yankees jerseys).   Similarly, the 2010 batting practice cap could be salvaged with less flourishes.   Perhaps at the Treaty of Flushing this can be discussed.

I contacted Mitchell & Ness about buying a 1978 road Lee Mazzilli jersey or even a blank one.  No dice.

I feeling Metsy today, I may buy a Saturday plan.