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Why spend money on Starting Pitching when you can squeak into the Third Wild Card and fill the place.  Steve is smarter than you think!

Before we get into this exciting press release, I was curious…the 2016 Mets coming off a World Series appearance drew 2,789,602, averaging 34,440.

The 2025 club (per Baseball Reference) as the Mets at 2,814,169 and an average of 39,086.   One of those 2.8M was me, but I was given the ticket for free and spent zero dollars on Lindor The Fan Disser and Vulgar Pete.

There’s a lot of money to be made in Third Wild Cards!  MLB should add a 4th one!

NEW YORK METS ON PACE TO ECLIPSE THREE MILLION FANS AT CITI FIELD THIS SEASON 

Milestone will be reached for the first time since 2009 during the final homestand of the season which opens on Friday, September 12 and concludes with Fan Appreciation Weekend on September 19-21 

FLUSHING, N.Y., September 10, 2025 – For the first time since Citi Field’s inaugural season in 2009, the New York Mets are on pace to welcome three million fans to the ballpark this season. The Mets will reach the milestone during their final homestand, ahead of Fan Appreciation Weekend, which will take place from September 19-21. The Mets are encouraging fans to be at Citi Field to celebrate the milestone and Fan Appreciation Weekend together.

“Thank you to the best fans in baseball for an incredible turnout this season,” said Lew Sherr, President of Business Operations, New York Mets. “You can feel the energy and excitement in the ballpark every game. Eclipsing the three million fan mark is a testament to the passion of our fans. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for the final homestand of the regular season.”

The Mets will celebrate their Amazin’ fans on the weekend with a pre-game block party on Saturday, gate giveaways, concession and merchandise discounts, alumni appearances, and other surprise-and-delight experiences. There will also be a special gift when the three million mark is reached.

The Fan Appreciation Weekend festivities will include:

• Saturday Block Party: Starting at 1:10 p.m. outside of Citi Field, from the Jackie Robinson Rotunda to the Left Field Gate, Saturday Block Party will include games, attractions, and entertainment including a DJ, appearances by Mr. and Mrs. Met, and performances by The Queens Crew (LOL, Alex, let this one go.). In addition to the entertainment, there will be food trucks featuring some ballpark favorites.
• Gate Giveaways: Gate giveaways including a Pop-Up Home Run Apple presented by Apple Bank for the first 15,000 fans on Friday, September 19, a Long Sleeve T-Shirt presented by Citi for all fans in attendance on Saturday, September 20, and a Pete Alonso Mets Home Run Topps Card for the first 15,000 fans on Sunday, September 21.

• Concession Discounts: Throughout the weekend, fans will receive concession discounts including $5 Nathan’s hot dog (kosher, gluten friendly and veggie options available), $5 regular soft pretzel, $5 popcorn box, $5 22oz. Coca-Cola brand fountain soda, $5 12oz. Coors Light, and $5 Smartwater bottled water.

• Merchandise Discounts: All fans will also save 30%, and Season Ticket Members will save 35%, on regularly priced merchandise from the Team Store. Additionally, all fans will save 25% from the Amazin’ Memorabilia Store, excluding Grab Bag purchases, autographed game-used items, and day of game items. Merchandise discounts are only available in stores and cannot be combined with any other offers.

In addition to alumni appearances and other surprise-and-delight experiences, Mets Connect members will receive double points throughout the weekend for redeemable items in the Mets Connect Store in the Ballpark App.

Fans are encouraged to take mass transit and get to the ballpark early to take advantage of the festivities. For more information, please visitMets.com/FanAppreciation and to purchase tickets, please visit Mets.com/Tickets or call 718-507-TIXX.

Some quick thoughts about Davey Johnson.

If you’re of a certain age you first started hearing about Manager Davey Johnson in 1983  (you’d later learn he was a pretty good baseball player who made the last out of the 1969 World Series).

There were articles about how he was using Computers(!) to figure out whatever he was figuring out.

When he showed up in Queens in 1984 the team had a spark.  We waited most of the summer for that inevitable fade, and it really never came, even though the Cubs annoyingly picked that same summer to be good.

I think my favorite thing about Davey was the cowboy lineups.  Let’s play Kevin Mitchell at Shortstop….sure why not?  Man that was fun.

In following years I enjoyed his feisty discussions with The Young Howie Rose (and man I increasingly miss The Young Howie Rose) on Mets Extra which was a must listen in the days before internet (and in the days of half the Mets games being on Cable TV when Cable TV wasn’t even a thing you could get in Queens….really.)

Eventually the media sharks started to turn on Davey and he was let go and really Queens has never been the same.

Give Davey Johnson three Wild Cards as a safety net and there’s a good chance the Mets have banners from 1985 and 1987 on the fence.

It’s been a long time, hasn’t it?

 

NEW YORK METS TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT AT CITI FIELD

FLUSHING, N.Y., September 8, 2025 – In honor of Roberto Clemente Day, the New York Mets will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night presented by Coors Light on Tuesday, September 16 at Citi Field, when they take on the San Diego Padres at 7:10 p.m. As part of the celebration, there will be a special pre-game ceremony honoring Francisco Lindor as the Mets 2025 Roberto Clemente Award nominee.

There will be a variety of programming throughout the evening as part of the celebration. Fans can enjoy a pre-game concert featuring Mariachi Bohemio NYC at 6:30 p.m. playing on the field behind home plate as well as music from DJ Suaso throughout the game. The National Anthem will be performed on violin by Katia Lindor, Francisco Lindor’s wife, who is a classically trained violinist. Additionally, the first pitch will be thrown by Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and actor, Residente.

Finally, fans can support the Tacombi Foundation by participating in the Amazin’ Mets Foundation 50/50 raffle. Volunteers from the Tacombi Foundation, a non-profit that aims to address food insecurity to individuals in underserved communities by preparing and distributing wholesome Mexican meals, will be selling raffle tickets to help raise money to support for their mission.

Fans who purchase tickets through the special ticket offer link will receive a specialty Hispanic Heritage hat. For more information on Hispanic Heritage Night presented by Coors Light, a full list of other theme games at Citi Field this season, and to purchase tickets, please visit Mets.com/Promotions or call 718-507-TIXX.

 

Steve, your team looks like garbage three days a week.

People are very hopped up in Flushing over that sweep, probably purring Nolan McLean over Tom Seaver and even Matt Harvey in the all time franchise rankings.  Look, it’s better to win than lose, but let me (as always) try to keep you guys grounded.

Let’s take a look at McLean’s stats.

2024 109.2 innings pitched

2025  134 innings pitched.

Yes he’s been awesome so far.  Is he going to stay in the rotation?  Let me do some lazy math.  There are 29 games left in the season.   He takes 5 more starts, goes 6 innings each.       Now we are at 164 innings.

You probably want him in the playoffs.  He wins Game 3 of the Wild Card round, then a game in the NLDS, then 2 games in the NLCS and one game in the World Series!       That’s another 5 starts and 30 innings and he’s at 194.

So basically for the Mets plan to work, he needs to double his 2024 innings.  This is the same issue I have been screaming about since February – not enough organizational innings to cover the season.

Now maybe the Mets really believe this team can win (they are currently the Third Wild Card despite the sweep) and decide to just go for it – see 2015 Matt Harvey, also high on innings and who knows what else, as an example.

Do you want to break McLean long term because you think the Third Wild Card  Positioned 2025 Mets really have a shot at this?  If you’re the kind of billionaire who promised a ring within 5 years and this is year 5, maybe you do?

Oh, looking ahead, Tong is also at his career innings high.   Holmes has sailed passed his.  Senga threw 5.2 innings last year.  The Math Doesn’t Math