Category: mets

Whether you like it or not, the area around Citi Field is parkland, so I don’t understand why we are giving it to one of the richest people on the planet to build a casino.  He has the means to add some greenery if he wants to.

Let’s take a close look at this map, which seemingly nobody does.

Let’s start with (A) – 20 Acres of Public Park Space!   Wow that sounds like a lot!  We’re all City Folk, we have no idea what an acre is.  Sure sounds like a hell of a lot of park.  Well, why don’t you look at A on this map…

….did you find the A?  Looks like we’re getting something the size of the infield.   Now the internet tells me that an acre is about 75% the size of a football field, and to me (A) doesn’t look like its many football fields big.  So are we including everything here?  Pay attention folks.

OK let’s look at (L) the Community Athletic Fields.  Let me know when you find them.  Did you find them yet?  There they are on the southside of Roosevelt Avenue.

How about (J) the Public Plaza.  Yep, there it is – tucked over in the corner by the soccer stadium and the new apartment buildings.  That’s gonna get tons of use.

What about the Playground (M) – let me know when you find it.  Yep, there is is, as far away as possible from the new buildings on the right (not part of this project) and across the highway from the Corona neighborhood west of 114th.  I am sure a lot of families will be walking over to use this playground.

Well, at least Mets fans will have somewhere to tailgate (H).  It took me three tries to even find that on the map.

Now, can you find “Gaming Facility” (G) –  why are we avoiding the word casino? – yeah I bet you did!

Don’t be a fool guys.  Pay attention to what’s going on here.

Look, if a park is a good idea, then build a park.

If a casino is a good idea, then BUY SOME LAND and build a casino on it.

Don’t hand parkspace over to rich people who can afford to buy land and as my uncle used to say “Don’t kid a kidder.”

A few things on my mind today.  Let’s start with Steve, and I can’t help thin back to the talk show host Bob Grant who used to call people “fake, phony frauds.”

What happened to Steve’s phone?  On April 23rd, when we last heard from him, the Mets were 18-7.  Since then they are 10 and 10.  I thought we’d hear from him after a Mets win last night, but we did not, as they lost.

When the going gets tough, the phone doesn’t work.

Anyway, in my circles with the Regular People, nobody was talking about the Subway Series.  People who know me as a Mets fan will ask me, “What’s with your boy Soto?” which is interesting phrasing but usually how it s phrased.  I remind people that he will play to the back of his baseball card, so calm down.

I then point out to them my theory that the Mets don’t have enough INNINGS on their roster (Senga 5 innings in 2024, Holmes 60ish in 2024….and you expect them to make 38 starts through November 1st? Good luck!).

I also explain to them my 5th Starter Theory which is that the 5 can go 4 and 17 with a 7 ERA as long as they pitch 7 innings every 5th day.  Don’t make me waste the bullpen.

But we’re living in an era of interchangeable middle relievers.  Every day the @mets account tells me they got rid of someone I have never heard of, and they are calling up someone I have never heard of….makes the product unmarketable…..but then again the marketing they do do is around a guy who did this to the paying customers.

All that adds up to me not watching any baseball even if the record is pretty good.

I HAVE been watching the Knicks, as this is KNICKS TOWN.  I have been preaching to the younglings that they have no idea how powerful KNICKS TOWN can be, as this hasn’t been Knicks Town since 1994.  If you saw some of the shots from last night on 7th avenue you now see how powerful the Knicks can be.

Nobody was talking about the Subway Series yesterday in my circles, but us Casual Knicks Fans which include me (I hadn’t watched an NBA game since I dunno some random Warriors finals game) and my wife….we’re all about the Knicks.  We’re kinda like Steve.  The Knicks are winning, we’re all about them.  As soon as they go 10 and 10, we’ll forget how to use our phones.

At least I admit to being a Knicks Fraud.

 

 

Is this the child of Mr. Met II and Mrs. Met, or just “product’

Is Steve OK?  Steve hasn’t checked in with us on twitter since April 23rd, which coincidentally is when the Mets started dropping 2 of 3 to opponents.  I hope nothing has happened to him.  Maybe the Mets can sweep a series and he’ll check in with us.

Anyway, the Mets want you to go to Union Square to get this cap.  It’s a cool cap, but guys, Union Square is pretty far from where any actual Mets fans live.  Maybe in 1988 I would have made the trip from Queens and hit Tower Records while I was vaguely in the area, but it’s the 21st Century now and stuff is supposed to come to us.  Anyway, I hope Alex likes her store and her friends are impressed.

Looks like The Mets Gala was lots of fun.  Mets Police was able to have a photographer on the red carpet.