Seaver at Citi Field tonight

TOM SEAVER: Hall of Fame pitcher and Mets icon Tom Seaver willbe at Citi Field tonight and tomorrow…Seaver, who was in the USMarine Corps Reserves, will present tonight’s Veteran of the Gamewith a flag that has flown over Citi Field…Seaver will have a winetasting and lunch with season ticket holders as part of the Mets AMP(Amazing Mets Perks) program

Also…some people get mad at me when I say the season is over because of the lousy start.  Here’s an interesting stat:


METS AT A GLANCE: Despite last night’s loss, the Mets have wonseven of their last 11 games and after starting the year 5-13, theyhave gone 14-9…The 14 wins since April 21 are tied for the fifth most in the majors, two behind Atlanta..

So basically they’ve been the second hottest team in baseball and lost two games in the standings to Atlanta, one of the teams ahead of them.

Look, I hope I’m wrong and they go on a 35-5 tear and you all call me an idiot when they win the East.  I’m not giving up on them, I still hang on twitter every game (@metspolice) and post here 5x a day so I don’t  want to hear that I’m not a fan…but I am a fan who can do math, and knows that the pitching is thin, the corner infielders are out, it makes sense to move Reyes.

For me, I’m just enjoying each individual contest.  If at the end they somehow have an x next to New York in the standings I’ll be thrilled…but I’m not counting on it.

How I Met The Mets 1986

Thanks again to the Mets for featuring MetsPolice in the latest issue of Mets Magazine (aka the scorecard/program).

Hopefully there are some new fans visiting this week…so I thought I’d re-post season 1 of How I Met The Mets.  I’ll post one each day this week at noon

Mets’ School is Amazing program

Some more info…

METS AND EMBLEMHEALTH TEAM UP TO CELEBRATE EDUCATION
AND FITNESS WITH SCHOOL IS AMAZING PROGRAM

Mike Pelfrey and Daniel Murphy Among Mets Players to Visit
Four New York City Public Schools Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18th

FLUSHING, N.Y., May 17, 2011 – The New York Mets and EmblemHealth, which provides health insurance to 2.9 million people through its companies Group Health Incorporated (GHI) and HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP), today announced that Mets players including Mike Pelfrey and Daniel Murphy will visit four middle schools across New York City Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18 in celebration of School Is Amazing.

Today, Pelfrey and Chris Capuano visited P.S. 184 in Brooklyn where they coached students in basketball and other activities designed to keep them healthy and active, while Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner went to P.S. 142 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side where they gave out tips to students playing in the school’s whiffleball program.

Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, May 18, Scott Hairston and Jason Pridie will provide instruction during a softball class at M.S. 101 in the Bronx. In the afternoon, Josh Thole will be the cheering squad for students as they race on a new track the children helped design at M.S. 216 in Fresh Meadows, Queens.

School Is Amazing celebrates academics, athletics, the arts, friendship and the opportunity to learn and develop intellectually and socially. EmblemHealth’s participation in the program promotes the connection between academic accomplishment and a healthy lifestyle including good nutrition and exercise. The School Is Amazing program was launched in 2006 by the Mets, and is sponsored by EmblemHealth. The program continues to reinforce the benefits of education and attendance, and allows students the opportunity to express what they most enjoy about school. Continue reading “Mets’ School is Amazing program”

A thorough discussion of the Halfacre article: Part 4

Continuing a look at the greatest article ever

It was big changes, where they really wanted to change the whole look. And my thinking was, there’s nothing wrong with this look. It looks great, the cap looks great, the road jersey with the Red Sox-y lettering is classic — that’s my favorite Mets jersey, in fact, and they wanted to make big changes to that. But I said no, you don’t want to do that, you don’t need to overhaul your look.

That’s the killer quote.  It’s what makes Halfacre, bringer of the black, a surprisingly sympathetic figure.  One can only image the horrors that might have befallen the Mets.

Let’s take a look back to the state of uniforms circa 1998 (Yes I know that’s not Terry Collins)

That’s scary.  Imagine crap like this..

Can you imagine what might have happened?

Matt did…

Hi Shannon.

Just a real quick thought about the Lukas column & your posts.

My initial thought when I first read it was, “would we have been better off if they were a complete & utter disaster?”, meaning would they have been SO bad that everyone would have been in an uproar & Fred would have had no choice to go back to the traditional look. Instead, we get what we have & most people accept it & the proud minority are huddled in our quiet corner of the internet complaining.

Just a thought. 🙂 Keep up the great work!

Matt
Charter Member, Blue Cap Army

If you are new to Mets Police, the Halfacre article is here on ESPN’s Uni Watch…it chronicles how black uniforms came to Flushing.