This is going around Twitter right now… Really not too far from the truth is it..
Mets to Host Hispanic Heritage Night
The New York Mets today announced they will host Hispanic Heritage Night Presented by Goya this Friday, September 17 when the Mets play the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field.
Goya is going to donate 20,000 pounds of food to City Harvest. If the one thing the Mets as an organization gets right is their charity work.
There will be a mariachi band to greet fans at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.
K-Company from the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club will entertain fans with a pre-game dance performance.
Also, Bocatabu, a Latino pop-rock group, will also play pre-game in celebration of Hispanic culture.
Mets players will also wear “Los Mets” jerseys. I can see Shannon right now gritting his teeth in anger over the “Los” Mets. I think he might hate them more then he hates the black jerseys. Would be cool to see his head explode if they wear black Los Mets jerseys though.
Also on hand will be, Tony Unanue from Goya Foods will throw out the ceremonial first pitch, and Telemundo’s Veronica Contreras will make public address announcements in Spanish throughout the game.
Megdal to Accept Fans Nomination For Mets GM
By:Media Goon
This is from a press release from Mr.Megdal.
After receiving thousands of votes over the course of 18 grueling primaries at blogs dedicated to the Mets around the Internet, Howard Megdal will graciously accept the nomination of New York Mets fans to be the next General Manager at 6:15 PM Thursday night in Parking Lot E at Citi Field.
Megdal won every primary he entered, with a vote share of 65 percent or greater in 17 of the 18 contests, and averaged a vote share of greater than 74 percent. Considering that Metsblog currently rates the fan confidence rating in the team at 9 percent, there can be no greater sign that Fred and Jeff Wilpon are listening to the wishes of the fans than by making Howard Megdal the next General Manager of the New York Mets.
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Schmidt on Wright – A Nice Guy
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet and talk briefly with Hall of Fame 3B Mike Schmidt. Of course what happens when a Mets blogger meets the greatest Phillie of all time? We discuss the Mets current third-baseman.
Given the recent discussion (relatively recent) on where Wright ranks in terms of all-time third-baseman I had to ask Schmidt what his opinions were.
Schmidt said that Wright was “…a nice guy. He’s a good young player, in fact I was just up in New York and saw him.” Schmidt continued that he liked the way Wright plays, but when asked if he thought Wright had a chance to be an all-time great, he down-played that idea: “It’s way too early for that don’t you think? He’s got a long way to go yet.”
As a side note – Schmidt (greatest player I ever saw play IMO) is tall (maybe 6’2″) but is of human proportions. Just saying
You own this blue button Mets cap
Everything has been so serious lately, it’s refreshing to get back to the “You own this…” series – I have pre-loaded a bunch that will take us through the next week or so….more always welcome at [email protected]
From Michael:Found the holy Grail in enemy territory. A blue mets hat with a blue button on top, no MLB symbol on the back and a green under bill. Just like in ’86.
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