Mets hazing: Thole as French Maid and other pics

January 5, 2011January 2, 2011

Mets hazing: Thole as French Maid and other pics

Thanks to Charles for sending in to shannon@metspolice.com

We were in Florida for the Marlins last home game which happened to be against the Mets. The rookies came out of the stadium to the bus and they were all dressed in costume. (Josh Thole as a French maid.)

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January 5, 2011January 5, 2011

An interesting name in an interesting post

(a) I am really sick of Hall of Fame arguments

(b) if by the All Star break of 1998 you didn’t know steroids were all over the game you were kidding yourself. Oh, and you watched lots of Cardinals and Cubs games that year and made fun of Bob Costas for questioning why all the great home run hitters of all time played at the same time.

(c) if Andre Dawson is a HOFer then put Blyleven and Morris in. Who cares. It’s a museum. a museum that doesn’t include the all time leader in hits and wont include the single season and career hone run king. Seriously, who cares. Let Jack Morris fans look at an old uniform. Does it matter?

(d) of all the players Baseball Prospectus could have chosen in this paragraph…

Every year brings another ream of recriminations, because the process involves risking another exercise in hubris that leaves great, Hall-worthy careers unrecognized. What has been especially noxious this time around is the treatment of Jeff Bagwell from some quarters as he arrives on the ballot. What he has been subjected to is little better than character assassination, where even the lack of any actual evidence, any scintilla of contemporary complaint from the writers themselves, or the especially self-serving “he didn’t rat on teammates to me” tack is being held against him.* This approach will be on the landscape for years to come, so you may as well gear up for the witch hunts to come, against Mike Piazza or Jim Thome and so many others, no doubt using criteria every bit as tenuous or fantastic.

via Baseball Prospectus | Prospectus Perspective: Bagging on Bagwell.

The Times also weighs in on the subject and one of the players mentioned above. Hmmm.

January 4, 2011January 4, 2011

More info about the Mets blood drive

WHAT: The New York Mets host their annual Winter Blood Drive in partnership with the New York Blood Center

WHO: Hundreds of Mets fans, New York Blood Center staff and volunteers

WHERE: Caesars Club, Citi Field. Hodges VIP entrance

WHEN: Thursday, January 6 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

NOTE: Fans donating blood will receive a voucher redeemable for one pair of tickets to a select Mets game in April 2011. In addition, fans can show their voucher at the Mets Team Store at Citi Field to receive a 15% off regularly priced merchandise. Season Ticket Holders who give blood can show their voucher and ID card to get 20% off regularly priced items. The discount will only be honored Thursday, January 6.

Fans may park in Lot G on 126th Street between the Right Field Gate and Roosevelt Avenue.

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For some blood drive related laughs…The Apple.

January 4, 2011January 4, 2011

Piazza and Pagan to receive Munson Awards

METS OUTFIELDER ANGEL PAGAN AND FORMER METS GREAT MIKE PIAZZA JOIN YANKEES ALL-STAR NICK SWISHER, NETS ALL-STAR GUARD DEVIN HARRIS AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL-WINNING FIGURE SKATER EVAN LYSACEK AS HONOREES AT THURMAN MUNSON AWARDS DINNER ON TUESDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 1, AT GRAND HYATT HOTEL IN NYC
***AHRC-New York City Foundation to Present Honors***

New York, January 4—Popular New York Mets stars past and present will receive the prestigious Thurman Munson Award at the 31st annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner on Tuesday night, February 1, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, it was announced today. Outstanding Mets outfielder Angel Pagan and former All-Star catcher Mike Piazza will be joined by New York Yankees All-Star outfielder Nick Swisher, Nets all-star point guard Devin Harris and Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Evan Lysacek as this year’s Munson recipients. The “Class of 2011” will be honored by the AHRC-New York City Foundation in memory of late, great Yankees catcher and captain.

For tickets and information on the Munson Awards Dinner contact 212-249-6188.

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January 4, 2011January 1, 2011

A look back at Mets uniforms (part 1)

I thought I’d dust off this series since the site is always picking up new readers. One of my favorites as written by Mets Police Chief Fashonista Osh41…

This is a circa 72-73 Mets road jersey – Shannon and I dreamed of the day the Mets would reintroduce these jerseys, we would watch 1973 World Series films during rain delays and call each other to discuss how cool the road jerseys looked and hoped they’d make a return.

The Mets introduced polyester jerseys in 72 and got rid of the classic ‘New York‘ lettering beginning in 1974 so this specific jersey existed for only 2 years.

In 1974 the Mets removed the ‘New York‘ from the front of the road jersey. What they went with looks very much like the ‘snow whites‘ that are part of the home jersey rotation now (minus the black – of course).

Mets road jerseys did not display ‘New York’ from 1974 through 1986. In 1987 New York returned to the road uni’s in the form of the script New York.

Why the Mets removed the ‘New York’ from the road fronts is a mystery, they looked awesome. At any rate this is a clean look, although not as cool or as classy as having New York spelled out. And guess what is doesn’t have on it?? That’s right – BLACK. Don’t get me started.

If you are a jersey aficionado, i.e a jersey dork like me, you’ll notice the number font style that was in place on road jerseys from 1962 – 1973 has changed. What was cool about Mets jerseys from 62-77 was that the road and home jerseys had difference font styles for the numbers. Starting in 1978 with the intro of the pullover 2 button style – the subject of a future post – the numbers were consistent on both the home and road jerseys.