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Five Questions For An Average Mets Fan (Fan #50)

#50 will always be Sid to me, maybe Agbayani to you.   The 50th fan to answer the 5 Questions For An Average Mets Fan is Thomas.

1)       I have followed the Mets all my life, but first memories are about 1965, since my dad made me conscious of all baseball then, when I was 4.  I know the age because he made sure I understood about the importance of greats like Mays and Koufax and loyalty to your team, ours being Stengel’s Mets.

2)       My favorite memory of the Mets, though I was at the 1973 NLCS clincher versus the Reds (going on the field at the end) and Game Seven of the 1986 World Series (only horses on the field), among other great games, was a twi-night doubleheader with my dad against the Dodgers, on August 28, 1971.  The Mets won game one, 9-2, Tom Seaver over Claude Osteen.  In game two, game tied 1-1 going to the bottom of the ninth, my father leaned over from our seats behind the plate in the Mezz and whispered “Harrelson will make out, Garrett will make out and Jones will hit a homer to win it.”  My favorite Met (then and now) was Cleon Jones, who was not a home run hitter.  He said it for me only and that few moments of joy and hope of what might happen became a lifetime when Harrelson made out, Garrett made out and Jones hit a homer.

3)       My worst Met experience began in the past decade or so, when the number of people going to games to simply complain or boo their own team, while showing little or no respect for the game itself, grew to an unconscionable level.  Anyone who is honest understands that the mean-spirited and vicious atmosphere now at Citi Field is unlike the smattering of whiners we once had and just laughed at.  You go to enjoy the game, win or lose.  Sure, it hurts at times after tough losses, but the degree of unfounded personal attacks I hear at games these days is shocking to me.  You can even hear the TV announcers trying at times to politely address this situation.

4)       Off the field, I think many players, coaches and the organization itself is very charity oriented, so I wouldn’t be of a mind to change much.

5)       The first thing I’d do is retire more numbers, and get more in touch with the Mets National League roots.  They obviously lean toward the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the fact is, they represent the New York Giants, too.  Amongst the retired numbers I’d add (Koosman 36, McGraw/Franco 45, Hernandez 17, Carter 8, Wilson 1 and Piazza 31), I’d retire Mays’ 24, because no one in National League New York should ever wear 24 again.  It doesn’t matter that he only played two years at the end for the Mets, he is about New York, just as sure as the Jackie Robinson rotunda is not about the Dodgers or the Mets, its about National League New York, the only place (Brooklyn or Queens to be precise) where such a monumental breakthrough was possible.  Unfortunately, too many people don’t understand the Mets total connection to National League New York (including the owners).        

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Phillies Ballgirl Contest

I don’t plan on having Phillies content every day, just seems to be one of those weeks….I thought this was interesting for several reasons.

Vote for the Ballgirl

I’d suggest that we all conspire to stick the Phils fans with a seahag, but they apparently had a good nominations committee.

In case you are wondering, the Mets Police crack staff had a meeting and we are throwing our support behind Kristen who attends (attended?) Farleigh Dickinson and thinks Charlie Manuel is a fine “head coach.”

Vote here.

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Vote for Mets in TYIB awards

This mornings email from the Mets (MLB loves email blasts!) invites us
to vote for the MLB play of the year.

Suggestions include:

Gary Sheffield's 500th home run. Doesn't that seem like 10 years ago?

You can also select Daniel Murphy's behind the back flip at first
base. Nice play but I'm just not feeling the mood to awed any Met
with a play of the year this morning. Maybe I'm just extra grouchy
today.

Oh and I wiped out the bloglinks again. Looks like every time I futz
with the code it deletes them all. Sorry fellow bloggers.

Sent from my iPhone

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Mets looking at Matsui? Follow the ad money.

Oh awesome….Mets kicking Matsui’s tires

An aging player everyone else thinks will break down, in a non DH league.   Awesome.  I’m psyched.

Don’t underestimate that Japanese marketing.  Seriously not my usual sarcasm.   “Millions” is what it is usually called…and it builds your global brand.  So if you pay Matsui say $10 million, he never plays, but he brings in $11 million in ads, sure you and I are furious but Fred isn’t.   Just sayin’

It’s more about the player.  It’s a TV network and ads.  

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