Today would have been the last game at the Metrodome. The Twins needed the game to stay alive.
They won.
Now the sellout crowd gets to stay for a stadium closing ceremony. Everyone is happy and in a good mood.
Remind you of anything?
Quick questions: how come none of us, me included, ever suggest former Met Ron Gardenhire as someone who should manage the Mets. For a team they wanted to contract, he’s finished third three times plus whatever happens this season.
Hoe come the play-in game can start at 5pm? I though all major sporting events needed to start at 8:30 or later so I can fall asleep on the couch while Los Angelinos enjoy.
The Mets have won. As fas as I know, Jerry Manuel is still the manager for 2010.
Guys, please at least interview V.
ESPN.com reports the former Rangers and Mets manager — who recently signed to work as a studio analyst for the network — is talking to the Florida Marlins about a position in their organization.
You may have heard of the Marlins. They are that joke of a team that has won two World Series since 1987 and finished ahead of the Mets this season with their low payroll and inability to compete.
I don’t know about you but I’d rather Valentine be on TV than in the division.
I named this the Wrecking Ball edition of the “Most Popular” in honor of Bruce Springsteen’s new song which I’ll post at the bottom of the article…a song about the demolition of Giants Stadium, and it seems appropriate to me that we take a wrecking ball to the 2009 season which will be unforgettable because we moved to a new home, and will be a disastrous season to which many other disasters will be compared. Even if Springsteen isn’t your thing if you visit this site I know stadiums and sports are, so you may dig the lyrics.
In case you’re wondering, the Mets Police is not one of those blogs that goes dormant until April. We’ll be here every day with at minimum one new article. You’d be surprised to see how many I already have lined up and ready to go. When there’s news or cool stuff to share we will. I thought this week would be a sleepy one and it was one of the busiest since July, so you never know.
My attention may drift to football or hockey some days..I’m sure I’ll do a lot of hat-links and uniform stuff….but we’ll be here every single day through the offseason so keep coming back. Much thanks to the regular visitors and those who send me stuff ([email protected]) – and as always thanks to those who link to us.
And with that…here’s a look at the most popular from the past week and some that deserved more love:
I started out the week by annoying some people with my 2009 Mets Grades. Mets Police gave out grades to everyone from David Howard to Jose Reyes to the Pepsi Prize Patrol. I may have forgotten Fernando Martinez. Oops.
I thought for this weekend’s look at random caps we’d celebrate the start of hockey season. These are all from Hat Club.
The Whalers are like the Expos of hockey. Their merchandise is one of the top selling teams. This cap is kind of cool.
I like the (idea of) the teams like the Sharks and Ducks. I think their logos are fun.
I hate the Rangers and if you wear this I will need to double-mock you. Hat Club doesn’t have an Islanders of Devils hats available, and this was the only Rangers cap.
I’m confident we’ll be visiting Hat Club more in the offseason as we make our way back to spring training.
From yesterday…an article in the Times suggesting the Mets move the plate 10 feet further out. The article mentions the Mets have no plans to change the field for 2010
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