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I had a great time at Citi today.  Nice crowd (surprised that it was reported as only 37, 165 since it looked pretty full).

It was an odd day for me since I got their late (real life prevented me from getting there early and snapping 200 pictures of caps) – when you miss the first inning and the time of game is 2:15 the day zips by.

It was nice to see unior wear his custom jersey for the first time (pinless).

Went to the Promenade version of Big Apple Brews for my traditional one beer (you only need one beer at a game, use your disposable income on other items).   This is a nice addition to the upstairs…even if the lady working wasn’t in the best mood.

Hey Mr. Met – do you ever make it upstairs?  Come hang out.

Superthanks to @mrjmf for hooking me up with a bag!   He was following along all afternoon as I whined on twitter that I didn’t get a bag….they were nice, and the bag was a key reason I didn’t stubhub my tickets on a sunny and busy day….so thank you very much sir.

Here’s some interesting numbers from  the official postgame notes:

METS STARTING PITCHERS: Mets starters improved to 10-2 with a 2.33 ERA (28 earned runs/108.2 innings) overtheir last 18 games…The 2.33 ERA is the lowest in the major leagues over this span…In 15 games from May 1st-16th,Mets starting pitchers were 0-6 with a 6.98 ERA (60 earned runs/77.1 innings).

GET AHEAD: After scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning the Mets improved to 24-10 when they score the first run of the game.

DAVID WRIGHT: Hit his 10th home run of the season, and his second at Citi Field, in the bottom of the third inning…Last year, David hit his ninth and tenth home runs on September 12th in Philadelphia…His 10th home run camein his 466th at-bat last season, this year it came in at-bat number 194.

WRIGHT MILESTONES: His home run in the third inning was the 150th home run of his career…His RBI single inthe fifth inning gave him three for the day and 600 for his career.

I am swearing off jersey buying.  I went in the Mets store and made a large purchase…not a jersey…will share later in the week.  Time for TV watching.

What an amazin’ turn of events. Just when the Mets want to activate Niese, wouldn’t ya know it Ollie’s knee hurts. Now he will rehab in Florida. Remarkable.

FLUSHING, N.Y., June 5, 2010 – The New York Mets today announced that the team has placed lefthanded pitcher Oliver Perez on the 15-Day Disabled List (retroactive to June 1) with patella tendinitis of his right knee. Perez came to Citi Field yesterday and complained of discomfort in his right knee, the same knee that underwent surgery September 1, 2009. He underwent an MRI last night at The Hospital for Special Surgery, and was diagnosed with patella tendinitis. Perez is expected to leave for Florida today to begin his rehabilitation and will return to a throwing program as tolerated. He last pitched on Tuesday, May 31 at San Diego.

I spent a lot of the off-season predicting doom and gloom for Mets attendance.   Even I am surprised at the number from last night.

30, 042.

Now that’s not the worst number in the world.  You do that 80 times and you draw 2.4 million.  However, it seems small to me.

The team has been interesting.   The weather is warm.  So why aren’t you going?

I’ll be curious to see today’s crowd.  It’s a hot day, a Saturday+ plan game and a giveaway.

Should be good, no?

Let’s all wish Michael Baron congratulations since he is getting married this weekend.

You may know Michael from weekend duty on MetsBlog (I need a weekend guy) or his own site Mets Photos.

How does @Michaelgbaron prepare for his wedding?   He tweeted me his collection of Mets jerseys.   Now that’s a dedicated Mets blogger.   Or maybe he outsmarted me and pre-loaded the tweet – that’s what I would have done.

Anyways, it’s hot, I lack ideas, I’m tired from my run so this makes my life easy – and since he is getting married I promised I wouldn’t make fun of the sixteeenth jersey.

http://metsphotos.com/pictures/album/72157624083793643/mets-jerseys.html

I’m heading out to Citi today – I have my white pinless pulled out, and trying to get Junior to wear his – but I can’t find my Blue Cap so I may have to go Mr. Met Alternate……then again it’s super-hot I may just go jersey-less and stick to a t-shirt.

Baron’s site also has this wonderfully titled post:

I am ashamed of Oliver Perez

That’s hilarious.  Don’t worry, Ollie will eventually go 17-9 for the Dodgers.  Probably the same year Reyes wins the MVP with Boston.

Nice work Michael, and if you’re going to title posts like that don’t forget to shower before the wedding.

Ha!