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Promotions are cool.  I’m glad to see the Mets having lots of them.  Thinking back to the late 70’s, I loved getting a batting helmet or a bag or anything. I also think the ethnic nights are fun*.   You can find a facts-only list with dates here.

Pyrotechnics night:   cool, fun.  I used to love fireworks night as a kid.  Glad it’s back.

Santana Koozle: lame.  Does anyone actually use a koozle?  That’s the thing you put around your beer bottle so your hand doesn’t get cold.  Is that a big problem?

Opening Day Apple Bank: that’s interesting.  Don’t get me wrong, happy to have a bank to give to Junior, but I’m surprised there’s a giveaway on opening day.  I’m not at all complaining, but I find it interesting.

Magnetic Schedule: these wind up on the fridge every year.  Funny how I never stumble across an old one.  I think I need to talk to Mrs. Mets Police and Mommy Mets Police.  It’s not like I don’t keep stuff – I still have my 1982 Mets calendar.

Lunchbox: cool.  Do kids still use lunchboxes?   Mine don’t.

Bay Bobblehead: who doesn’t like bobbleheads.

Scarf: scarf?  April 10th.  I hope it isn’t black.  Ditto Ski Cap night.  I wouldn’t mind a ski cap.

Beach towel: let’s see…blue and orange are summer colors.   They wouldn’t give us a sun-absorbing black towel would they?  I would use a white and blue one for sure.

Drawstring bag: cool enough.  I like those old nylon ones we used to get.  I have some around.  One handle always seemed to break.

June 26th Cap Day.  I wonder what kind of cap it will be?

July 30th: t-shirt.  always cool.

Will Haitian night be a fundraiser? The Mets will celebrate the diversity of New York with pre-game activities during heritage dates including: Haitian Night (Wednesday, April 7); Asian Night (Wednesday, May 26); Greek Night (Saturday, June 5); Chinese-American Night (Friday, July 9); Irish Night (Saturday, August 14); Polish-American Night (Tuesday, August 24); Italian Night (Wednesday, August 25); Taiwan Night (Friday, Sept. 17); and Oktoberfest (Friday, October 1).

* I still hate when the jerseys say Los Mets.  If they made the Los the same size of the Mets it would look better.  Or if they wore Nueva York (so you wear the city at home, the world won’t end).  But to wear “The Mets” is silly, and in the Mexican League the Tigres wear “Tigres” not “Los Tigres.”

Recap: last year I remember nitpicking the schedule.  Maybe I was just on the rag.  This year, I really like it.  I mean there’s no banner day nor old-timer’s day but we’ve well discussed that.  When I buy the team I’m bringing in “Throwback Lee Mazzilli Poster Day” to confuse everyone born after 1980.

If someone has the energy (Media Goon, I bet you’ll be the one) someone should match these up with the 15 game plans so we can determine if the Mets decided their main customers should have caps and scarfs or not.

Did Fred go out of his way to pick the ugliest black Mets-wear possible?  Has Omar been reading my Alternate Mets Caps series?

From today’s News.

Fred thinks the family will own the team for generations:  what else is he going to say?  If he says that he plans to bring on a business partner there’s a media and blogger shark frenzy.  If he says he plans to sell to some investors from Mercury in about 10 years there’s a shark frenzy.   Plus, if you owned a baseball team wouldn’t you want your children to keep owning it?

I think Brian Costa in the Ledger rocks it out.   Make sure he’s on the list of people you regularly check out.  Worth a follow on twitter too. (and I’m @metspolice)   Brian has the audio of Fred Wilpon from Saturday.

I bought my kid some 2010 Topps which has me on a baseball card kick.  If you’d like to share some photos of your Mets baseball cards email me [email protected]   The more random the better.

I’m not nuts about the idea of Wright putting on muscle. That never seems to end well with players.  Looking at the picture I’m just going to say, “interesting” and move on to the week’s most popular articles:

From a 2009 videogame, Citi Field with blue walls.

Speculation: no Opening Day ticket lottery this year?

Here’s the info for Single Game Tickets and Promotional Dates

Somehow Bobby Jones is the second best Mets pitcher of the last 20 years.

Check out the new injury Prevention and Recovery logo the Mets are using.

These retro blue Mets jerseys are cool.

I thought what the Cubs pulled was pretty scummy.

Luis Castillo’s baseball card is pretty funny.

The Mets have quietly admitted there are obstructed views. Dave Howard, where’s my apology?

The Cyclones have a great jersey promotion for Wally Backman.

People liked my gift idea for Fred Wilpon

Fun stuff: Afterlife Shea Stadium was the home of the Puppy Bowl and Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and now the home of the New Orleans Saints

The Mets added 6-game packs. Info here and here.

This regularly gets clicked: It might make financial sense, but it sure is annoying to think Bobby Bonilla will get $1 million a year from the Mets from 2011-2035.

Pictures from the 1986 Tickertape Parade

The Mets respond to a letter from The Mets Police

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You will enjoy this link to 11th and Washington where njbaseball has some photos of a game from 1991.  If you look closely enough you will see me in the crowd (working).

It was suggested that I observe that the fence looks better when blue and unadorned by advertisements.   I agree, but I think that ship has sailed.

As you check out the picture gallery, note my continued observation that most Mets fans don’t wear blue caps to game, and never did.

More pics here.

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