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Good morning…I slept in, have to run out, and I see lots of incoming searches for “Mety job fair”…check out the story in the Daily News which tells us the despite the picture of the long line, you haven’t missed your chance

Another job fair will be held today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and two more will be held Feb. 26 from 1 to 9 p.m. and Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The club also will hold auditions for the Pepsi Party Patrol and 2K Sports Fanfest staff on March 4 and March 5 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Citi Field.

I’ll have some original thoughts in a few…the pancakes are working.

Me, I’m an upper-deck Promenade kind of guy.  However, I could see the enticement of trying a skybox once  Ceetar sent this over from our favorite ballclub.

At this time we here at the New York Mets would like to inform you we have started selling our Individual Game Suite Rentals.

The cost of our suites for an individual game varies depending on the day of the week and month in which the game is played.  Attached, is a pricing sheet for individual games as well as additional information and details about renting an Empire Suite during the upcoming 2010 season.

To view the 2010 schedule, please click on the link below:

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=nym&m=4&y=2010

To view the specific suite locations available, please click on the link below: (Empire Suites 212 and 231)

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ticketing/empire_suites.jsp

At this time the menu from Aramark (our catering company) hasn’t been finalized, but I anticipate that being completed in the next few weeks.

Should you have any questions regarding our catering options, please contact our Suite Catering Office at 718-595-8128.

If you have any further questions regarding reserving an Empire Suite, or would like to book your event today, please feel free to call or email me.

We thank you in advance for your support of the team and look forward to you experiencing all the world class amenities Citi Field has to offer.

Ceetar thinks it would run you $200-$300 a man.  Might be worth trying once.

Please join the Blue Cap Army on Opening Day – signup is free, I’m just trying to see if we can make a big list.

If you have something you think is a good fit for MetsPolice, email me at [email protected].  Guest columns always welcome.

An idea from Jesse:

Hi here’s an idea to pass on to the site. You know the yankees have (has) that big bat in front of the stadium and many fans used as a meeting place. Mets should set up a eight foot wide outfield wall replica exactly where the 410 foot centerfield wall was at shea. Could be a meeting place and maybe a concession area. Also be another nice marker of shea. What you think?

I like it.  Anything that remembers team history is cool.  I’d like to meet at the Seaver statue, but I wouldn’t mind meeting you at the 410.  What’s everyone think?

Nothing revolutionary here, but Adam Rubin posted the Mets spring training numbers, and I like to look carefully to see what numbers are not issued.

8. Not issued.  The great Mets by the Numbers tells us the last Met to wear #8 was coach Matt Galante in 2002, and player Desi Relaford in 2001.  Since then it is parked.  Obviously someone is thinking long-term about possibly retiring it for Hall of Famer Gary Carter.  Gary was elected to the Hall of Fame in January 2003

17. Once again issued to Fernando Tatis, best known for threatening to punch Jesse Orosco in the face in Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS.   That was him, right?

21. Last worn by Carlos Delgado.   I guess there’s no reason to rush handing this one out.  You never know.  Conspiracy theory: the Mets know that all of baseball will retire #21 to honor Roberto Clemente.

24. I really don’t get this one.  Retire it or use it.  This one has been mostly parked since Willie Mays, who is great and all but not a great Met, and then Kelvin Torve got to wear it for 10 inexplicable days in 1990, then only Rickey Henderson got to wear it.

31. Last worn by Mike Piazza, and before that the best Met of the 1990’s John Franco (sad but true).   The belief is the Mets are waiting to see which cap the Hall of Fame assigns Piazza before pulling the trigger on hanging a 31 on the fence…but then again, Carter is an Expo and they are holding 8.

All other numbers through 51 are either retired or in use.  (Thanks to Walter for the idea)

From Brian Costa in the Star Ledger:

When Mets players walked into the major-league clubhouse here for the first time Thursday, there were large signs posted in the clubhouse that read: “Prevention and recovery.”

It’s an interesting story...check it out.