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The Vibe I am Getting.

Good Saturday morning guys. Unlike Shannon I am still in NY and I was able to watch the game last night. I enjoyed the whole game, it was entertaining to me. Well, until KROD came into the game in the ninth. Is it a prerequisite that our closers have to give us little scares when they come into the game? Seems that way since Franco got here in the 90’s at least. Anyway here are some of my thoughts.

I went out to dinner at a local bar/restaurant near my house in Queens last night. Usually there is a 3-1 ratio of Yankees to Mets gear being worn there. Not last night. I don’t know if the Mets have gotten some bandwagon hangers on or Mets fans are starting to believe in this team. The bar was loud and you could hear the fans going nuts when the Mets scored or made a good play. I have not heard the bar that loud for the Mets in a long time.

The other thing I have been noticing while I am out and about is there seems to be a lot of Mets hats being worn in the wild. I have been seeing mostly the traditional blue and orange, followed by the hybrid, and then quite a few of those MR MET hats that have been posted hear before.

It us great to see the fans getting behind the team again and I think it has a lot to do with the Mets playing well. But I also imagine that it has to do with the Mets organization becoming more fan friendly this year then last. Tours, Museums, and even acknowledging the bloggers to me makes it seems like they are listening to what the fans want.

What do you guys think? Do you feel like fans are back to believing in the Mets? Or, do you think this is going to be just another let down?

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Alternate Reality Baseball Caps

Lets pretend for a second that its 2010 in a new alternate timeline, kind of like a reboot just like in the new Star Trek movie.
New Era has these caps that use familiar color schemes but for their “cross town” rivals.

Click the pics for a full view.

I picture The Dodgers moving to San Fran, The Giants moving to LA, The Mets having won 27 chamionships, and The Yankees being the expansion team in 1962 in the Bronx.

Thanks to Matthew and Michael in comments for sending us these pics.

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Subway Series ticket presales

As I did in the winter, I’m choosing to share information that pre-sales exist, but I won’t be posting codes.  I don’t think that’s cool to do (in a Fonzie way) as it hurts those who have earned the pre-sale and if the Mets wanted everyone to have a code they would post it on mets.com

Anyways, maybe you have a friend who can help you take advantage of these, or you can check your spamblocker.

Friday 10am: pre-sale for plan holders.    Max 6 tickets split any way you want.  6 for one game, Two, two and two.  Etc.  No special password, you either have an account or not.

Tuesday May 4th: available to Flushing Flash subscribers.  That’s a pretty large database, and if you aren’t signed up for the flash you should.

You may also choose to buy a 5 game Summer Premium Pack

As I learn of more, I’ll share.

Personally, I find the crowds at these games to be filled with knuckleheads (and it’s not just Yankee knuckleheads).   For me, it’s a good time to cash in on stubhub and off-set some other costs, and enjoy the beauty of my 60 inch television.  And Sunday Night games suck.

Injoy the floating feeling.

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Most Expensive Tickets + Recession =

3 million sold even before single game tickets go on sale.

Obviously we aren’t talking about the Mets.

The Yankees announced this week that they have already sold about 35,000 full-season ticket equivalents (combining half-season and partial plans).

At the same time, Team Marketing Report just issued their annual Fan Cost Index, which as the name implies, measures how much it costs a fan to attend a game – from ticket prices, to parking, to concessions.  While the report itself is not free (it costs $490), Darren Rovell over at CNBC has the top 15 priciest teams to see in North America.  Coming in at #15 with the most expensive MLB ticket were the Yankees (at $72.97 avg. per).

Meanwhile the Mets lower their ticket prices, email and call old plan members, extend the plan deadline multiple times, send out a bazillion pre-sale invitations (with reminders), and do a mass direct mail campaign to who knows how many – and yet all reports indicate that ticket sales are still way off.

What does all of this tell us?  And more importantly what should this tell Fred and Jeff?

If you build it, they will come doesn’t work anymore.

If you win it, they will come will work.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying I want the Mets to be the Yankees.  But the truth is, people like winners, and winners can get away with a lot more than…let’s say non-winners.