The Mets Police

The Mets should be VERY worried about this.  Once again, looks like some of the T-Shirt Army ate their tickets.

Look, I get it.  Bad teams don’t draw, and when Steve signs the 10 best Free Agents and has a billion dollar payroll then the place will be full.

But, I’m telling you, this time is different.   This isn’t 1977 – because we have 500000 other choices now.  In 1977 we had 5 channels.  So by 1984 when the Mets were good….it was something to do.

The younger millennials and Generation Z don’t care about this game.  There won’t be new fans to replace the Army soldiers who are checked out.  It is VERY easy to get in the habit of not attending games or even not watching games.  I can tell you this first hand, and I went to something like 35 out of 37 Opening Days (had to work twice), have been running this blog for 15 years and helped start a Mets-adjacent Fan Fest.

You think some casual bro-dude who likes chanting He Struck Him Out won’t find other things to do?   You think that dude won’t wonder why he’s committing to 15 games or whatever it is, when he ate the last 5-6 in 2023?

Steve, you done messed up.  You’re not even trying now – and I get that tanking is a strategy – but you are seemingly deliberately handing in garbage…..and that picture above is your warning sign.

Folks won’t come back this time.  You already tried the Big Free Agents $300M thing.  The Wilpons are gone.  The stadium is “new.”   At the core here – baseball kinda sucks as a 21st Century product….and you are allowing fans to realize that by handing in garbage.  They won’t come back.

 

Ancient Rome.  The building of the great pyramids.  Attila The Hun.  All things consigned to history…..as is the idea that the Mets would ever be the World Series Champions.  Some even wonder if it ever happened at all, or is just a fable based in loose truths.

Hi everyone, I’m Gary Carter, Hall of Famer, 1986 World Champion and former co-captain of the New York Mets!

I’m here to tell you the great news that the New York Mets have decided to retire number 16 in honor of my great teammate Dwight Gooden, and number 18 in honor of my other great teammate Darryl Strawberry.

Now some of you are saying this should have been done twenty years ago, and you’re right, and some of yo are saying that this is a cynical play by Steve Cohen who has to market SOMETHING now that he’s handed in one of the biggest busts of all time and we’re going to be rebuilding next year – well, you guys are ALSO right.

I understand that my smile and good guy act may have rubbed some folks the wrong way, maybe even some on the Mets committee that decides such thing, but let me tell you that along side my fellow 1986 teammates Ron Darling – you  know Ron, he’s been a big presence in the organization for 40 years now, you’ll find him most night with my teammate and co-captain Keith Hernandez who you may recall from that lovable story about how he left the dugout during Game 6 – what a character Keith is – and also another great teammate Mookie Wilson,  who has been a good soldier for 40 years – we’re so excited that Steve has seen fit to retire 16 and 18.

We’re so excited for Doc and Darryl – and boy I’ll tell ya, I think if you had asked Darryl back in 1990 if he thought his number would be retired he would have joked “Yeah, with the Dodgers, who I can’t wait to sign with!”  It’s funny how things turn out!

Anyway, just wanted to drop you guys a note.  I’m going to give former captain John Franco a call and see what he thinks about this, and I guess I will eventually give David Wright a call and see if he’s still in touch with whatshisname, the guy that may or may not have thrown his wife through a window.  Oh and I should probably check in with the 1969 guys too…let me see how Coach Harrelson is doing, poor guy.

Great job Steve.  I can see that you and the team thought this through and didn’t just panic because season ticket renewals look like they might be a little slow.

Until next time, this is former captain, Hall of Famer and World Series Champion Gary Carter saying Let’s Go Mets!

A source apparently described the   Mets and Brewers as “within Field Goal Range” for trading Vulgar Pete to the Brewers.  That would have been amazing. Hopefully such a trade will happen this off-season.

Meanwhile, Vulgar Pete told reporters

“I love representing this organization. I love being a Met,” “I love representing the city of New York the best way I possibly can. I love everybody in the clubhouse. Being a Met, it’s the only thing I know. “I don’t know what the future holds, but right now I’m a Met. And I love being a Met.” 

Were that true, Pete would know there is no F in Let’s Go Mets.  Trade him, while there is still some value to be had.

Pete Alonso’s .856 OPS makes him the 10th best first baseman in the majors!, just behind Famous Baseball Player Christian Walker who is .272 28 HR and 84 RBI with a .875 OPS – but Pete is irreplaceable you say.

Only $56. And what a cool look for you and your friends at the casino / Pilots / Ancient Rome – who all want to celebrate 2012.