What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
Not sure what this is all about. I think this was on after Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape back in the day.
I guess it’s cool but in a trying too hard kind of way. I hope I don’t get blocked by Cool T-Shirt Guy like I did by Soft Todd Frazier for not liking every t-shirt ever made.
Anyway I expect to be making a lot of “This is a job for THE FLUSHING FINISHER” a lot should the Mets ever have a lead.
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I am quite serious that baseball is in trouble. Read this SI piece about how the next generation does not care about this sport and how Ninja is a bigger star than anyone in the game. Long games, bad start times, no stars, the crappy stadium experience despite modern amenities – it’s all adding up.
Specific to the Mets, this current rebuild is a complete disaster. The fanbase spent the 2010s in the wilderness…and Cespedes and Murph gave us 7 hot weeks to head fake everyone with a World Series appearance (don’t get me wrong, World Series appearances are great things) – but now it’s another tear down and rebuild. The fans are tired, and there’s just more to do for both the entertainment dollar and the entertainment time.
The days of “should we watch the Mets or play Monopoly” are lonnnnng gone. There’s too much to do, and not enough time to do it. Watching Austin Jackson, Joey Bats and The Virus is not a way to get anyone into your product.
So I come to you with a very bold prediction.
THE METS WILL NEVER DRAW 2.789M again.
I understand that NEVER is a very long time. That 2.7 number is the second highest total in Citi Field history.
2009’s 3.1M and an average of 39K plus….Never Ever happening. I won’t even take that one out for a dance.
2016 is not so long ago, and it followed a World Series. An average of 34,000.
This season they are averaging 28,505…multiply that by 81 and you get 2.3M.
I think the sport is damaged, the team brand is damaged, and the new stadium smell is long gone.
Sure, at some point the Mets will start winning, and the comedians and the frontrunners will come home to Queens as they always do – I just think there will be fewer of them, and they will be older. I’m not sure todays 15 year old is going to care when he is 30.
You think I am crazy? How many horse races have you been to lately? How about that big boxing match? (Bonus Points: Name a boxer who isn’t Floyd Mayweather.)
2.789 million attending baseball games in Queens? Never gonna happen again.
SLACKISH REACTION: I know, I know, let’s all walk around and complain about umpires all day. Hey, the opposing pitcher was pretty good. Mets lost, dust if off and move on. Soft Todd Frazier has his OPS up to .726!
The Mets and everyone else will wear Players Weekend jerseys. I am getting a #21 that says SOFT.
Mets Fans United is have a bad week.
NOT LINKING: The AAIMBR’s Rubin Ripoff Report led with tonight’s SP. As terrible as they are, it is a slow news day as the morning after day games tend to be.
But good news…
It’s Harvey Day bitches! TDK takes on Daniel Murphy and the Cubs. However it’s a beautiful Friday and weekday day games are insane, so if you think I am sitting inside doing screen grabs you are crazy! I’ll pull together a TDK Recap tonight when I am bored out of my mind with Garbage Time Nats vs Garbage Time Mets
Speaking of Murph, the new Chicago home has dusted off the Billy Bean comments
Do you have a message for gay fans that may have said “Okay, I’m not going to root for the Cubs” now that you’re here?
Oh dear. I would hope you would root for the Cubs. (via MSN)
and
“I hope that anyone who comes to Wrigley Field would feel welcome,” added Murphy, who joins the only MLB team known to have an openly gay owner (Laura Ricketts). “That’s my hope. That’s the hope of Major League baseball. And in speaking with Billy Bean, [through] the relationship we’ve been able to forge, that’s what he’s trying to do. That’s what we’re trying to do as an industry. We want people to feel welcome, whatever walk of life that might be.” (via Sun Times)
Should be a beautiful few days. Go outside if you can.
The folks at #MetsFansUnited, if there even is such a thing….I am really starting to think the whole thing is Sacha Baron Cohen trolling me and I am falling for it…..if there even is such a thing, they are having a terrible week.
On Friday, at 10pm, they held a conference call. The call was not well planned. From what I understand, if more than one person tried to speak the entire thing became a mess. Wait until the MFUs find out about Free Conference Calls or Google Chats or Facebook Hangs or anything else.
Anyway, Frank – the guy you know from the news as the guy who was late to the 2016 Opener because of New Jersey Transit – Frank was the guest speaker.
The plan? You’re supposed to show up Saturday Night and wear a bag over your head. How you are getting in without buying a ticket is beyond me, but these guys don’t understand the Mets get a cut of the secondary market. I guess you could meet a scalper in the parking lot of the Sam Goody like we did in 1982…maybe that’s the plan.
Anyway…bags.
Now today I see this…
in a sense, you’re right. I was named the interim leader of this movement about an hour ago. Myself, our volunteer committee, and most importantly the fans and their committal, will determine exactly what our next step will be. would love to have your input, man..
— Tim Ryder (@TimothyRRyder) August 23, 2018
Wait, what? What happened to the leadership? Where did they go?
Anyway this Tim fellow seems nicer than the previous leaders (you know, the ones that took April and May off), and I think means well, so lets read his blog post.
We demand that the Mets to name a president of said baseball operations, as well as an analytics-focused general manager.
Hmmmm….let’s see….a guy to run baseball operations, with an analytics based POV. Maybe the guy should be someone you could respect, like a Marine. Let’s see…
I mean, seriously MFU, what are we even doing?
The main MFU website page has not been updated. I am glad the New Leader has a blog and twitter account so we can follow along.
Oh one more thing….earlier today Twitter announced a partnership with the Overwatch League. The Wilpons are one of the founders of the league. So, ya see, when you support twitter you are supporting their partners which includes…..never mind, these guys don’t get it no matter how much I try to explain it.
Look, if you think watching a baseball game is fun, watch it. If you want to attend a game, attend it. If you don’t don’t.
As for me, I am looking forward to Bag Night. I can use the easy content.
Noted Taiwanese baseball players John Franco, Mookie Wilson and Tim Teufel are part of the fesitivites!
METS AND TAIWAN TOURISM BUREAU ANNOUNCE DETAILS FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL TAIWAN HERITAGE DAY
Mets to Host Taiwan Heritage Day on Sunday, August 26 at Citi Field
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 23, 2018 – The New York Mets and Taiwan Tourism Bureau will host the 14th annual Taiwan Heritage Day on Sunday, August 26 at Citi Field when the Mets host the Washington Nationals at 1:10 p.m.
Pre-game performances start at 11:30 a.m. in the Mets plaza. Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Culture Group, one of the most famous and organized Taiwanese opera troupes will perform its famous “The Legend of Eight Immortals.” The group was established by Mr. Chen Ming-Ji in 1929 and has 90 years of history. Taiwanese mascot “Oh Bear” will appear and interact with Mr. & Mrs. Met and fans throughout the game. Taiwan’s Ambassador Stanley Kao will receive the Spirit Award for his dedication between Taiwan and the United States. Taiwan’s first Nobel Prize laureate, Dr. Yuan-Tseh Lee will throw out the first pitch. Dr. Lee won his Nobel Prize award in Chemistry in 1986 along with the Hungarian-Canadian Dr. John C. Polanyi and American Dr. Dudley R. Herschbach. He served as the President of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan between 1994 and 2006 and was also elected head of the International Council of Science in 2011 and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the President of Taiwan.
The partnership with Taiwan Tourism Bureau includes a presenting sponsor of the Mets Free Shirt Friday on August 24 where all fans in attendance will receive a shirt. Festivities also includes in-game “Taiwan Baseball Trivia”, led by Mets Hall of Famer John Franco, along with Mookie Wilson and Tim Teufel appearing on Citi Vision to interact with fans throughout the season.
Tickets are on sale for the August 26 Taiwan Heritage Day at mets.com/Taiwan, by phone at (718) 507-TIXX, or in person at the Jackie Robinson Rotunda ticket windows. For more information, please contact Wayne Wang of the New York Mets Group Sales Department at (718) 559-3194 or [email protected]