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METS TO CELEBRATE DISABILITY PRIDE NIGHT AT CITI FIELD ON JULY 19

FLUSHING, N.Y., July 18, 2023 – The New York Mets will host their second Disability Pride Night at Citi Field on Wednesday, July 19 when they take on the Chicago White Sox at 7:10 p.m. Gates will open to all fans at 5:10 p.m.

Disability Pride Night at Citi Field will be a celebration of the many New Yorkers and Mets fans from around the world who are living with disabilities. The Mets will host a pregame Q&A featuring sports commentator Jason Benetti, moderated by ESPN producer Andy Jacobson. Benetti is a play-by-play announcer for the Chicago White Sox, who has Cerebral Palsy and has advocated for those with disability through various speaking engagements and his work with the CP Foundation.

An honorary first pitch will be thrown by Logan Aldridge, athlete, motivational speaker, and Peloton Instructor.

The anthem will be performed by Tony Award-Winning actress, Ali Stroker and American Sign Language performer Coralia Anazagasti. Stroker is best known for her Tony Award-winning performance in Broadway’s Oklahoma. She is also known for her work on The Glee Project and Only Murders in the Building. Stroker is the first actor using a wheelchair to be nominated and win a Tony Award.

Prior to the game, a special ‘Play Ball’ announcement will be made by Anastasia Pagonis, Paralympian gold medalist and 3x World Champion swimmer.

During the game, the Mets will honor SPC Erin Holmes as the veteran of the game. Holmes enlisted in the US Army at 17 and served from 2003-2014 and has been awarded the US Army Combat Action Badge and US Army Combat Drives and Mechanics Badge. She is currently training for the 2024 Track & Field US Paralympic Team.

Fans can purchase tickets to this game and all 2023 Mets home games at the Citi Field box office, by visiting Mets.com/Ticketsor calling 718-507-TIXX.

 

Interesting take by Jon Heyman in the Post..

… they almost surely aren’t trading Alonso either.

At this point, with Alonso having an OPS below .700 over the past couple months, they probably couldn’t get the haul you’d think for him, anyway. And then, how do you replace his 40-plus homers next year? The Mets don’t hit enough homers as it is.

More vitally, Cohen definitely did not spend $2.4 billion on this team to be booed in his hometown. So forget trading Alonso.

Jon – don’t worry about replacing the 40 homers.  A live body Major League first baseman will replace 25  of them, so you’re really stressing over 15 home runs over the course of 6 months.  And you can finish 4th without those home runs.  So your point is silly.

But the last part is worrisome – if we are not trading Pete because Steve needs to be loved more than he needs to win – well, we have a problem with ownership.   Steve, google “Nomar Garciaparra” and be BOLD.   This isn’t working.  You blew it when you didn’t sign Freddie Freeman….don;t double down worrying about 2 HRs a month out of a guy that really isn’t that good at baseball.

I’ve been shouted down for years about this, but more and more people are seeing it.  Pete is NEVER going to match his rookie year.  Smart GMs trade at peak value.  You have a diminishing asset here Steve….that you must understand, right?  Be bold.

You can find a body Steve.  Here’s one.  Who is Spencer Steer?  I don’t know, but he’s easily a replacement for Pete Alonso.

Do it.  While we still have time.

Yahoo reports…

And while the biggest haul would come from moving Pete Alonso, the Mets do not plan to engage other clubs about the superstar first baseman.

Alonso is scheduled to become a free agent after the 2024 season, and as one league source put it, “if they don’t feel like they are going to sign him, the offseason is a better time to talk about trades, because more teams would be involved.”

Long term followers of this blog know the Mets shoudl have traded Pete a long time ago at peak value, and that his value is only diminishing by the day.  They should have signed Freddie Freeman (I find MVPs are good to have on a team) but some of you are like OOOOOOO HOME RUNS IN BUNCHES and that seemingly makes Uncle Steve scared to risk his popularity.

So, hold on to Pete.  Watch another decade slip away.  Enjoy seeing the words IKE and DAVIS show up in articles again.  Don’t trade Pete….he might hit some home runs and stuff.

Anyway, when the Wilpons finally sell the team and we have a cool owner with an open wallet, he won’t be stupid enough to leave in charge. a man who once gave Matt Harvey $11,000,000 to pitch for Anaheim.  Nobody is that stupid.

 

There’s so much wrong here, but at least you can’t see the netting.

As a reminder, on the ball logo Mets looks like that, with the M not becoming the start of the e (think about how you yourself would write Mets in cursive)

But on a jersey it should look like this  Well not with the long tail e…but you get the idea…note how the M sweeps cleanly into the e.

Is it a hoodie?  Can’t tell if it has a hood.  Regardless, nice enough and you can’t even see the netting.