The Mets Police

Hey this isn’t cool.  I specifically bought tickets because I wanted the crossbody bag….and now you’re telling me I can’t drive through floods and sit outside in the rain to see Daniel Murphy throw out the first pitch?  These Mets….

Anyway, with the giveaway now on Sunday, I am sure the #Loyal crowd section will be packed with 600 some-odd fans chanting He Struck Him Out in that really cool way they do that.

METS-PHILLIES POSTPONED TONIGHT

Makeup Game Scheduled as Part of a Single Admission Doubleheader

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 30 at 4:10 p.m.

Mets Crossbody Bag Giveaway moved to Sunday, October 1

FLUSHING, N.Y., September 29, 2023 – The New York Mets have announced that tonight’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to weather. The contest will be made up as part of a single admission doubleheader tomorrow, Saturday, September 30 beginning at 4:10 p.m. Citi Field parking lots will open at 2:10 p.m. and gates will open at 3:10 p.m. Game two will begin approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one. The Tie-Dye Headband presented by Northwell Health will be distributed to all fans attending tomorrow.

Tickets for tonight’s game WILL NOT be valid for admission to the makeup doubleheader.

Tonight’s Mets Crossbody Bag presented by Citi giveaway will now take place on Sunday, October 1 for the first 15,000 fans in attendance of the 3:10 p.m. game.

Fans currently holding a paid ticket in their account valid for entry to tonight’s game will receive a digital voucher loaded into their My Mets Tickets account (accessed by clicking the Vouchers tab) and will be accessible tomorrow morning. Digital ticket vouchers can be exchanged for a ticket comparable in price and location to another Mets 2023 regular season or a Mets 2024 regular season home game at Citi Field during March, April or May (excluding Opening Day on March 28; additional blackout dates may apply), subject to availability. Voucher redemption for 2024 games will be made available at a later date.

Ticket holders for tonight’s game with a prepaid parking pass will automatically receive a digital parking voucher. Digital parking vouchers can be accessed via My Mets Tickets and are redeemable for prepaid parking for another Mets 2023 regular season or a Mets 2024 regular season home game at Citi Field during March, April or May (excluding Opening Day on March 28; additional blackout dates may apply), subject to availability.

Complimentary tickets to today’s game and those marked “NO RAINCHECK” have no value and do not constitute a rain check.

Fans who purchased tickets on SeatGeek or StubHub will receive a digital voucher. Tickets purchased from any other secondary market are not eligible for digital vouchers. Fans holding tickets that have been purchased from anywhere other than the Mets, SeatGeek or StubHub must consult the original vendor of sale.

This poor dog.  Does he at all look like he wants to be at a Mets game?  In the second photo he looks like he’s pondering if he can jump over that brick wall and escape to join the packs of wild dogs that allegedly roam outside Citi Field.

Hey Steve, I appreciate you reading Mets Police.

So look….I see the Buck rumors.  Don’t you think this franchise needs SOME stability?  Yes I get that Stearns will wanna bring in his guy whoever that is…but you’re the boss.  You can act like you stay out of baseball decisions but I am confident if Stearns said “Curt Schilling is the new manager!” you would weigh in.

Last  year everyone loved Buck and we talked about how nice it was to have a pro.

You followed the team during Rojas and Mickey Hodges right?  Do you wanna do that again?

Stay the course Steve.

Otherwise we’re gonna do this….

….and that’s just silly.  You and Stearns will stand next to the new young hotshot who understands today’s players.  That isn’t gonna work either, and you’ll have 8 years left on the albatross deal you’re gonna give Vulgar Pete.

Then after that disaster you’ll wind up paying Bochy or Bob Melvin or someone like that, and we will be right where we are today.

Buck isn’t the problem.

You can do your George Steinbrenner Karaoke thing when you extend Pete….oh wait, Luke Skywalker has a message….

….where as I…oh yeah you can do your Steinbrenner Uncle Steve act and extend Pete and you’ll be loved.  That’s what this is about, right?  I mean, I am gonna ruin you for it for another decade because it’s a mistake….but hey it’s coming isn’t it.

So enjoy the Uncle Steve love from the Pete Mistake….but don’t compound it with a managerial change.  Stearns will still take your money, he’ll get over it.

 

This cracks me up.  NOW the Mets like Daniel Murphy? The guy the media tried to run out of town because Ike Davis was going to be Don Mattingly?

The guy that switched positions to help the team, got hurt doing it, and then caught guff for not being good enough at it?

The guy that Baseball Expert Gary Cohen WHO GETS PAID TO WATCH BASEBALL called a “Net Negative” – Murph carried October 2015 and then almost won an MVP in Washington.

The guy YOU dear reader were ready to bury because the Mets called up Jordanny Valdespin who looked OK at baseball for 5 minutes?

Suddenly everyone loves Daniel Murphy?

At least Jay Horwitz gets it.  Jay wrote..

I am hoping Daniel Murphy get one last ovation from the Mets fans this Friday when he throws out the first pitch before our game with the Philadelphia Phillies. Boy, does he deserve it.

He gave his heart and soul to our organization for eight years. Murph plowed through various leg, hamstring and knee injuries. He played four different positions (first base, second, third and left field) and was always ready to move around the field whenever the need came up.

If you’re wondering I will go to see the last player I cared about?  Nope.  Baseball is this to me…

If Steve Cohen’s brand is players that openly dislike fans, and stupid black uniforms….then nobody in Queens wants me anyway.  Enjoy your new fans Steve, I am sure they will fill the place for you.

Oh, and T-Shirt Army….it’s not a religious holiday this weekend that I know of, let me know this weekend’s excuse for the half empty section. #LOYAL to the last out, unless we’re under .500 and it’s an NFL Sunday.  We’ll see….

Hey remember the whole Baseball is Back Thing and I stuck to my guns and said oh no it isn’t.  Well, the Sports Buisness Journal writes…

I would have bet good money that MLB viewership numbers this season would be through the roof. The league implemented rule changes shortening the length of games that have been widely praised.

But viewership numbers from ESPN and Fox have not followed suit.

Fox games averaged 1.89 million viewers with regional windows on Saturdays and some Thursdays. That figure is 10% lower than MLB viewership on the broadcast network last season. FS1 games averaged 278,000 viewers, the channel’s lowest average since it started carrying games. (via Sports Business Journal)

I can fire off some reasons…in no particular order

Baseball has no superstars. Right now Travis Kelce is way more famous than anyone in baseball.

Baseball has some potential (non-Super) stars but they all play in Pacific.

Ohtani was the best hope but now that he won’t pitch in 2024 he’s just a dude that hits home runs.

30 years of late night playoff gams meant that two generations grew up not caring.

They waited 10 years too long to tweak the rules.

Openers.  Faceless middle relief.

The Baseball Mafia can come at me all they want with whatever they have (Mariners attendance is up!) but in a few weeks we will see just how much America wants to see the Twins and Mariners and Rays and Marlins.  Good luck baseball!