The Mets Police

The new road uniforms (the ones below)  are clearly a step backward.  I had seen something from someone named Howie who said they were better than what came before, and that is just absolutely insane.

This image from the Mets twitter account proves it.

Look at Pete in the middle.  Howie can’t possibly think that’s a good looking uniform.

As for the baseball part?  I had the game on while I did work “here in Houston” so I enjoyed not having to listen to the most overrated broadcaster of this generation work along side Keith and Ron.

I think you Clay Homes psychos saw what I was saying all spring – its one thing to face the Spring Training Travel Squad and another to face actual major leaguers.

The good news is Lindor went 0 for 4! His currently holds a WAR of  -0.1

I have now watched as many regular season games as I did all last season!

The last place Mets are 0-1 in Year 5 of Uncle Steve’s 5 Year Promise.  No Excuses.

Ten years ago I attended Opening Day for like the 30th out of 33 years, only occasionally missing because I had a new job and couldn’t get the day off.  (The best OD of all time was April 5, 1983).

In 2016, after the World Series run, the Mets jacked prices because they had all their new World Series friends, so I stayed home.  I have stayed home since.

A decade later, we find ourselves in a similar place.  The third place Mets had their run thanks to expanded playoffs and Pete Alonso getting jammed and the ball going to the only place in the park it would have gone out.  The Mets PR machine has sold everyone on Soto…to the point I think Keith Hernandez and I are the only people who realize this team has no pitching….so the Mets are telling us that season tickets (I am not using their new term) are sold out.

These are someone else’s Mets.  Lee Mazzilli turned 70 the other day.  There are the Lindor Mets, fans who are ok with a vulgarized LGM, a team back to wearing bad uniforms, and an owner really trying to build a casino on parkland.    I find myself not interested in any of it.

I no longer have “cable.”   Elon killed Twitter and with it the Twitter Hang.

The past two seasons I decided that it wasn’t worth spending all that time listening to Gary, so I stopped.  I didn’t watch a game last season until Game 161.

I think I will “find a way” to see today’s game but its not like ten years ago when I was very much into the Mets.

From the start, this blog has been about the Mets reaping what the sow.  Somewhere along the way, they moved on without me, and I have moved on without them.  I hope for the Lindor Generation you get to enjoy things as much as I did from 1977 until the pandemic.   Here in the 2020’s, I just don’t care any more.

My goal remains to keep blogging until the Mets win the World Series while nicely dressed.  Unfortunately Steve & Alex have gone out of their way to make sure the team is not nicely dressed, so you have at least two more seasons of me.

Let’s Go Mets, but let’s do it with Lindor going 0 for 5 every day.

Alex and the other owner are really good at Bread and Circuses.  Anyway, nice to see Kranepool honored this way.  Also nice the Mets included “assets” in a presser.  Thanks Mets!

Oh Mets, one more thing….why didn’t you use, you know, a Mets 7?   These lack of attention to detail annoys me.

Here’s what a Mets 7 looks like, as seen on Ed Kranepool.  I don’t know what the skinny thing the Mets pulled out of the graphics folder is.

NEW YORK METS TO HONOR ED KRANEPOOL WITH UNIFORM PATCH FOR 2025 SEASON

Members of the Kranepool family will be honored during Opening Day Ceremonies on Friday, April 4

FLUSHING, N.Y., March 26, 2025 – The New York Mets today announced that the team will wear a tribute uniform patch all season long to honor Mets Hall of Famer Ed Kranepool. Kranepool passed away on September 8, 2024, at age 79. The patch will feature Kranepool’s iconic number seven and will be worn on the sleeve of all Mets jerseys (photo attached).

Kranepool’s 17 family members will be honored pregame on Opening Day, April 4 vs. the Toronto Blue Jays. The Kranepool family will also be accompanied by close friend and former teammate, Art Shamsky.

“Of all the stats and records Ed accomplished throughout his career, the thing he was most proud of was that he spent his entire Major League career in a Mets uniform,” said Art Shamsky. “Ed would be touched that the team will be wearing his number seven on their uniform all year long.”

Kranepool played for the Mets from 1962-1979, spending his entire 18-year career with the Mets. He was a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, a 1965 All-Star and the club’s all-time leader in games played. Kranepool remains in the Mets all-time top 10 in many statistical categories including plate appearances, hits, at-bats, total bases, doubles, RBI, walks an

NEW YORK METS TO HONOR ED KRANEPOOL WITH UNIFORM PATCH FOR 2025 SEASON

 

Members of the Kranepool family will be honored during Opening Day Ceremonies on Friday, April 4

FLUSHING, N.Y., March 26, 2025 – The New York Mets today announced that the team will wear a tribute uniform patch all season long to honor Mets Hall of Famer Ed Kranepool. Kranepool passed away on September 8, 2024, at age 79. The patch will feature Kranepool’s iconic number seven and will be worn on the sleeve of all Mets jerseys (photo attached).

Kranepool’s 17 family members will be honored pregame on Opening Day, April 4 vs. the Toronto Blue Jays. The Kranepool family will also be accompanied by close friend and former teammate, Art Shamsky.

“Of all the stats and records Ed accomplished throughout his career, the thing he was most proud of was that he spent his entire Major League career in a Mets uniform,” said Art Shamsky. “Ed would be touched that the team will be wearing his number seven on their uniform all year long.”

Kranepool played for the Mets from 1962-1979, spending his entire 18-year career with the Mets. He was a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, a 1965 All-Star and the club’s all-time leader in games played. Kranepool remains in the Mets all-time top 10 in many statistical categories including plate appearances, hits, at-bats, total bases, doubles, RBI, walks an

Here’s a look at the 2025 Mets Road Jerseys.  While not horrific, they are not as good as the previous generation.

Some people who watch uniforms and others who put things in books seem to like these, but I am confident that in time they will take off their rose colored glasses and realize this is a mistake by Alex and the other owner.

I assume this is a replica jersey and the Mets will actually have numbers on the front.  The SNY social media intern may not be up to speed on uniforms.

A reminder the Mets could and should look like this and choose not to.

The Mets had the Access Media over yesterday.

Here’s a perfect example of the Mets not thinking things through.  Mascot races are fun.  Lots of teams have them.  Someone comes up with the 5 Boros race.

But you can’t have The Bronx win, right?

Now, the move would have been to make sure The Bronx finishes last every single time forever.  We could have all booed The Bronx.  This is The Way.

But nope, the Mets did a combined “Manhattan and The Bronx” team – so basically it’s a 4 Boro Race.

I don’t hate the idea, but I think the individual mascot designs suck.  There was a better version of this to be had – could you have had former players?  Wouldn’t a Keith Hernandez Mustached character looked cool?  Maybe a Piazza, a Seaver and a Wright?

Anyway, this is what we got from Alex and the other owner.

The Mets will have a 5 Borough Mascot race at games this season at Citi Field

Brooklyn – The Pizza Slice
Manhattan – The Skyscraper
Staten Island – The Ferry
Bronx – The Giraffe
Queens – The Subway pic.twitter.com/0p7JefhTBm

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 25, 2025

 

The Mets also shared some new foods with their corporate friends.

The Mets are leveling up on and off the field.

Check out the newest food options at Citi Field this year.

: @DanBartels2 pic.twitter.com/rkZxRWgCyt

— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) March 25, 2025