The Mets Police

T-Shirt enthusiasts will enjoy this profile of Darren Meenan and his local business The 7 Line.  Blue-cap tip to Adam Rubin for pointing this one out in the morning briefing.

Accordingly, the haters have backed off. “I think people were just nervous,” Meenan says. “Now we’re a year in and they realize nothing’s changed, except that we have the ability to make cooler stuff.”

via How a Long-Suffering Mets Fan Built a Business From His Pain | Inc.com.

Last night I attended a screening of ESPN’s E:60 Matt Harvey: The Dark Knight Rises.

After spending the winter goofing on All Things Matt Harvey Coverage, I found myself invited by ESPN to come to the screening.  It took me about two seconds to decide I wanted to go.

Why?

I thought it would be lots of fun, and it was.

I dropped my grumpy old man twitter persona and channeled my Inner Darren and decided to have a good time.  I approached this like I was going to a premiere of the latest blockbuster movie.

(Spoilers start now, although you probably know how the Matt Harvey story turns out).

The first act is wonderful.  It’s big, bombastic, and produced like a Batman movie including the brooding fast violins in the background.  It’s over the top, like Matt.  I loved the production on it, and immediately thought of how much you guys are going to love it.

Acts two and three are more of your standard biography and more of a standard ESPN style documentary.  The work done here is excellent, as you will see some photographs from Matt as a child that will make you giggle and I won’t spoil those here.

The final two acts, is Harvey as Namath, and back to the Batman style production.  Matt loves the city, let’s everyone know he’s going to date models, and that he really doesn’t care what the Wilpons think.  There’s also a line in here about the Mets being the team he is on now (I missed it, but my fellow attendees mentioned it), so when he comes out of the Yankees closet in 2019 just say “yeah, we know.”  (Update, Neil Best has the line as “Right now that’s who I play for.”)

Harvey as Namath comes with Lupica as….me.  Lupica and some audio clips from local radio shows say things like “12 wins.”  So it’s nice that this isn’t all just Matt Harvey is awesome.

Matt as Namath does point out that none of his extra-curriculars interfere with his work, and that if he is working out from 8am-5pm and then goes to a hockey game with a lady friend, what’s the big deal.  He also mentions that as long as he wins, nobody will care what he does.  Good to see Matt understands how NYC works.

Overall, you are going to LOVE this.  Great job by ESPN.  The production is excellent (Media Goon will jump in and talk about that with all his camera-snobbery).  It’s the kind of show we all wish regional sports networks would make.

This is a keeper.  Record it.  Let it gather on your DVR until the Blu-Ray comes out.  The poster is super-sweet, we totally wanted to acquire one.

ESPN’s E:60 Matt Harvey: The Dark Knight Rises premieres Saturday at 7pm on ESPN and will re-air at around 10am Monday following their baseball triple-header.

(Shannon Shark was an invited guest of ESPN and totally sold out by attending a Matt Harvey event.)

 

Update- Goon here…Don’t need to do another post about this, so I will Hijack Shannon’s.. The production value of this piece is great.The camera work, the archive footage, the score all made this a fun watch. Some of the “filler” shots were beautiful also. Citifield under  blanket of snow with the sun beaming onto it is a surreal shot. You guys are really going to enjoy it. Harvey gets it. I win, you’ll love me…I lose, I’ll have to dial it back.

For Seinfeld Night 2: Bigger, Better & Bania we will be wearing these "breathtaking" jerseys. http://t.co/5c2VAwP5vU pic.twitter.com/wJ9YrywgJ1

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 2, 2015

 

METS SIGN JUAN LAGARES THROUGH 2019

FLUSHING, N.Y., April 2, 2015 – The New York Mets today announced that they have agreed to terms with outfielder Juan Lagares on a contract that (will) run through 2019 with a club option for 2020.

“This is a place I want to be,” said Lagares. “The Mets signed me when I was 16. I’m really excited for this season and the future.”

Lagares, 27, earned his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award last year. Lagares finished second among major league outfielders with 28 defensive runs saved in 2014, despite playing 372.0 fewer innings than leader Jason Heyward, who had 32. He had six assists, with three getting a runner at the plate. Lagares’ Ultimate Zone Rating per 150 games (UZR/150) was 25.3, second among all major leaguers.

The 6-1, 215-pounder hit .281 (117-416) with 46 runs scored, 24 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 47 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 116 games last season.

Lagares established a franchise rookie record with 15 outfield assists in 2013 which was also the third-most in the majors. He was named to the Wilson NL Defensive Player of the Year team.

The Constanza, DR native was signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent on May 5, 2006.

Wow I didn’t realize they made an entire episode about this. The teaser had led me to believe it was just an April Fool’s joke that was nothing more than guys pretending they remembered Finch. But this is an actual 30 minute doc.

Find 30 minutes and watch this!