The Mets Police

Man the Mets are so serious about Pride.  I mean, sure they aren’t wearing Pride jerseys in-game, but they wore mostly black t-shirts around 5pm top show everyone how committed they are to this.

Imagine, there you are, in your seats at 5pm, and 400 feet away Francisco Lindor wears a black t-shirt with a rainbow NY.  If you don’t feel supported….

Sights from BP. 📸 🏳️‍🌈 pic.twitter.com/V8tsYjGtJ3

— New York Mets (@Mets) June 17, 2022

RHP Tylor Megill underwent an MRI this morning and has been diagnosed with a right shoulder strain. He has been placed on the 15-Day IL. The immediate plan is for him to be shut down from throwing and re-evaluated in four weeks.  Additional updates will be provided as appropriate.

RHP Adonis Medina has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse.

RHP Jake Reed has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.

RHP Tommy Hunter has been selected to the Major League roster.

An additional corresponding move will be announced.

Nice try Mets.

Wear Pride Uniforms and show us you are serious and not just checking the box.

Also someone didn’t think through a line in this press release.

METS TO CELEBRATE SIXTH PRIDE NIGHT AT CITI FIELD JUNE 17

FLUSHING, N.Y., June 16, 2022 – The New York Mets will host their sixth Pride Night at Citi Field on June 17 when they take on the Miami Marlins at 7:10pm. Gates will open to all fans at 5:10pm.

Pride Night at Citi Field is a celebration of the many New Yorkers and Mets fans from around the world who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. All night long, the Coca-Cola sign above right field will be illuminated in the colors of the Pride Rainbow flag and in-game programming will be focused on celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. In addition, the first 25,000 fans in attendance will receive an exclusive Mets Pride fanny pack, presented by Justworks.

A special pregame ceremony will take place during the National Anthem as members of the LGBT Network, a non-profit that funds community centers and programming with resources for the LGBTQ+ Community throughout Long Island and Queens, participate in an on-field Pride flag presentation. The anthem will be performed by Krystofer Maison, a queer, non-binary singer and recording artist based in New York City. During the seventh inning stretch, drag queen Jan Sport will perform “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

An honorary first pitch will have Sam Culwell throwing to Bryan Ruby. Culwell is a former high school baseball player who came out in 2019 and currently attends SUNY Cortland. Ruby is an independent league pro baseball player who came out during the 2021 season. They are co-founders of Proud To Be In Baseball, a player support group to help the next generation of LGBTQ+ people feel included in the game of baseball.

Before the game, former MLB umpire Dale Scott will be signing copies of his new memoir, “The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self,” in the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.

Tickets in the Big Apple Reserved section are being sold for Pride Night. These tickets are $40 with $5 from each ticket sold going to the LGBT Network. All tickets for Pride Night will have a rainbow background once activated in the Ballpark app. The Mets and LGBT Network have partnered to bring New Yorkers Pride Night at Citi Field since 2016. Tickets can be purchased at Mets.com/Pride.

The free-falling Mets fell to the Brewers, 10-2, last night…The Mets continue a seven-game homestand (1-1) against the Brewers (1-1) and Marlins (four games)…New York is looking for its 15th series victory of the season tonight…The team is 14-3-2 in 20 series this year. Atlanta has won 14 in a row!!!

Tylor Megill seems to be back.

In his first start since returning from the injured list, Megill faced his hometown team and went 3.1 innings against the Angels, on June 10…He gave up two runs on five hits, while striking out four and walking one batter…The two runs allowed came on a two-run home run by Brandon Marsh.

On June 5, Megill made a rehab start with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies…Megill allowed two runs over 3.2 innings and struck out five batters without issuing a walk…Megill threw 53 pitches, 36 strikes.

Tomorrow’s starter is T.B. Announced

Well, for years and years I warned about letting fans break habits….and well baseball I have news for you….

Someone handed in a really poor schedule for the Mets this year. There were lots of weekday day games (which is an insane concept if you think about it) and a lot of late night games.

Here’s what happened.

I wound up not watching baseball for a month.

Here’s your problem.

I don’t miss it.

Since the day after the no-hitter I have watched one half inning.

This has nothing to do with the Mets being bad (obviously not) so you can’t call frontrunner-ism on me.

I’m able to follow the team just fine.  While I do other things I check social media and @mets will share the highlights.

But you let me break the habit.

You let me get comfortable not buying tickets.  I don’t miss it.

You let the radio broadcasts be a mess for 4 years both on WOR and the App.  So I cut it out of my life.  I don’t miss it.

Games got longer and slower and I decided I would always turn the game off at 10pm no matter what was happening.  I didn’t miss anything.

And now I have gotten out of the habit of watching the games.  And guess what – I don’t miss it.

This isn’t a stance.  This isn’t a plea for you to do something else.  The thing is – you let the ship sail.

And I’m the core.  You think Generation Z is sitting in front of a television watching three guys in their 60s describe a baseball game? Good luck – even if you do stream it on an app that I understand sometimes works.

You’ve managed to have a 50-something core baseball fan lose interest in a first place team.  Your marketing team should take a long hard look at what you’ve let your business become.

And before the haters come at me, I have been running this site since 2008 and I think I have missed one day without posting.   But baseball is like modern Star Trek – the people in charge let it die and lost the old fans.  Are there more new fans to make up for the old?  In both cases it seems not.

Will I put the games on in October?  Sure. Absolutely.  I’m not at all saying I won’t.  But 7:10pm vs the Brewers on a beautiful night?  Nope.  Heck, even if it were not nice out you’d be below Obi-Wan Kenobi on my list.

So enjoy the 4 hour games.  Play Wednesdays at 1pm if you want.  Let half the league in the playoffs and let the games end at 9:30pm Pacific – you do you – I’m doing something else.