What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
Joe Torre, Major League Baseball’s executive vice president of operations, said he had spoken with the Mets on multiple occasions in the past month.
Torre said he had used his experience managing the Yankees in the 2001 to inform his decision. In the World Series that season, the Yankees wore caps honoring 9/11 first responders during warm-ups before switching to their official hats for the game.
He said the league was wary of setting a precedent.
I missed the screengrab but David Wright wore a NYPD cap in the dugout during the bottom of the 2nd!
Here’s some more pics all via @medigaoon live at Citi
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I thought the ceremony was Amazin’ and one of the highlights of franchise history. Well done.
I am less pleased with Mr. Torre’s decision about the caps. The Mets wanted to wear NYPD/FDNY hats but MLB made what in my opinion was a tone-deaf decision.
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Adam Rubin tweeted the following:
AdamRubinESPN4:50pm via Echofon
Terry Collins said “MLB put out an edict” — Mets wearing FDNY, NYPD hats pregame, but not allowed in-game.
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UPDATE 6:25pm
RADickey436:23pm via Twitter for iPhone
As far as I know they are collecting our hats in order to auction them for various 9/11 charities. For the families of the victims.
AdamRubinESPN6:22pm via Echofon
Josh Thole said #Mets players will discuss wearing hats anyway. “What are they going to do? They’re going to fine us?”
Ledger_NYMets6:35pm via Twitter for BlackBerry®
The Mets won’t be wearing the hats, Thole said. “As much as we would like to as a team, MLB is coming down really hard on it.”
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UPDATE 9:27pm
As the night went on it was reported that MLB’s decision was made by Joe Torre. Torre, pictured below, was the manager of the New York Yankees in 2001.