The Mets Police

My coffee hasn’t kicked in yet so just read the Newsday article (no paywall) about the Mets offering some seats to April weeknight games to some fans for 50% off.

I have no problem with it – nor should you.  We’re the same people who will be saying they should sell tickets for a dollar in September to get fannies in the seats.

Tip of the Blue Cap to Adam Rubin’s awesome morning news roundup.

You should read Faith & Fear every day because it’s really great – but if you don’t, here’s some major borrowing from F&F with the goal of promoting a cool event ti support the Tug McGraw Foundation.  The Foundation seeks to accelerate new treatments and cures to improve the quality of life for children and adults affected by neurological conditions such as brain tumors, Post Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury. You can learn much more about its work by clicking here.

Buy Tug A Beer

You can get on board with whichever one works best for you.

1) Come to McFadden’s on April 21 and don’t buy us a beer — buy Tug a beer. We’re going to have a fundraising jar and will ask you to contribute the price of a beer — domestic, imported, whatever you’re comfortable with — to our container. All of the proceeds will go to Sharon’s fundraising kitty and from there, it all goes to support the research being done by the Tug McGraw Foundation.

2) If you yourself would like a drink or two before the game (and we can’t blame you if you do), we have a deal that you might like. McFadden’s has arranged to make available special wristbands that night. For $20, you get all the beer or well drinks you canresponsibly enjoy between 6 and 7 on April 21, and 25% of that total will go to our Tug McGraw Foundation fundraising. So in essence you’re paying $15 for “all you can drink” (responsibly) for that hour and $5 to help further the Foundation’s important work. We thank McFadden’s Citi Field for their cooperation in putting this arrangement together.

Do me a favor and read Greg’s entire post. I like being able to use this site to make the world a slightly better place…and there are things that are so much more important than the color of a jersey or how many people showed up at a baseball game.

via @AdamRubinESPN: Mets announced crowd: 24,865, if you’re keeping track.

I did a quick look at 2010 and I see 24,661 on 9/30/10…but I am half asleep.

Top 8 and the game just went to hell…Ya Gotta Believe but I Gotta Get 7 Hours Sleep.  G’night Mets fans.  This team could use a 2 game win streak in a hurry.