The Mets Police

From the Hollywood Reporter,

Fox’s broadcast of baseball’s All-Star Game posted a small increase in viewers compared to its last installment two years ago, avoiding a third straight all-time audience low.

Tuesday’s telecast delivered 8.24 million viewers, about 100,000 more than the 2019 game’s 8.14 million. (Last year’s All-Star Game was canceled due to the pandemic.) It’s also worth noting that the Nielsen figures for Tuesday include out of home viewing and 2019’s do no

Baseball is back baby!  Oh wait, maybe it isn’t…Mediaite says….

According to ESPN, the network averaged 6,488,000 viewers for the Euro 2020 Final. It was nearly two million more viewers than ESPN’s previous high for a Euro Final, which came in 2012, Spain vs Italy. Another 2.9 million tuned in Sunday on Univision, combining for a total average audience of 9.4 million people in the United States who watched the Euro 2020 Final.

Anyway I am sure the Baseball Mafia will explain away how it’s good that more people are way him Euro soccer than baseball.  Baseball is not broken, is more popular than ever, and has huge superstars.  I’ll just keep screaming into the wind.

Did you enjoy the Least Interesting All Star Game ever?

I did like when Tatis was miked and came away liking him more.

Saw this nonsense in the LA Times: It really was about being able to harness their expertise in reaching younger audiences and in elevating sport, and in the power of the marketing brand that is Nike,” MLB chief revenue officer Noah Garden said.

And I annually do a post with pics of the Mets in the game.  Here’s what I have, and it’s as unexciting as the event was.

Recognize him?  Does that look like Pete Alonso to you?   Looks more like a JFK with a tan bobblehead.

I’m sure the numbers are technically accurate, but does MLB actually think it is riding high on popularity?

The first half of the 2021 @MLB season has seen significant increases in media consumption compared to 2020. pic.twitter.com/24sd8Byehl

— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) July 12, 2021

Before we take a look at some of the Mets’ Front Office Promotions let’s take a look back at the Mets flying the Iverity Flag when that was the trendy thing to do.

With that box checked, let’s get to the news.

The Mets revealed a slew of promotions in an internal memo over the weekend, including the elevations of Bryn Alderson and Ian Levin to assistant general manager, sources told SNY. (via Yahoo)

That last name Alderson sounds familiar but let’s move on.

Yahoo reminds us that it’s not just guys like Alderson, Scott, Other Alderson and Levin that make the Mets so successful.

Even more than Bryn Alderson, the rank-and-file scouts deserve accolades for the Mets’ first place standing at the All-Star break. Among those scouts who earn praise internally for this work are assistant director Jeff Lebow, Jason Stein, David Keller, Joseph Kowal and Conor Brooks.

A diverse group if I ever saw one.

Meanwhile, yesterday Rob Manfred announced….

“Major League Baseball is thrilled to expand our commitment to the Players Alliance, which will include joint efforts to strengthen our sport’s engagement with Black communities.  We believe in the mission of the Players Alliance and have been inspired by the passion and perspectives of the players who are leading this effort. We know that our sport is at its best when it is accessible to everyone. Together, we will make this a reality with innovative and collaborative programs.”

And Curtis Granderson said….

“Major League Baseball’s commitment to support the Players Alliance is a monumental turning point in the history of our game, establishing a pathway to progress for equity and access for the Black community,  On behalf of our player members and allies, we’d like to thank Commissioner Manfred and all MLB Club owners for their unwavering support of our efforts to grow and diversify our sport, from the field to the front office, for generations to come.”

And for Star Trek fans, I think Spock said it best when he yelled, “The Women!”

Anyway, Pete hit some practice home runs and the Mets are diverse and stuff.