The Mets Police

As the site continues to pick up new readers I find the occassional recap of what’s what can be helpful.

The main goal of the site is Mets fan advocacy.  If you have an idea about how the fan experience could be better, let this be your forum.

Past topics have included obstructed views and ticket pricing.

The site is read by the folks in Flushing so your voice will be heard.

I can be reached at [email protected] and will reply to everyone.  If some breaking news is happening and you think I’m slow to reply you can give my co-hort Media Goon a shout at [email protected]     You will see the occassional post from Goon, and he covers when I am sick or on the road for business.

When there is no fan advocacy stuff I tend to write about jerseys, alt caps or team history.    People seem to dig the mix.   I’d rather do that than post nothing or make up issues.   I don’t really do game recaps or stats or previews – the other sites do that better.

Because I am insecure I’d like you to be a fan of the page on Facebook and hopefully share what you think are the strongest posts with your friends.

I’m on twitter @metspolice (and Goon is @mediagoon) and actually participate there as opposed to it just being a feed of the posts here on the site.

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Some posts from the week that I enjoyed writing:

• A recap of Mets Yearbook 1982 entitled I Hate Don Zimmer?

• I dare you to tell me the current uni looks better than Seaver in 1973

• Your tips, tricks and seat preferences at Citi Field

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Guest posts and suggestions welcome and encouraged (especially this time of year!):  email [email protected]

11th and Washington which did a much better job than I did with the question Are Brooklyn Caps really Bakersfield Dodgers caps? has heard from the Director of Graphic Design for the Dodgers.

Honor Among Bloggers compels me to send you to this link for the answer.  It’s a good one!

Nice job by Mr. Yoshida of the Dodgers!

I had written this for leadoff Monday but after an hour of looking around for inspiration for something for today (and failing) I’m going to play this card now and let tomorrow solve itself:

I was really taken back by Saturday’s suggestion that the Mets would move Jose Reyes in the middle of the season.

Whenever I had pondered moving Reyes I always imagined it as an off-season thing, not at the trade deadline.

Trade deadline moves can sting.

You’re pretty familiar with the Midnight Massacre in 1977.   Many of you  remember how it felt to hear Dykstra and McDowell were shipped away – and at least there the Mets in theory got a good player.

If you missed those, this one will feel different than an aging Keith Hernandez or an aging Mike Piazza not returning.   This won’t be Pedro in a Phillies uniform.   This one will be weird.

How are you going to feel when August 1 comes and Jose is in another uniform and Sandy tells you he got “Dan Norman, Doug Flynn and Steve Henderson” in return?   I’ll tell you right now that fans are going to lose their minds.   Even if “Norman, Flynn and Henderson” turn out to be the best three players the Mets ever have, August 1 will feel empty.

Whatever you think of Reyes, there is no denying he is way up the career leaderboard in many of the offensive categories.

As I thought about the idea of trading Jose midseason (in a scenario where the Mike-Pelfrey-as-ace Mets are out of it) makes sense.

If he is playing well, he brings value.  If they re-sign him he’ll probably be pricey.  Maybe the Moneyballers and the VORPians think there’s a better way to spread the dollars.

If he isn’t playing well – why re-sign a shortstop who is going to cost at least $11 million?

This sure is an interesting scenario.

I will stand by what I’ve said in the past:  Jose Reyes will one day win the American League MVP.