The Mets Police

Good morning Mets fans….well Faith and Fear has done it again.  I’m pretty sure I should close things down and just send Greg my serious ideas and Randy from The Apple my silly ideas.

You need to decide what kind of company you want to be. Comfortable and dead, or risky and possibly rich.

via Can Don Draper Save the Mets? « Faith and Fear in Flushing.

I haven’t even started the papers yet and I’m positive that will be the best read of the day.   As always with F&F a well written, well thought out length enjoyable piece.  Go read it now, my alternate caps will be here when you get back.

Good morning Mets fans,

It’s a beautiful day out there, I suggest you put away the laptop and head outside like I am about to do.  I’m a little late off the draw this morning, I went for a wonderful run in the woods, then I dropped by Unnamed Donuts Chain (I still need my coffee) and am heading to several soccer games.  By the way Unnamed’s has an awesome new product for those of us with home brewers, but I can’t tell you about it since they don’t support my endeavors.

None of that is why you’re here….

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Dear Mr. Jeff Wilpon,

Thanks for writing me last night to let me know how the GM search is going.   I see that you are taking the search very seriously, and for that I am grateful.  I’m excited to see that you’ve added Al Alvia to the list of candidates, as yo are bringing in only candidates who you think can run the organization, I can see the assistant GM of the Tigers being the right man to bring change to Flushing, and will be rooting for Mr. Alvia.  I know some of the other bloggers think you’re just bringing in someone to fill some MLB interview quota and then you’ll hire Sandy, but I believe Mr. Alvia is getting a fair shake.

Last night, without me asking, Junior joined me on the couch to watch the Yankees.  He knows all about the Yankees thanks to his friends at school who let him know C.C was pitching.  His Topps Attax cards have also let him know that C.C. is quite good, as is “Peet-it” and “John Damon” and “Javy Er Vas Qwess.”

I assume it is nearly impossible to find anyone under 15 who is a Mets fan.   This will be problematic for you in about 10 years.  It seems that winning has something to do with who 7 year olds root for.

Anyway, I was amazed that he actually wanted to watch the game.  As Daddy bobbed and weaved and napped in the chair, Junior hung in there all the way until at least 10.   At some point I opened my eyes and he was gone and the Yankees had made it 5-2, then 5-5, then it was 6-5 and then we were going to the 9th and then it was 12:35 and the postgame was on.  I’m not very good at staying up late.

So Jeff, I’m glad you are taking this seriously and hope you get it right.  I’d hate to think that in 10 years you found that there are no Mets fans left…which could force you to move the team to Mercury or San Francisco or something.   Junior and I had a conversation about the Giants too.  He finds it fascinating that a team left New York.   It can happen.

I have to go to soccer now.  We’re taping the Yankees game so we can watch tonight when we get home.   Tell Mr. Alvia I am rooting for him…oh and don’t forget to interview Lee Mazzilli.  He could be the one for manager.

Enjoy your Saturday!

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Playoffs Outsider thinks TBS is doing a good job.  They aren;t killing us with Conan promos like they did with Caliendo, and they actually show the game as opposed to fans.  Just lose the dumb pitch box thing and we’ll be fine, and next yeat get a baseball guy instead of Ernie.

I saw a Yankees fan with a Cano 24 jersey at Unnamed’s.   Yankee fans with names on the back look like idiots.  Wrong font too.  You look like a phony.  Get a real jersey.  We know who #24 is.

Various reports say that the Mets have added Al Avila to the list of GM candidates.

I’m not going to disagree with this statement on MSNBC’s website:

“Call me cynical, but this sure feels like the Mets simply fulfilling their obligation to consider a minority candidate before hiring who they really want.”

I too am cynical, so I’m going to hope Al blows the doors off the place, gets the job and leads the Mets to 10 straight pennants.

Mr. Avila is the assistant GM of the Tigers.   I would hate to think the Mets would bring him in just to waste his time and get his hopes up high.

I’m supporting Avila/Mazzilli ’11

The below was emailed to the Flushing Flash mailing list and is signed by Jeff Wilpon.

It’s odd to send things out late on a Friday afternoon, especially with the ALCS about to start, but I can rationalize that this was sent to a database of opt-in Mets fans and not released as a press release.

October 15, 2010

Dear Mets Fans:

We have heard from many of you over recent weeks offering suggestions and ideas on how to assemble a winning team. Thank you for taking the time to contact us. Your interest and support of the Mets is greatly appreciated.

We have been hard at work since the end of the season exploring ways to improve our club. As you likely know, this week we interviewed five candidates for General Manager – Allard Baird, Rick Hahn, Josh Byrnes, Sandy Alderson, and Logan White. They all are intelligent, creative and passionate about winning. They conveyed their honest assessment of our franchise and discussed how we can move forward on our pledge to give our fans the winner that they deserve.

We are continuing our search and expect to hire our new GM in the next few weeks. We will be in contact with you with more information and details soon.

Thanks again.

Another good one from the comments, this time from Greg from Faith & Fear. I’m also writing this post while half asleep on Thursday night so I haven’t fact checked it, but I would bet a dollar that Greg is right, he always is:

Tim Corcoran was around as Mex insurance in case his suspension for cocaine use stuck, which it didn’t once Ueberroth gave each suspendee the option of community service. Keith was actually hesitant to accept the out, on principle, but eventually caved in (thank goodness).

Corcoran did not receive a WS ring. Cashen was unbelievably stingy when it came to players and rings: The 24-man roster plus Foster, Berenyi and Lynch (all gone before September) were the only recipients. Randy Myers raised an unrelenting fuss on behalf of the callups and part-timers and a few were eventually (years later) ringed: Myers and Magadan, I know, maybe a couple of others, like Gibbons, who remained in the organization. But I’m pretty sure Corcoran got no reward other than his presence in discussions like these.

Faith and Fear in Flushing is a great great Mets blog….add it to your rotation if it isn’t already.

If anyone can hand in a Tim Corcoran edition of You Own This Mets Jersey I will be impressed.