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This week’s Mets promotional giveaways

My favorite kind of post….cut and paste…here’s Walt (@formerdirtdart) with another solid offering.

Shannon,

OK, first things first. Giveaways for all three Phillies games??? I understand that the companies sponsoring these giveaways want butts in the seats during “their” games. But, with the number of Phillies fans that normally attend these fracases, I can’t help but feel that Mets fans (the 35,014) are getting a little cheated here.

Friday, 13 August vs. Phillies: Fiesta Latina Night/ 25,000 Johan Santana Los Mets Koosies (Phillies in town, if you’re even considering trying to score a koosie, it might be a good idea to get there kind of early)
OK, the “Los Mets” (The Mets) might be a silly jersey, but the Johan koosie is decked out in sweet pinstripes. If you get one, and decide you don’t want to keep it, forget E-bay. There’s a fat guy in Florida that would happily accept your charity.

TICKETS: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Tickets August 13 2010

Saturday, 14 August vs. Phillies: Irish Heritage Night/ 25,000 Mets Green Caps (Phillies game again, Saturday night game, if you want to get this giveaway cap, you might want to get there early)
OK, this “thing” is pretty odd looking with the traditional “Irish” colors of Green, White & Orange (a real Mets color too), at least it’s not black


TICKETS: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Tickets August 14 2010

Sunday, 15 August vs. Phillies: 25,000 Mets Lunchboxes (Again, Phillies game, but the usual Sunday getaway game start time was changed to Sunday night TV game, Mets fans may be outnumbered for this one, get there early and keep these out of the hands of some Phillies fan)
It is a “real” metal lunchbox. Immediately, I must question the sanity of handing out this potential weapon for a “Phillies game”. I guess “Bat Day” would have been too obvious.
The lunchbox is “Black” but the images look to be “Official” Mets home colors. You might even be able to blame the “Black” on the Verizon sponsorship (logo is noticeable, but not overdone). Overall, not a bad score.

TICKETS: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Tickets August 15 2010

Thanks Walt – don’t forget everyone that ESPN has stolen the Sunday game and it’s now Lunchbox NIGHT.   Also the Mets didn’t include green cap day in my Saturday+ package….boo…fortunately it’s one of the ugliest caps ever.

I won’t be around Friday night, so if Los Mets jerseys appear and one of you want to write up a rant just email me at [email protected] and I will post it from my phone.

In case you are a newer reader – the Los looks stupid, it’s like saying “The Mets” which they don’t do, and the Mexican league teams just have, for example, “Tigres” not “Los Tigres.”   Nueva York road jerseys (say in Arizona) would be a better look, or screw it just wear Nueva York at home once – the world won’t end.

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Klapisch: time for Jerry to go

Good morning Mets fans, the best read of the early morning is from Bob Klapisch who suggests that if 2011 has started, it’s time for Jerry to go:

If the Mets have any chance of changing the culture in the clubhouse, they need a new message from above, starting with the manager: Bobby Valentine is exactly whom the Mets need, but as we’ve speculated before, the Wilpons don’t have the stomach (or, likely, the cash) to hire him. Wally Backman very well could get the job, as he’s proving (again) that he’s able to get the most out of young players. Backman’s Class A Brooklyn Cyclones have the best record in the New York-Penn League.

Good stuff.

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The 1980 New York Mets Yearbook Cover

After the 1979 season:

“Ok we really screwed the pooch last season.   We’ve lost all our fans, we drew under 800,000, what are we gonna do now?”

“Let’s appeal to the 10 year old Lee Mazzilli fans.  I bet if we give them something they can relate to they will be fans for life.  We can be “the people’s team!”

“You sure?  I was thinking we could import players from Japan.  The Japanese Willie Stargell is pretty good I hear.”

“The actual Willie Stargell is overrated.  Keith Hernandez was the true MVP.”

“Who?”

“Never mind.  Just stick a kid on there and work Mazzilli in.   If we rope in another generation of fans we’ll be OK for the next 30 years.    Meanwhile, I have another idea – let’s put half the games on cable television.”

“But they don’t get cable in Queens!   I heard it will be 1987 before all the wiring is done….”

“I’m telling you these people are sheep!  This time jack the price of the yearbook 50 cents!  Bwahahahahaha!”

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Weekly Mets Police recap and podcast for August 8

A good podcast tonight…we bury the 2010 Mets and try to come up with a plan for 2011.  Do you trade Ike?  Why would Cliff Lee want to pitch in Flushing?

Listen to internet radio with mets police on Blog Talk Radio

In cased you missed it this week:

Video of Doc’s acceptance speech. And Darryl’s.  And Davey.  And Cashen.

The July attendance breakdown and uniform tracker.

I declared myself Captain of the Mets because this team lacks a leader.

The rolling-arms lady from Shea showed up.

Terence decided to get a Pelfrey jersey.

Mr. Met gave blood.

What parts are move-able on this team?

Base with Dan Murphy’s autograph, $400.  Without Murphy?  $500.

The first sighting of an RA Dickey jersey

Some pictures from Hall of Fame day. Man does THAT seem like a long time ago.

My rant about the last 35,014 Mets fans.

Coming up during the week:

– rank the Mets announcers from Murphy to Kalas.

– what did Bobby Bo promise in 1992?

– some cool retro Keith

– more old videos and of course some You Own This Jersey action

It’s as if I’m getting on a plane and wrote a bunch of articles ahead of time!

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Does it make sense to buy Mets ticket packages?

A letter from Matt then a comment,

So, as a Mets fan in Nevada, I try to get to San Diego to watch some baseball. A surprising 1st place team, yet still $5 tickets exist, a fireworks show every weekend where EVERYONE is invited to come sit on the field and enjoy it. My point…they made it fun and affordable to go to a game, people came and fans were born. Mets have (clearly) alienated everyone financially (except corporations who still can write some of it off) and have no reason to stop if they have a profit turned on April 5th based on season ticket/plan holders. San Diego’s season tix holders shrank so low, they had to come up with gimmicks to win the fans back. The Mets have the best of both worlds, fans in their pocket while they pick you clean. If any of you think you wont be able to buy tickets to 76 of the 81 home games next year, you are a fool. Pay as you go, there is no benefit to buying in bulk, telling ownership you approve of what they do. I will say the annual Mets fade has finally made me some money. I can safely bet against them until they fire Jerry!!

1.   $5 tickets at Citi Field should exist.   I said in the off-season the Mets should steal my Blue Cap Army idea and try to make something in Promenade Left.  There’s no reason those back rows under the scoreboard are full price.  Those are awful seats.

I think the Pepsi Porch could also become a fan favorite if they would adjust the pricing out there.   Maybe they do well enough as is, but I’m not going to pay that much to sit in the OF.

2.  Saturday Night fireworks sounds like a great idea.  It doesn’t need to be the full July 4th version, but plenty of areas somehow have figured out how to shoot off fireworks every week without breaking the bank (Chicago’s Navy Pier comes to mind.)

3.  As for walking up and buying tickets to 76 of the 81 home games…it’s 81 of 81 if you don’t mind paying $300…but for normal fans like us, yep Opening Day might sell out next year and the Yankees series probably will….and that’s it.   Based upon what we saw last Sunday, Dwight could have been the starting pitcher and it wouldn’t have sold out.   I doubt “Mike Piazza  Day” would sell out.

Some folks (myself included) like the plans.  I like knowing I have tickets for most Saturdays (more on that in a second) and I like knowing where I am sitting.   I happen to have “good” Promenade seats and want to keep them long term as I continue to pass my love of this team to my kids.   I’m fortunate that I have disposable income that allows me to waste $600 on this – and I make some back on Stubhub, especially early in the year and on the Yankees series.

However, if folks decide to buy when they are in the mood, or just shark Stubhub for cheapies this is the way to go.   From a pure economic standpoint, there’s little reason to buy from the Mets for the rest of the year.   You will be able to go for under $10 plenty of days from here on out.

Back to my Saturday+ plan.   Stop.   It was less offensive this year that the franchise at least called it “Saturday Plus” – but stop.  I don’t want the other 5 games.  I want the other 5 Saturdays.  I didn’t get orange cap day and now I’m not getting green cap day.   It’s offensive.   Why jerk around your diehards…give us EVERY Saturday next year and stop sticking us with weekdays…otherwise, yeah maybe I should take Matt’s advice and drop from 15 to zero.   Stubhub will get me in the building.