What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
Hey Jason, that t-shirt from last night didn’t really cut it…would you mind trying a little harder. Â Maybe pretend the Mets are a hockey team and for some reason they wear red. Â Like the Canadian flag. Â Whatever…just we need a little more than an NY and your name on the back…
First of all let me thank you guys for sending stuff in. It is making my life so much easier while Shannon was pretending to be Tom Hanks in the movie the Terminal yesterday.
Brian was nice enough to send this in. The MLB came out with alternate versions of the team batting caps.
As you can see here they took away the black from the logo and added orange to the bill.
I am guessing Shannon will probably say he likes it better then the original ones but still doesn’t like the black lines.I am just guessing at that.
What do you guys think of this?
Fascinating video….tip of a blue cap to Uni Watch for posting this last week. Â Apparently this is how they pack up the hybrids.
I think I need to make like Burn Notice and dress up like the hat collector….then escape with the box to a nearby firepit.
As part of my financially-neutral position when it comes to critiquing the Mets, I could buy 35 replacement fitteds (blue).
If it costs me like $875 to rid the universe of these I’m in. Name the charity Jeff, I’ll write the check and I bet I can get a few other folks to donate.
Did I mention next year is the 50th season for the franchise? Â What a great time to go true-retro.
Chris, who was kind enough to send me a bunch of pictures from the Baltimore trip added this one…kinda cool.
Mets @ BAL – Game 2 6/12/10 – Mets Bullpen Catcher Dave Racaneillo. “Rac” (who took a second to toss me the ball he warmed up K-Rod with) has been the team’s Bullpen Catcher since 2000 and has worn a Mets uniform longer than any active player or coach, catching every pitcher the Mets have had over the past decade, from John Franco to Francisco Rodriguez. Thanks again Dave!
Here’s a story that came my way Memorial Day weekend, but since it’s semi-evergreen and today is a travel day I have saved it to (a) make my life easier and (b) give you something to read.
The story goes like this…
(My friend) Vlad walked into the Foot Locker at 543 Fulton Street in Brooklyn on Wednesday. He picked up a New Era fitted Mets fashion cap, ticketed for $34.99, prepared to buy it at full price. He went up to the register and it was $9.99. He leaves the store, thinking maybe it just got rung up wrong and he got a great deal. But then he goes back in thinking maybe other hats are on sale.
The cashier, who was named Stephanie according to the receipt and according to Vlad was very nice, told Vlad just Mets hats were on sale. Nothing else — and they had hats from out of town teams, i.e. Oakland, Toronto.
Vlad’s only suspicion was that Stephanie was a Yankees fan and was yanking his chain, because she made a crack about not liking the Mets. But she brought hats out from the back, other Mets hats that were on sale at various prices.
“She told me it’s because they don’t sell,” Vlad said.
That’s not to say that every Mets hat in the store was on sale — some of the on-field authentic caps were still regular price. And it’s possible other Foot Locker stores could have different pricing.
But in Brooklyn? Home of the mighty Wilpon-owned Cyclones and sharer of the 718? Mets hats are discounted but the A’s hats are full price? I guess Dallas Braden’s a hotter ticket than Fernando Nieve.
He went back in later to look at more hats to see if they were all on sale: some were, but just Mets hats, because they’re not selling, he was told by a clerk. Mind you this store sells A’s hats, plenty of other teams, etc. I believe the only caveat was your classic on-field Mets hat was still full price.
But isn’t that something? Is that a sign of how little people are interested in the Mets at the moment, that in their own city, their hats are being discounted?
I don’t know if that story actually happened that way or not, but let’s assume it did.
I imagine that a lot of Mets fans bought caps in 2008 (Final season at Shea) or 2009 (Citi Field patch).
At some point how many Mets caps do you need to own?
That it’s a fashion cap is a little more trouble-some. Â Maybe this particular location over-estimated the demand?
Is anyone else seeing caps being discounted?
