I arbitrarily declare Doctuh’s caption to be the best:
* Murphy shot glass comes with Daniel Murphy
What you missed on Mets Police this weekend
Ok slackers…while you were sunning yourself at the beach all weekend, I was sunning myself on the deck and typing about the Mets. Â I know you haven’t visited the site because I have Google Analytics. Â Don’t you obsessively follow the Mets on your mobile devices like I do?
Fortunately for you, I will recap what you missed.
Earlier tonight, the Media Goon, Dan and I did one of those audiocasts which if you can hear by hitting play on the thing below.
Listen to internet radio with mets police on Blog Talk Radio
If you’re on Google Reader or reading this via email you are probably looking for the thing. Â You won’t see it. Â You’ll have to go here.
We discussed Valentine, attendance, ticket fees, Santana, Gooden…but shockingly made it half an hour without talking about uniforms. Â Never mentioned black! Â I don’t think we made audio history or were all that smooth, but hey who knew a blog about sitting in the uppers would catch on.
You missed some good stuff at the beach:
I did some old style complaining about Ticket Fees
This photo of Citi Field is beautiful.
Gooden will still be included in the Hall of Fame stuff
The Mets did volunteer work this week: Â photos, photos and more photos.
Howie will love this: Tom Seaver on the Mike Douglas Show! Mike Douglas seems like Howie’s kind of show.
From earlier in the week:
Cool Mitchell & Ness blue jerseys
Terence wants us to help him decide how to customize his jersey
Ticket Fee discussion started when the Mets began their Better Seats Lower Prices campaign
Guess what color these Mets Napkins are
The time Tom Seaver struck me out as a kid.
Thanks to everyone who sends stuff in (shannon@metspolice.com) including Danielle who hooked me up several times this week.
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Bobby V NOT going to Marlins
Sports Illustrated is reporting that Bobby Valentine is no longer a candidate to be the Marlins manager.
As a Mets fan this is a good thing. Â I much prefer the Marlins to be 8 back with nobody at the helm than V maximizing the talent to a wild card as he tends to do.
By the way if the season ended today, the Mets are the NL Wild Card.
Who can tell me why Citi Field looks so good in this photo?
The beautiful photo below was posted this morning on Mets Blog and was taken by Michael Baron who runs Mets Photos (a great site with awesome Mets related pictures). Â It really caught my eye. Â Take a look at it, then let’s discuss it. Â (Click on it for a bigger view).
That’s a great looking shot. Â (Thanks Michael for letting me borrow it. Â I’ll return the favor with one of my crooked blurry iphone shots of a guy wearing a Shinjo jersey).
It looks like a warm place. Â A place filled with Mets fans.
Why does it look so good?
As you scan the photo three colors catch your eye. Â Orange, blue and white. Â The three colors that the franchise chose when they got it right the first time in 1962.
Next year is the 50th season of Mets baseball. Â It’s a perfect excuse to return to the classic look and classic color scheme. Â You can wear the dopey black crap on Mike Piazza Day and Edgardo Alfonzo day.
Sell whatever you want to civilians. Â Hell, I bought a GREEN jersey this week, it doesn’t mean the Mets should wear them.
I believe in Orange and Blue. Â Do the Wilpons?
Cashen, Gooden, Johnson and Strawberry Mets Hall of Fame Charity Reception
I am personally pleased to see Gooden hasn’t been exiled in light of whatever happened with the police incident a few months back. Â We’ve all given Doc lots of chances, and I’m still not sure what happened that night….
CASHEN, GOODEN, JOHNSON AND STRAWBERRY TO
CELEBRATE INDUCTION INTO METS HALL OF FAME
AT PRE-GAME CHARITY RECEPTION SATURDAY, JULY 31 AT CITI FIELD
Exclusive Fundraiser to Benefit Mets Foundation;
Tax Deductible Donation of $325
Includes a Ticket for Mets-Diamondbacks Game After Event
Tickets Go on Sale This Tuesday, June 29
(718) 803-4074 and Mets.com/HallofFame
FLUSHING, N.Y., June 27, 2010 – The New York Mets today announced that Frank Cashen, Dwight Gooden, Davey Johnson and Darryl Strawberry will celebrate their induction to the Mets Hall of Fame at an exclusive pre-game luncheon Saturday, July 31 at Citi Field. Fans will have the opportunity to mingle with the Class of 2010 inductees and participate in a question-and-answer session where they will reminisce about their time with the Mets.
Tickets go on sale this Tuesday, June 29 by phone at (718) 803–4074 and online at Mets.com/HallofFame. Season Ticket Holders will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets tomorrow.
A tax deductible donation of $325 includes a ticket to that night’s Mets-Diamondbacks game, food and beverage. Additional special guests will be announced in the weeks ahead.
Proceeds will benefit the Mets Foundation, which funds and promotes a variety of charitable causes, including educational, social and athletic programs for young people in the community. A registered 501c3 charity, the Mets Foundation takes no portion of contributed funds to offset internal costs. Every dollar of net receipts granted to the Foundation is directed to accomplishing its mission.
Additional details of the on-field ceremony honoring the 2010 Mets Hall of Fame inductees will be released in the coming weeks.