The Mets Police

My friends the Mets not only want me to share this with you, they ACTUALLY INCLUDED IMAGES FOR ONCE.  Thanks Mets!

METS SINGLE-GAME TICKETS FOR APRIL GAMES GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 3 at 10 a.m. ET ON METS.COM

Promotions Include Mask Giveaway and Three-Quarter Sleeve Baseball Shirts for All Fans Attending April Weekend Games

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., April 1, 2021 – The New York Mets today announced that a limited number of single-game tickets for April games at Citi Field will go on sale to the general public this Saturday, April 3 at 10 a.m. at Mets.com/Tickets.

 

The available inventory includes all 12 home games impacted by the New York State-prescribed capacity mandate. Citi Field will initially operate at 20 percent of its full capacity (capped at 8,492 seats). The Mets will host the Miami Marlins (April 8, 10, 11), Philadelphia Phillies (April 12-15), Washington Nationals (April 23-25), and Boston Red Sox (April 27-28).

 

Seat locations will be sold in pods ranging in size from one to six seats, with guests from the same household/purchase group in the same pod. Each seating pod is socially distanced at least six feet apart from other pods. All tickets will be delivered via mobile utilizing the MLB Ballpark app. Print-at-home and paper ticket options will no longer be made available.

The Mets will distribute Mets-themed masks to all attendees to weekend games against the Marlins (April 10-11); and, for the first time, give away a three-quarter sleeve baseball shirt to all fans for the April 23-25 weekend series against the Nationals.

 

Fans are encouraged to visit Mets.com/SafeAtCiti for the latest health and safety regulations in effect at Citi Field.

 

I will be doing this.

Welcome to the 14th season of Mets Police.

Had I written this yesterday, my narrative would have been how I was not excited.  Now before Sporty starts telling me to close down the blog – and I cannot do that until the Mets win the World Series while nicely dressed, a mission Steve Cohen does NOT share as the Black Edge jerseys have returned – hear me out.

I don’t know if it’s the night game, or the pandemic, or that baseball is a four hour slog, or that Alonsism has taken over – but I just wasn’t feeling it.  I didn’t consume a single inning of Spring Training, I don’t think I even looked at an at bat.  Maybe I had the first game on in the background while I worked – I don’t even reminder.

This morning I wake up to the Lindor news which gives me a bolt of energy – WHICH IS WHY YOU MAKE SUCH MOVES.   It’s marketing.   And it allows me to form a bond with Lindor (my favorite Met as he has discussed how broken baseball is) as I know he will be here for a while.

It’s been a long slog of nothing – the pandemic, then the 60 game season, then another off-season….so blogging has been slow and less fun than at other times.  Hopefully getting back to a 162 game semi-normal season (there  is still that pesky Covid which has affected the Nationals, and three-quarter empty stadiums) – but a 162 game season might get t he rhythm back for all of us.

Tonight we are cursed with ESPN’s horsehockey coverage, so it still won’t feel right until we get into the day in day out GKR of it all.

As for baseball – I see Lebron James is now a part Red Sox owner which means baseball finally has an actual star.   This sport needs to wake up and realize how broken it is.  They can’t keep playing four hour games late into the night.  They have a major problem that most of the potential starts play on the West Coast.  Ask the NBA how that goes as their ratings slipped when Lebron switched time zones.  Home Runs and Strikeouts may be fun if you are Pete Alonso but for everyone else it is pretty boring TV.   Give me a crisp two hour 2-1 baseball game every time.

But we’re coming back to normal.    The Mets are back.  MATT HARVEY is back!   Now we just have to get rid of the black uniforms AGAIN.  Sigh…..

 

 

Billionaire Steve Cohen succumbed to my heavy pressure on twitter yesterday where I had pointed out he hadn’t really done too much – and to shut me up has extended Francisco Lindor for ten years and $341,000,000.

Media Goon spent the night camped out at Modell’s and will be the first one in the store this morning to buy jerseys.

The New York Post reports, “ncluding this year’s salary, in his last season of arbitration eligibility, Lindor will receive $362.3 million over 11 years, but deferrals will likely lower the present-day value. The $341 million is $1 million more than Fernando Tatis Jr. received this offseason in his 14-year deal from the Padres. Lindor’s deal includes a $21 million signing bonus and a partial no-trade clause. Lindor will get $32 million annually in each of the 10 seasons and $5 million each year deferred to 2032-41.” which means will be wishing each other Happy Lindor Day into the forties when it turns out this deal is a busy.

If you have been wondering what Media Goon has been spending all his money on, look no further.

MLB’s Biggest Star Mookie Betts – you know Mookie, the guy you wouldn’t trade Matt Harvey for – leads the back.

Famous Mets Lindor, deGrom and Vulgar Pete Alonso are also on the list.

I imagine Lindor will be on next year’s list too when he signs with his new team.

MOOKIE BETTS ENTERS 2021 SEASON WITH MLB’S MOST POPULAR PLAYER JERSEY pic.twitter.com/83Wkpxil3C

— MLBPA Communications (@MLBPA_News) March 31, 2021

nationals

Seeing discussion on twitter this morning that a member of the Nationals tested positive for COVID and that four players will miss the game because of exposure.

The game is expected to happen as scheduled.

Developing…