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Most Popular Articles On Mets Police (November 29th)

Wow what a week….here’s the most popular from the week.  New uniforms dominate the list.

Here’s the David Wright version out in the wild.

And the Beltran version.

You can get a nameless replica for $79.99 here.

Here’s the official announcement.

Uniwatch Blog did the greatest rip job of the Wilpons and black uniforms ever.

Here’s some fan-designed Mets uniform concepts.

The 2010 Mets Ticket Plans and prices were released.

The Top Mets Turkeys of all-time.  Part One, Part Two, Part Three.

Why sign Greg Maddux when you can sign the Japanese Greg Maddux?

Any suggestions for the Mets Hall of Fame?

The great Bob Sheppard didn’t use the word retire but he has no plans to return.

A good Wally Backman interview

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Five Questions For An Average Mets Fan (Fan #45)

Good morning.  I’m going to slow up the “5 Questions” posting to one a day since it’s starting to take over the blog.   Here’s Jason, wearing Tug/Franco/Pedro’s #45.

1. When did you start following the Mets? 
 I’d like to say from birth (1984), but realistically, the furthest back I remember would be around 1989. I still have all the old posters and pennants from 86 and 88 hanging in my room. I also remember having those old “Starting Lineup” baseball card/figurine sets, and actually knowing who the players were. So I guess I’d have to say since then.
2. What is your favorite Mets memory? 

I have two favorite memories. The first is the 2000 World Series Game 3. My dad got tickets down near third base and I remember after winning that game, the crowd didn’t just leave. No one wanted to leave. Shea was filled with Mets fans savoring the moment.
The second memory would have to be the division clincher in 2006. I was in my senior year of college and my friends and I kept trying to get together and see it, and the Mets kept losing and pushing it back. Well, I ended up home for the clinch and I got to watch the unreal SNY coverage with my mom and dad, which was actually a better way to celebrate the moment.
3. What is your worst Mets memory or experience? 
The current funk our team and fan base is in started brewing when Beltran looked at strike 3 in Game 7.
4. If you could change one off-field thing about the franchise what  would it be? 

Easiest question yet. No more Wilpons. No more Minaya. No more Manuel.

5. If you owned the team starting tomorrow, what is the first thing you would change? 
I’d call a press conference and address the media about changing the culture of the franchise. We would honor Mets tradition and not give more than a passing glance at Dodgers/Giants tradition. There might be a “History of National League baseball in New York” section in the brand new Mets Hall of Fame and Museum (Scheduled to open April 2010), but no Dodgers anything for sale in our stadium stores.  I’d put a lot more money and time into player development. It would obviously take a few years, but we could begin building a strong farm system, as opposed to what we have now. We would begin to commit more money to scouting and signing top draft picks. We would make ourselves the most fan friendly franchise in the bigs. Ticket prices would be much lower with no Gold, Silver, Platinum, but rather, a single rate. The only games I’d charge slightly more for would be weekend divisional games. We would have fan promotions every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, in addition to a rotating weekday. We would honor our past players and invite them back EVERY year on an Old Timers day and a Banner Day. Twice a month, we’d have half price food day. All food and soft drinks 1/2 price. Id’ make the entire Pepsi Porch a $30 all you can eat seat. We would encourage the fans to come decked out in blue on Blue Bleachers Day, orange on Rusty Staub day, and white on White Out day. We would provide the appropriate color t-shirt to every fan on their way into the stadium.
Finally, since no current prospect is untouchable, I’d push my GM to trade for Halladay and create the best 1-2 pitching tandem in the bigs.

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Kevin Frisch: My days in the Mets’ dugout – Belmont, MA – Belmont Citizen-Herald

Stumbled across this
Kevin Frisch: My days in the Mets’ dugout – Belmont, MA – Belmont Citizen-Herald

and here’s a taste.

In the early 1970s, my family lived in Amityville (yes, of “horror” fame; but that’s another column). Our home happened to be just two blocks from a bar and restaurant called The Dugout. And The Dugout was owned by none other than Mr. Met — no, not that giant-baseball-headed mascot; I’m referring to longtime player Ed Kranepool, who had the distinction of playing for the team in each of its first 18 seasons.

A first baseman who occasionally turned up in the outfield, Kranepool rode the Mets arc from expansion exasperation, to miracle turnaround in 1969, to unlikely World Series appearance in 1973, to renewed futility in the late 1970s. While never a Hall of Fame-caliber player, Kranepool was nonetheless productive enough for long enough to still hold Mets team records for most games played, at-bats, hits, doubles and total bases in a career.

But best of all, from my 10-year-old perspective, he owned The Dugout.


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Mets Blog Links

Every now and then I tinker with the code and last time I did I wiped
out the blog links.

If you have a Mets blog (or something along the lines of what we cover
here, say uniforms or cards) I'm happy to add. Drop me a line at
Shannon at metspolice.com.

Much thanks to Metsblog who links here a few times a week. Yesterday
was the biggest day for visitors yet, much of that fueled by a link
from metsblog. So thanks Matt and happy to pass along love to other
sites.

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Five Questions For An Average Mets Fan (Fan #44)

Wearing a number you should never choose as a Met unless you are a young Ron Darling (see Ryan Thompson, Lastings Milledge, the bad version of Hojo, Tim Redding) is  #44…Rusty from The Real Dirty Mets Blog 


1. When did you start following the Mets?

My first game was  the ’73 World Series when I was 1 ( obviously I have no recollection of it ) otherwise  It would have to be the ’77 season

2. What is your favorite Mets memory? 

Thanks Rusty day  – Rusty  was always my idol and i was crushed when he retired but thankfully I was at the game that honored his contributions as a Met.

3. What is your worst Mets memory or experience? 

So many its a toss up between learning of Bob Murphy’s death and th gut punch of the ’00 world series

4. If you could change one off-field thing about the franchise what would it be? 

Doing away with all the subterfuge that our P.R department and ownership  dish out on a daily basis – us fans appreciate the truth and we hate being made to feel like our fandom is secondary to the corporate suits  that take no interest in the team.

5. If you owned the team starting tomorrow, what is the first thing you would change?

I would first comission 4 statues – one of Joan Payson one of Casey Stengel, Tom Seaver and  The Endy Chavez catch  I would have meet and greets with the stars and scrubs of yesteryear – everyone from Jerry Koosman to Kevin Kobel  would be welcomed to spend time with the fan base – you know make this franchise feel like family again Lastly I’d fire Minaya and Jerry and replace them with Gerry Hunsicker & Wally Backman respectively

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