The Mets Police

April 23, 2008

Calm The Eff Down

As you get to know The Mets Police you’ll find that nobody likes giving them a hard time more than we do.

That being said: CALM DOWN

On Sunday morning there was going to be a tickertape parade.

They ran into two good pitchers and the bats cooled.

The NY Sun is writing this:

What Does $135 Million Purchase for the Mets?

As the Mets were playing the Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon, several Flushing partisans sent me e-mails asking, basically, the same question: This is what $135 million buys? One regular correspondent, notable for his generally even keel, simply slugged his subject line “Minaya” and pasted the starting lineup into the body of his e-mail. At times, simple observation counts as an expression of disbelief.

Relax! Santana tonight against the Nats. The Mets are 1.5 games behind the Marlins. Although Willie might want to have infield practice this afternoon.

April 22, 2008

>Who's #1?

>So there’s talk that the Mets would have a former player represent each day of the Shea Countdown Clock – so Craig Swan would show up with 27 days left and Hernandez with 17 etc. Presumably that means Mookie would do the last day (topic for another day).

Anyways, Cyclonesfan pulled this together for me, and he used Mets By The Numbers as a source of info….today’s topic is Who is the Real Number?

First in a series…

Rightful Owner: Mookie Wilson
Rent-A-Met: Vince Coleman
Cyclonesfan’s Comment: I’m surprised the Mets havenâ€™t unofficially retired 1 considering how popular Mookie was
The Mets Police say: doesn’t deserve to be on the fence, but if it were in semi-limbo like #24 that would be cool. Definitely Mookie’s number.

Rightful Owner: Bobby Valentine
Rent-A-Met: none suggested, also no comment provided.

The Mets Police say: You gonna fly Bobby V in for the ceremony? You can’t do that to Willie. How about Jose Oquendo? That would seem silly too.

Rightful Owner: Bud Harrelson / Rafael Santana
Rent-A-Met: Damon Easley
Cyclonesfan’s Comment: OK, Raffy wasn’t great, but he was a Met and an anchor in the infield

The Mets Police say: it’s time to bring Buddy back into the fold. Sure he was afraid to go to the mound but in hindsight it got a lot worse than Buddy in the dugout (cough, September 2007).

Rightful Owner: Ron Swoboda / Lenny Dykstra
Rent-A-Met: Robin Ventura
Cyclonesfan’s Comment: Regardless of the Grand-Slam Single, Ventura was a White Sox

The Mets Police say: tough call. If decisions must be made…..Swoboda.

April 22, 2008

Who’s #1?

So there’s talk that the Mets would have a former player represent each day of the Shea Countdown Clock – so Craig Swan would show up with 27 days left and Hernandez with 17 etc. Presumably that means Mookie would do the last day (topic for another day).

Anyways, Cyclonesfan pulled this together for me, and he used Mets By The Numbers as a source of info….today’s topic is Who is the Real Number?

First in a series…

Rightful Owner: Bobby Valentine
Rent-A-Met: none suggested, also no comment provided.

The Mets Police say: You gonna fly Bobby V in for the ceremony? You can’t do that to Willie. How about Jose Oquendo? That would seem silly too.

Rightful Owner: Bud Harrelson / Rafael Santana
Rent-A-Met: Damon Easley
Cyclonesfan’s Comment: OK, Raffy wasn’t great, but he was a Met and an anchor in the infield

The Mets Police say: it’s time to bring Buddy back into the fold. Sure he was afraid to go to the mound but in hindsight it got a lot worse than Buddy in the dugout (cough, September 2007).

Rightful Owner: Ron Swoboda / Lenny Dykstra
Rent-A-Met: Robin Ventura
Cyclonesfan’s Comment: Regardless of the Grand-Slam Single, Ventura was a White Sox

The Mets Police say: tough call. If decisions must be made…..Swoboda.

April 22, 2008

>Feisty Philly Fans

Wow check this out:

A Philly blog posted “The Only Likable Mets Fan is One in Cuffs”

Looks like they are getting fesity down in Philly. I guess when you’re team actually shows up for “meaningful games” in September you get confident. Which reminds me, why did Free Pass Willie get to return?

http://www.the700level.com/2008/04/mets-fan-fights.html

April 22, 2008

>Ugly Mets Attire Vol. 2

I’m on a mailing list from mlb.com and just about every day I get an email about some new items available from the store.

The jacket on the left has one thing going for it – no black. I’m noticing more and more non-black attire. That’s a good thing.

However, it’s plaid. If you are seen wearing this at Shea, the Mets Police will make fun of you.

As for last night’s game, Jose Reyes owes me a dollar. I had a wager on the game against a co-worker. Sure Zambrano out-pitched Maine, but I feel like blaming Jose.