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The Mets will not be doing an on-field Mercury Mets event in 2019

I will do a full recap of the Meet The Mets Executives panel sometime tomorrow, but I do want to share a quick nugget.

I asked if the Mets would be doing anything for the 20th Anniversary of the Mercury Mets.  Mark Fine, the Mets executive director of marketing, said they will not, although they may do some stuff on social media.

I then asked Will Carafello, the Mets Sr. Director of Social Media, and the poor soul who has to deal with me being annoying on twitter, if there was any amount of nagging I could do to get the Mets to do this.  Unfortunately, the answer is no.

I do think the fans will do something….I’ll see if I can The T-Shirt Guy to throw some weight at this.   Oh well.

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Queens Baseball Convention 2019 Quick Recap

Here’s a quick recap of the QBC – I had actually called out sick this  morning at 5am, before rallying and making it thru on coffee and more coffee, but now that I am home The Virus has me again – so here’s a quick recap.

We (is it we?  I am one of the founders but in no way contributed at all to the creation or work that went into this year’s event although I did moderate too panels) – anyway “We” got a shoutout from my man Wags!

That was kinda cool to be honest. Thanks Wags!

I’ll warn you right now that QBC20 is going to sell out and it’s going to sell out quickly.  This was the line about 45 minutes before the doors opened.

The place was PACKED, so even though I had QBC Elite Access I had to take photos from the back.

There’s Ed Kranepool.  One of the random things about QBC is you might find that the guy at the next urinal actually is Ed Kranepool, hashtag too much information.

 

I did not see Darryl Strawberry in the men’s room but I did see him NEAR the men’s room.  Hashtag too much information.

I did not see Edgardo Alfonzo in nor near the men’s room.

 

Great job by Keith @mediagoon Blacknick and Dan @dtwohig Twohig on their superior organizational skills. Big high five to the volunteers.

Thanks to my guests on the Meet the Mets Execs panel and the Uniform panel. I will recap those tomorrow when hopefully I have gotten rid of The Virus.

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Queens Baseball Convention 2019 Live Updates Post

In this post I will update QBC stuff throughout the day…

I’m having issues with the mobile uploaded so if you want pictures please check out my twitter feed @metspolice.

10:21am. Wow people came very early. All the seats taken. Buzz even greater than previous years.

11:30. State of the Mets panel was packkkked. I can only imagine what it will be like when the players show up. Had a nice convo with the T Shirt Guy who told me an interesting story (but it’s his to tell). Kranepool Panel next, then my Meet The Mets Execs Panel.

Ed Kranepool walking by. That’s cool.

1:30. Strawberry Panel now. Really enjoyed this year’s Meet The Mets Execs Panel, Will recap that later or tomorrow.

Mets will not be doing Mercury Mets night.

Seems like Seaver Something could be a possibility.

TTSG walking around in a really beautiful orange prototype. I will buy one as soon as he sells it.

Had nice convo with Pete McCarthy.

2:37. Wow it’s packed. I think everyone is on line for Strawberry. I found a seat which is a good thing! @dhapshow is doing a nice job as emcee.

8:07  I didn’t forget you guys nor did I get lazy.  My phone was down to 10% and although I brought my lipstick charger, the white cord I grabbed was somehow NOT an iPhone charger but, according to @ceetar, some sort of USB-2 charger which looks a lot like an iPhone charger when you head out the door at 8am.  Anyway, there’s a full recap post above this one now.  Sorry, I meant well.

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Mets Police Morning Laziness: It’s Queens Baseball Convention Day!

SLACKISH REACTION:  Quiet morning…except for the Queens Baseball Convention!  It should be a great day to see Alfonzo, Kranepool and Strawberry (who is subbing for Keith Hernandez).   It’s annually the best day of the off-season and a great opportunity to connect with your fellow Mets fans and kill off a cold day in the winter.  I’ll have updates for you throughout the day.

Nothing happened in Mets news, and I have The Virus so I will keep this short.