As soon as the 2017 schedule was released there was one date I looked up.
No it wasn’t Opening Day (at least it’s not a night game….yet), nor was it when the Subway Series would be (aren’t we bored with this yet?)
The date I looked up was April 13th. As it turns out the Mets are on the road that day against the Marlins. I’m sure there was a collective sigh from the offices in Flushing.
If the Mets were home on that day, they might feel obligated to do something that would cost them a lot of money.
You see, April 13, 2017 is the 50th anniversary of Tom Seaver’s debut for the Mets in front of 5,005 fans at Shea Stadium. (For those who care, this coming Monday is the 30th anniversary of his final game).
Who knows if the Mets will do anything to commemorate the man who put the team, on the map. The man who became the face of the franchise years before that term was used as a marketing gimmick. In fact, he wasn’t just the face of the franchise, he was THE Franchise.
Oh who am I kidding – we all know they won’t do anything.
