Internet protests against Mets theme song

[Vic Sage]

I read a report in today's NYPost about the online furor (including petitions and alleged death threats) over the crappy new Mets theme song.

"its not a rallying cry -- it's an outcry." the article begins.

If anybody has a link to it, feel free.

Apparently, the song has bee banned to only pre-game playtime.

Yeah us!

[Theoldmole]

"Meet the Mets" has stood the test of time.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Death threats? Wow.

I'd like to add at this point that the joy of almost every Mets rally is partially dulled by the playing of the soundbite "Ev'rybody clap yo' hands!"

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I agree.

[Centerfield]

The funny thing is when they show people in the crowd wanting to show their support for the team, but realizing how silly they look. No one, no matter who they are, can look cool clapping their hands to that beat.

[soupcan]

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in Los Angeles.

We used to go to a lot of Dodger games and Dodger Stadium was, to my knowledge, the first stadium to electronically induce crowd enthusiasm.

They would play the bugle thing, you know...'Charge!'

Even as an 11-12 year-old, the first time I heard it I was like 'no one's going to TELL me when to cheer.'

I'm a baseball fan, you don't have to tell me when the drama's unfolding, you don't have to tell me when get excited.

I find it insulting really.

[Guest sharpie]

Lenny has pointed out that the "charge" thing only works when it is done three times but at Shea they frequently only do it twice which pisses off the people who don't want to hear it at all and pisses off the people who want to hear the "full" 3 charges.

[Frayed Knot]

Houston was early in the electronic/exploding scoreboard deal too.
Not long after the Dome opened they installed a monstrosity of a scoreboard (everything's bigger in Texas don't you know) which partially became an attraction in and of itself. Bouton even mentioned it in 'Ball Four' (1969) about how the crowd seemed to sit quiet and wait for their cues. That was all very new at the time and considered 'Bush League' by most others. I still don't like the whole idea either.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, apart from enthusiasm manipulation in general, which is a cause worth fighting no matter how lost --- as Centerfield points out, that "Clap Yo'" thing demands a response, but the response they demand is near impossible to provide, and it actually dampens crowd enthusiasm rather than augmenting it.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Does the crowd ever spontaneously erupt into "Let's Go Mets" anymore? I think the electronic cheerleaders have pretty much killed that tradition.

[seawolf17]

How about the terrible

MAKE
SOME
NOISE!

Another terrible part about the canned chanting is that it dies as soon as the scoreboard changes to something else; do people forget how it goes?

[HahnSolo]

About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant?

Let's Go Mets
hoo
Let's Go Mets
hoo

I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now.

[seawolf17]

="HahnSolo"]About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now.

I think that might have started to drown out the "Let's Go Yankees" chant during interleague play. But I could be wrong. I agree that it's dumb.

So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball.

[Willets Point]

="HahnSolo"]About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now.

I don't think people are saying "hoo!" so much as that's the sound of thousands of people inhaling at once in-between chanting Lets Go Mets. Or maybe people thought the inhaling sounded like "hoo!" and started saying "hoo!" I dunno.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

What a crazy world this would be if everyone had to shout HOO! every time they inhaled.

I may give that a try. (Only when out in public, of course.)

[Willets Point]

Smartass!

[stevejrogers]

="seawolf17"] ="HahnSolo"]About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now. I think that might have started to drown out the "Let's Go Yankees" chant during interleague play. But I could be wrong. I agree that it's dumb. So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball.

Yeah the Interleague Yankee games is when I first heard the Hoo back in 1999. Basically a Lets Go Mets/Lets Go Yankees chant would go simultaniously and the HOO would drown out the EES in Lets Go Yankees. At first I thought it was "Lets Go Mets WHO!"

Don't forget the "HEEEEEEEEEEY! HOOOOOOOO!" that was popularized by the early 90's crowd at the Vet or the "Who Let The Dogs Out" stuff

[Elster88]

I haven't heard either of those in a long time.

[soupcan]

seawolf17 wrote: So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball.

At the Carrier Dome we used to do the Anti-Wave and it was quite remarkable in its ability to stop the Wave.

As you see a Wave beginning to gain momentum in another section you stand up and get as many people in your section to stand. Once the Wave comes 'round and hits your section you all sit down. It throws off the timing of the next section and the Wave just quickly dies.

Seeing as the people who are doing the Wave are morons anyway it is quite understandable that they get confused quickly when a section of people standing just sits instead of vice-versa.

Try it next time, you'll be pleasently surprised how few people it takes to do an effective Anti-Wave.

[Gwreck]

SteveJRogers wrote: Yeah the Interleague Yankee games is when I first heard the Hoo back in 1999. Basically a Lets Go Mets/Lets Go Yankees chant would go simultaniously and the HOO would drown out the EES in Lets Go Yankees. At first I thought it was "Lets Go Mets WHO!"

I had always thought it was "Let's-Go-Mets!-Huh!" It has definetly devolved into "Let's-Go-Mets!-Hoo!" which is moronic. Especially when there are many who only do the "hoo!" part of the chant.

Yes, Yancy there are still some spontaneous chants that get going. Last summer was particularly good at times in getting the Let's Go Mets going without the scoreboard cues.

[Elster88]

Gwreck wrote: Last summer was particularly good at times in getting the Let's Go Mets going without the scoreboard cues.

It'll probably get even better as the season rolls on. Hard to get them going when your team has 70 losses in August.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

soupcan wrote: ="seawolf17"]So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball. At the Carrier Dome we used to do the Anti-Wave and it was quite remarkable in its ability to stop the Wave. As you see a Wave beginning to gain momentum in another section you stand up and get as many people in your section to stand. Once the Wave comes 'round and hits your section you all sit down. It throws off the timing of the next section and the Wave just quickly dies. Seeing as the people who are doing the Wave are morons anyway it is quite understandable that they get confused quickly when a section of people standing just sits instead of vice-versa. Try it next time, you'll be pleasently surprised how few people it takes to do an effective Anti-Wave.

Seawolf - I agree totally!

Soup - ROFL!

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

When I had a Sunday ticket plan at Shea back in the late 80's, I was in a no-wave section. (Mezzanine Section 20: a shoutout to all my former peeps!) When the wave would come our way we'd just ignore it. Nobody would stand and the wave would never make it to Section 22.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

The "Yankees Suck" quick-shouts are pretty stupid. I hate the MFYs as much as the next guy, but unless they're playing in the game, what's the point?
Stay on topic, fellas.

[Elster88]

These days I've noticed "Yankees Suck" chants when a MFY-fan is making an ass of himself. In those instances I think it's okay.

[nymr83]

the wave is lame, its even worse than this new mets song, i'd love to have an anti-wave day where we bought up a section or two in themiddle and killed any waves! also, we need to chant "beat the traffic" at any fag who leaves early

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Nymr - would you please come up with a less offensive description of people who leave ballgames early?

Thanks.

[Zvon]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Does the crowd ever spontaneously erupt into "Let's Go Mets" anymore?

You see it whan the Mets are playing outta town, like recently in Florida and Phillie.
And I love seeing that. :)

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

I've been a part of that on road trips. It's a great feeling hearing that cheer dominate in enemy territory

[nymr83]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Nymr - would you please come up with a less offensive description of people who leave ballgames early? Thanks.

i was actually going to go with a more offensive description, people who leave early annoy me, especially when we're losing.