Camouflage Uniforms

[metsmarathon]

i suppose one thing the mets are way out in front of is setting aside prominent stadium real estate for, and erecting statues in honor of, players who never played for that team.

go ahead. name another team doing it.

those metsies. always leading.

[Zvon]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Giant cats! In Mets jerseys. Shea was famous for all its stray cats -- especially the black on that ran in front of the Cubs dugout in 1969. People in cat costumes named Casey, Felix, Terrific and Mookie. Terrific would be a Tom cat. Wilpon would probably veto "Giant cats," insisting on the Dodger breed. Homer the Beagle, Leo the Black Cat, Mettle the Mule and, if only they had resigned his namesake, Marlon the Byrd. Love it!

I think this is an excellent concept. So there are people out there that can think them up. Problem is they don't work for the Mets.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Zvon wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Giant cats! In Mets jerseys. Shea was famous for all its stray cats -- especially the black on that ran in front of the Cubs dugout in 1969. People in cat costumes named Casey, Felix, Terrific and Mookie. Terrific would be a Tom cat. Wilpon would probably veto "Giant cats," insisting on the Dodger breed. Homer the Beagle, Leo the Black Cat, Mettle the Mule and, if only they had resigned his namesake, Marlon the Byrd. Love it! I think this is an excellent concept. So there are people out there that can think them up. Problem is they don't work for the Mets.

I confess that I stole this cats idea from myself, circa 2010

http://metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com/2010/02/when-competition-is-two-foods-and-fraud.html

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RJnZXOek6bo/S3oOYL_HV9I/AAAAAAAAENA/kTyRxi6vhqE/s1600/caption-a-black-cat-wanders-onto-the-field-24033-1239824667-15.jpg"

[Edgy MD]

Races cut no ice with me, but if I wanted to something fun, I'd have actual former Mets race.

"Tonight's contestants: Kevin Roberson! Greg McMichael! Craig Paquette! And Tobi Stoner! Who do you think will win, folks? Get a good look at these athletes and make your best guesses! Text your predictions to 45678. All winners get five free DarlingDollars redeemable anywhere within the ballpark!"

[Zvon]

I confess that I stole this cats idea from myself, circa 2010

Ha, great read. Your wife gets the credit.
This part is the clincher: "And they�re cats! You can�t herd them. They�ll run all over the ballpark every which way. It�s all part of the fun."

If we are talking real cats, they could shine flashlight beams on the field from the press level and the cats will follow them anywhere at amazing speeds. Have em run up the OF wall, over the tops of dugouts and every once in a while freeze the cat in place so he can swat at the light a lil bit, eventually being led to the finishing line. Hopefully that would keep it from running more than five minutes.

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: Races cut no ice with me, but if I wanted to something fun, I'd have actual former Mets race. "Tonight's contestants: Kevin Roberson! Greg McMichael! Craig Paquette! And Tobi Stoner! Who do you think will win, folks? Get a good look at these athletes and make your best guesses! Text your predictions to 45678. All winners get five free DarlingDollars redeemable anywhere within the ballpark!"

This would be awesome. Winner stays on for the next home game, Jeopardy-style.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: What if we named the escalator in the Rotunda the Polo Grounds Staircase?

"Hey! I meant what I said. And we wouldn't just name it the Polo Grounds Staircase
and leave it at that. No ... we'd have a sign. And the sign would say "Polo Grounds
Staircase". Or Escalator. Or it could be a plaque instead of a sign. Whatever".

[batmagadanleadoff]

"What about parquet wood panels over the infield? No baseball team's ever done that".

[Vic Sage]

If the Crane Pool Forum was around 30 years ago, I'm pretty sure many of the people here would be ripping the Home Run Apple -- or was it called Mets Magic Apple back then -- it and calling it an embarrassment.

Embarrassment [e] x Time [t] = Beloved symbol of Metdom [~m]
e.g., orange and blue shingles, marv throneberry, Mr. Met, Jay Horwitz, Rheingold, Jane Jarvis, and the Mets Magic Apple

[Edgy MD]

It also has plenty to do with being young vs. being old. It just does.