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=kcmets post_id=79059 time=1633143284 user_id=53] =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=79056 time=1633142766 user_id=119] Nice shoutout to Faith and Fear in Flushing from the radio booth!

Peraza gets a start!

Full report from http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2021/10/01/one-last-caress-its-time-to-dress-for-fall/Home Game 81.

I saw my Mets record prediction and literally LOLed.

Or Dean Chance.

Congratulations division champion Atlanta Braves. Party all night, you bastards. Hopefully Tylor Megill will throw proverbial aspirin tablets and you'll flail at them longingly. Action erupts at 7:20 on the Snigh.

Surprisingly chilly at Citi Field four days after I absorbed a September sunburn at MetLife Stadium. But also heartwarming as hell, and not just for Conforto, though the crowd responding more and more to him as the game went on tickled my innards. Was very happy Hill got the win — and succeeded sac bunting in what might have been the final regularly scheduled Mets pitcher's plate appearance at Citi Field. I make a point of going every year (since 1995) to the final home game. This year's go felt a little perfunctory in the planning — maybe not feeling it after this dreadful September — but as I dug in up in Promenade, with most of a section to myself, I remembered the emptiness of watching last year from home and gloried in me being there and thousands being there. That's how you close out a home schedule. With people, not cardboard. The torrent of runs helped. This was my 11th game of the season (8-3), but the first one that felt fully like part of the great Met continuum I've been on since 1973 in terms of attending. It felt totally normal in a way the other 10 didn't quite. They should definitely have another season soon.

Noah to start, for an inning, Sunday, with Stroman calling it a season, DiComo says.

Gsellman likely to be activated in Atlanta and get a chance to pitch.

The New York Mets plan to hang out in Richard Hill Park, as do I for the final home game of 2021. For those not making the Closing Night pilgrimage, tune to Channel 11 at 7:10 PM. [media=youtube]afR4KjcMoGw[/media]

Cardinals lose. World keeps spinning. Braves win, can clinch tomorrow and leave us the fuck out of their celebration.

=bmfc1 post_id=78872 time=1632947509 user_id=73] Walls remain undefeated.

Sean Reid-Foley takes the “29th Man” hit for Syndergaard. Mazeika up, Nido back to the IL.

64th. But as they say in the Spectrum commercial, who's counting?

Cardinals end all suspense, clinch.

Au revoir to the best pitcher in baseball until 2022.

Active Roster Moves' reputation for integrity remains intact.

Your 29th Man and starter in the nightcap is..NOAH SYNDERGAARD. Scandinavian rookie, I assume. Chance Sisco has been DFA'd.

WSJ piece: He and his wife Alexandra Cohen have prescribed a marketing overhaul that will include an update to the team's brand design, including customized fonts in marketing materials like photography, signage and ads, as well as new experiences and features at its stadium meant to give the Mets more cultural credibility. But the new owners face difficulties beyond player strikeouts, as baseball and other sports struggle to attract young people, a group increasingly apathetic to live games. “All sports are being challenged with how you attract young fans,” said Jeff Deline, the team's new chief revenue officer. “How do we get them engaged again? Their consumer habits are completely different.” Marketing and talent management firm Range Media Partners LLC is leading the effort. The initiative remains in development, but ideas include offering live comedy throughout games, updating existing spaces in the stadium where people can gather, adding more screens throughout the baseball park and making other technology upgrades, said Natalie Bruss, managing partner at Range, which is minority-owned by Mr. Cohen's venture capital fund, Point72 Ventures. The goal is to raise the Mets' brand on social media, in film and in music, as well as to more closely associate the team with its hometown, a city globally known as a cultural capital, Ms. Bruss said. The team is also enlisting sponsors to help create new experiences for fans. It worked with sponsor Airbnb Inc., for example, to turn an unused office space at Citi Field into a one-night stay in July hosted by former Mets player Bobby Bonilla. Other plans include a podcast targeting Hispanic audiences and collaborations in the fashion industry, said Ms. Bruss, as the team looks for ways to appeal to new and diverse audiences. Major League Baseball's audience skews older than other professional sports, said David Campanelli, executive vice president and chief investment officer at ad-buying agency Horizon Media Inc. The National Basketball Association's audience is the youngest, followed by the National Football League, college football and basketball, and the National Hockey League, he said. Baseball executives are aware of that. “We're an older, whiter demographic,” said Mr. Deline. “I don't think you'll see many kids sit down and watch a baseball game from start to finish. They will watch the highlights on TikTok.” Link may be paywalled (don't kvetch at me if it is). https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-mets-embark-on-branding-effort-to-build-cred-and-win-young-fans-11632775291https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-mets-embark-on-branding-effort-to-build-cred-and-win-young-fans-11632775291

When you don't gain in the standings, gain a new marketing partner — and watch the buzzwords fly! Range's role will be to “merge the realms of sport and entertainment in new and original ways,” the announcement said, by integrating the iconic Mets brand into film, television, fashion, social media and music. The internal Range team also includes sports marketers with experience from Momentum Worldwide brand partnerships with leagues from the NBA to NHL; social media specialists Andrew Weiss and Kai Gayoso (with experience from Facebook to Some Good News and When We All Vote); and music specialists Matt Graham, Jack Minihan and Evan Winiker. Range's production and development teams will also work to build content extensions from Mets IP, the firm said. “Range was built to empower exceptional storytellers, and the aspirations of this team go far beyond the field – to the intersection of sports, entertainment and culture. We are thrilled to partner with Steve, Alex, Sandy and the entire Mets organization and support their commitment to be the most innovative owners in professional sport – many of us at Range are lifelong Mets fans ourselves, and we know how important the responsibility of remaining true to the Mets narrative is,” Range CEO Pete Micelli said. “In addition to celebrating the authenticity, warmth and determination that define the New York Mets (and the city itself), we're excited to be developing forward-thinking partnerships that will bring fans even closer to their favorite players.” https://deadline.com/2021/09/new-york-mets-range-media-partners-evolve-brand-1234845835/https://deadline.com/2021/09/new-york-mets-range-media-partners-evolve-brand-1234845835/

No expansion in going on a quarter-century. Population's grown. Baseball is played more globally than it was in the last century. MLB really couldn't field two more teams, give Montreal a proper franchise and get us to a mathematically cohesive 32?

The Phillies have 81 wins. The Braves have 81 wins. The Mets can have no more than 82 wins. The Braves and Phillies play each other 3 more times, meaning one of them will have at least 83 wins. Yup, checks out — we suck.

And, without surprise, the Cardinals win their 15th in a row. Unless they're peaking too soon, they are making the Wild Card Game something more than a formality for the Dodgers or Giants.