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Benjamin Grimm wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: What are they doing to get kids involved? Well, they do have a Mets Kids Club, and they do that "kids run the bases" thing a few times a year. And don't they have a weekly show in SNY aimed at kids? I know they once did, but I don't know if it's still on. They have a whole kids area in Center Field. Kids are free this weekend. The best way of course is to win so that fringe fans bring their kids because they want to go, and they enjoy themselves.

Edgy MD wrote: Edgy MD wrote: It is doubtless that the Mets will find a broadcast partner. How much is there on the radio that anybody listens to any more? There's political partisanship, religious paritsanship, and baseball. There's a little thing called KLASSIK RAWK, thank you. Everyone in the world has found a nu outlet for their music jones except the old and the stoned. like karaoke townie bars.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Citi Field is soggy free. The seats are numbered accurately. The divider-less urinals flush OK. And the elevators don't get stuck in between levels. only divider-less in the cheap sections. I don't think they should get credit for the flushless urinals flushing okay though. Yes, the urinals in Flushing don't actually flush. Actually, since we're criticizing them for initial mistakes, the back row of the Promenade were NOT numbered correctly. They reversed the order of the seat numbers and had little labels over the numbers all season. Of course, that's probably a NY contractor/laborer error, not the Mets.

Edgy MD wrote: I think, whatever he said, the fact that Davis hit like a superhero while in the PCL has got to be worth something. And coming back to the bigs, if nothing else, without his absolutely crippling penchant for chasing junk at his ankles, that was good too. Yes but..perhaps that was Lopez's influence? I know managers generally get credit/blame for everything, but the organization would probably have a better idea on who/what was responsible. If I recall, a lot of it was to stop having 17 people telling Ike was he needed to do so there's every chance that they sent him to Vegas with the instruction to only talk hitting with one specific person (which could've been Wally) and he's the one getting the credit internally.

Centerfield wrote: As far as predictions, I think TC will be back for the reasons stated above. Everyone thought Terry would be a transition guy until the team is competitive again. I think they realize the team is not there yet. So, back comes Terry. I think more that they've decided as transitional as he was intended to be, they like him as a manager and see no reason to replace him. I disagree, I'd always look for something better, but we could also do a lot worse.

MFS62 wrote: Ceetar wrote: back to innovation (hey, I can dream right? Even after being frustrated that NJ Transit closed escalators to 'conserve power' instead of installing motion detectors like I saw in Munich) That gave me a flashback. I remember falling ass over teakettle down an escalator in Munich Airport because I thought it was broken and wasn't ready for it to start moving. Later lol!

metsmarathon wrote: i very much like the idea of a SNY radio monolith. make it happen already! AM! FM! XM! PM! all the M's!!! back to innovation (hey, I can dream right? Even after being frustrated that NJ Transit closed escalators to 'conserve power' instead of installing motion detectors like I saw in Munich) Now, caveat is I don't understand the legal rules behind the scenes, but it seems like teams can put out radio broadcasts if they like. The rule is you can't do play by play if you aren't affiliated with the club's broadcast (i.e. Francesa has to wait a beat if he's live-watching games, although given that games are basically play by play'd on Twitter..well, another discussion there) but if the team is authorizing multiple avenues? You know how many Podcasts and fledging ideas there are out in the Mets fandom? You could broadcast the games over the internet, and hell, offer it to local radio stations all over the place. Pump in your SNY (even Sterling if you like) ads (hey advertisers, for 5% more you can ALSO have ads on all these radio stations.) and let them at it. Then fill the off-time with fan podcasts and call-in shows. Give SNY to us. Have an American Idol type show where fans compete to get spots/shows affiliated. You have Metsblog on the servers anyway, but that's so limited in scope. Expand the network (which they just contracted). If you get enough Mets blogs there you'll almost be able to direct most Mets traffic to your own site. I know companies are so petrified of releasing control and oversight, afraid someone's going to say something bad. But it's an illusion. You have no control and oversight over the personalities you hire. They say stuff on their own, on Twitter, elsewhere that you might worry reflects badly on you. So screw it. Dump your typical "The views and opinions of all employees does not represent the views and opinion of SNY as a whole" and disavow responsibility.

we're talking off the field stuff too? The work they do with City Harvest and Tuesday's Children is certainly nice. As is the Welcome Back Veteran's program. they replaced a soggy uncomfortable stadium with a modern and comfortable one.

Edgy MD wrote: Ceetar wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: IOW, it's not the actual game telecast or even pre & post game shows that'll change much if at all, but in that time slot after all that is over when you're still interested (assuming you even were) in hearing and talking about the ballgame or about baseball in general where the fan (as opposed to 'The FAN') may lose out. well, that's the only thing that actually concerns me here, that there will be some..oversight as to the pre and post agendas. Or that ESPN or someone will decide a corporate crony should interview the players afterwards, or Zeus forbid, decide they don't like Howie Rose and Josh Lewin. Zeus is a freaking anti-Semite. Yeah, Gods don't have a real good record when it comes to racism. Perhaps I should've said "Flying Spaghetti Monster forbid"

What grown men do in the privacy of their own homes is of no concern to me.

Frayed Knot wrote: IOW, it's not the actual game telecast or even pre & post game shows that'll change much if at all, but in that time slot after all that is over when you're still interested (assuming you even were) in hearing and talking about the ballgame or about baseball in general where the fan (as opposed to 'The FAN') may lose out. well, that's the only thing that actually concerns me here, that there will be some..oversight as to the pre and post agendas. Or that ESPN or someone will decide a corporate crony should interview the players afterwards, or Zeus forbid, decide they don't like Howie Rose and Josh Lewin.

while wanting the second admission is part of it, I suspect a larger part of it is the players union and the increased conditioning players do (and the value of said players). Playing two games in one day, especially when you don't need the extra day to travel, can be grueling.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I think the bathroom was bigger than my first two apartments combined. What's with the tub in the middle of the room? If you're going to have a harem of women to bathe you, you need to give them space to work.

G-Fafif wrote: The Mets schedule is never more exciting than when it is yet to be played. A year ago at this time, this current homestand probably piqued somebody's interest no end. Two trips to the Bay Area works for me, a friend just left Philly to take a job out there with Apple. Maybe I'll be able to visit (And have free room and board!) AND see the Mets.

Going with my lawyer and my best man's wife. Also going to hit up the Mets ticket office to trade in the tickets I sold on Stub Hub last year for Piazza Day. (Never sell your tickets on Stub Hub and credit to your account. All that does it lock the money in there to use for season tickets next year. Scammy imo.)

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not sure what good innovation would look like, but that would sure be great. I get the idea that MLB does their best to control teams' experiments into nu media initiatives. Yeah, but radio seems to fall by the wayside a little bit. no blackouts or anything like that. Included in the At-Bat app with no add-on price. thrown in on Club Mets purchases. Maybe that opens the door for clubs to have a little freedom. Regardless, if the Mets start winning and you're 50ish miles outside the city and can't get the local signal, might be time to start petitioning local stations to pick it up on the Mets Radio Network. Wonder how much that affiliation costs. I assume just buying the At-Bat app and streaming it over the air on a college radio station for $15 is in violation.

Gwreck wrote: The Mets being on anything less than a 50,000 clear channel AM station is catastrophic That seems inevitable regardless of if the Yankees take over WFAN or not. I thought the plan was always to sell off 660 and remain on FM 101.9. Of course, the bigger issue could be the Howie/Josh angle, who as I follow it are WFAN employees right? It seems to me like WFAN is sticking hard to an outdated model. throwing money at things like Mike Francesa and Yankees broadcasts which aren't going to stop radio from fading into uselessness. It'd be nice for the Mets to capitalize on that, but perhaps this frees them to do something innovative *ha* like stream the games for free over the internet. Or sign with Google Play or something.

*yawn* Isn't WFAN going FM-Only sooner or later anyway?

Where are we projecting 1000 now? Brandon Nimmo as September 2015 callup?

Edgy MD wrote: And the only answer to that temptation is to give in to it. [youtube]8PHxnuoEpIo[/youtube] didn't need the youtube, that one triggered the memories as soon as you mentioned it. Haven't listened as much but it seems like Foxwoods no longer sponsors the turning point of the game contest on WFAN.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Shi Davidi @ShiDavidi #BlueJays are expected to announce tomorrow plans for two spring games versus #Mets at Montreal's Olympic Stadium next year. 2:21 PM - 9 Sep 2013 Saw this tweet on Metsblog. Nice! could possible be on my birthday...roadtrip?

I really have no problem if opposing managers want to use their 8th, 9th, 10th, etc best relievers.

and now bases loaded after a liner off Dice-K. Vic Black who could get as long to warm up as he wanted if Collins worded the removal correctly.

would be nice to get a few more..

1st and 2nd two outs for Duda after Satin Ks. Be a good time for a roaring double.