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TransMonk wrote: TransMonk wrote: My only wardrobe hatred is for those stupid red, white and blue caps they wear on Memorial Day/4th of July. Thanks, Fred. I don't know if you can blame Fred for that as it appears to be MLB wide. It is MLB wide, but Fred was "instrumental" in the creation of the "Welcome Back Veterans" initiative that spawned the ugly things. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080703&content_id=3058979&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb I forgot that the wear them on 9/11 too. Fuck. Well, the Welcome Back Veterans is a nice gesture. I don't know that we have to necessarily cheer one every game, but the general idea is a nice one. The hats take it to far. Probably the same with the pink bats, although I kind of like those. yeah, 9/11 has the potential to be pretty gag-worthy this year. ESPN, caps, GBA..

TransMonk wrote: I'll root for any of the laundry. My only wardrobe hatred is for those stupid red, white and blue caps they wear on Memorial Day/4th of July. Thanks, Fred. I don't know if you can blame Fred for that as it appears to be MLB wide. I still don't understand why they can't manufacture three caps and let teams choose red, white, or blue. Then at least the Mets could stick with a blue cap and not look completely ridiculous.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: Why is there no love for all orange jerseys? *mutters* It kind of annoys me that they chose the Giant Orange for the American League when the All-Star game was in San Fran.

Edgy DC wrote: I don't think an embrace of excellent uniforms is a rejection of creativity. I can think of hundreds of ways for the team to build creatively on it's past without painting over it. (I will type a dozen into the next post.) One-time variations are also not the same as an addition to the rotation, which triggers a brand change --- a brand that a lot of people have an investment in. The Mets don't have a rotation anyway (I know, that's one of the complaints) All I'm suggesting is other available options to the SP. I'd prefer they don't have a rotation, and if they wear the road grays 30 times a year, that's still going to be the predominate 'brand'.

themetfairy wrote: Why is there no love for all orange jerseys? *mutters* They hurt my eyes. One SB into second base and Reyes' jersey will be all muddied and dulled for you anyway. :-D

bland is probably the wrong word. the uniforms are nice enough. I just don't see the need to stick to two, one home one away, always, for 162 games. And playing around with a stupid looking Mercury Mets uniform is more fun than pink bats or horrible USA caps. (Those caps are probably the only uniform thing I've ever hated about a uniform. ) Embrace creativity. Create a Mets/bridge logo to celebrate the anniversary of the Queensboro (Ed Koch) Bridge. Incorporate a unisphere into the 2014 uniforms to celebrate the Worlds Fair anniversary.(You gotta fit Shea into that design too obviously)

I like these changes. And it seems like many bloggers/enthusiasts (and I'd be willing to bet this is a decent minority of Mets fans) just want them to go with some bland 2 uniform rotation from now until eternity. I'd rather them go the other way and get completely crazy. Screw 'tradition' and 'this is how baseball uniforms' look. Follow up Mercury Mets uniforms with Mets from Neptune uniforms. Wear Orange tops. Wear tops that have a 3D Mets logo and give out 3-d glasses at the game.

Why is there no love for all orange jerseys? *mutters*

Edgy DC wrote: How about the Mets' pitcher leading off by swinging at the first pitch with his goblin-cleaver? Maybe he got his pitch? probably irrelevant, since he wasn't exactly going to drive it. See if he'll walk you..hey Bay..feel like one of those fun Grand Slam things?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Apparently a simple guy as far as drinking tastes go, Thole eschews Stone IPAs and Ballast Point's full-bodied stouts in favor of a shit-ton of Schaefer.

again, apologize for the pudding stains. I took this out of the Delta Club. It's 2011 Opening Day.

Ceetar wrote: R.A. Houdini? unrelatedly, can one of you make my stupid scanner stay connected to the stupid FIOS network so that I can scan the stupid citi field postcard? I'd call Verizon and bitch at them, but I'd probably get a janitor that was forced to answer phones due to the zany restructuring during the strike thing. He'd probably just suggest I pour some bleach in the paper slot.

R.A. Houdini? unrelatedly, can one of you make my stupid scanner stay connected to the stupid FIOS network so that I can scan the stupid citi field postcard?

metirish wrote: Something to chew on "@STATS_MLB: #Padres have won 10 of 12 vs. #Mets at Petco, and haven�t lost a home series vs. NY since being swept in 3 games at Qualcomm Stadium in '02." Mets used to have a ridiculous record against the D-backs in Arizona too.

(I'd rather Duda at first) and.. play Fernando Martinez in right field.

I always figured we could use a random thread for Mets related minutia. or baseball related anyway. Did you know that The Sporting News picked the Mets to finish 2nd behind the Expos in 1993, with the one sentence justification of "Let's just pretend last year didn't happen" ? They also have a photo of Gooden with the caption "This Dr. needs a prescription"

Edgy DC wrote: Ceetar wrote: And I'm not turning this into a different debate, but who do you think teaches him pitch sequence? Oh, yes, you are, you dickens, you. No, really, I'm agreeing with you and just pondering how to best go about fixing it.

Edgy DC wrote: It's not the velocity that bugs me. He usually sits at 94, peaks at 96. He probably sat at 93 yesterday, but it's the second half of the season, and he's not 21 no more. It's the pitch sequence that gets me. He seems to get ahead and then back into counts that favor the batter. And I'm not turning this into a different debate, but who do you think teaches him pitch sequence? And it's not even that. Who's in charge of _correcting_ what appears to be a poor sequence? Pelfrey is here, and there's a fair shot he'll continue to be here. So whether or not we think it's an Ace or scum or whatever, bring guys in that maximize the tools we have. whether it's a pitching coach or a veteran pitcher or a catcher. But it's probably not that simple. He gets ahead because batters aren't afraid to swing and miss and guess with less than 2 strikes. Pelfrey often lacks either the control/ability of a pitch to fool guys, or simply isn't setting them up properly.

Thanks. although I'm afraid if I actually buy one he'll suddenly suck and flame out.

Was talking to my father, and he asked me to get a Lucas Duda rookie card. Well, first he asked if you could still buy rookie cards. He thinks people may start comparing him to Pete Rose, and figured why not get a rookie card? But I don't even know where to get cards these days, but you do. There still shops out there selling stuff individually? Ebay? buy a lot of packs somewhere. (where?) and hope toget lucky?

I feel like I have a Citi Field postcard somewhere. I wonder where it would be. edit: I do. the front's okay but the back is a little messy. You see..I..took some free pudding outside Citi Field one day and forgot to eat it..and when I next grabbed the bag to go to a game, it'd leaked..

metirish wrote: It's amazing , once again a quote from a jock was "taken out of context" and " blown out of proportion" , just like every other perceived quote EVER. fixed.

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: I've got no data to back this up, but this team has to be the worst in the league at turning simple come-backers into outs and into GiDPs. Two were botched tonight when they got a total of two outs instead of four. And they don't hit well. I'd like to see the pitchers round out their game somewhat. They bunt like shit too. The thing is, had you asked me before the season started, I'd have said that our starting staff as a whole was above average athletically and would probably have an edge over most other teams in hitting, fielding & bunting. Instead, they've pretty much been awful all around. Pitchers as hitters: NYM -- .114/.150/.129 NL -- .145/.178/.189 Plus, if you factored the Mets' ineptness out of the NL stats the gap would be even wider. Not that the gap in hitting alone would make a huge difference in the standings, but I've just been surprised by how poorly the hurlers have executed their fundies all season, especially in little things like come-backers. Just in the last few games there were two potential GiDPs screwed up last night on top of Dickey's error the other day which led to two runs. You do wonder how much of it's luck. I mean probably 75% of all pitcher hits are luck, with the exception of a couple of players. But the Mets should strike to be those exceptions. Or at the very least, work counts. Even just trying to see 5 pitches in an AB could be the difference in an extra couple of outs from a middle reliever versus the starter.

smg58 wrote: I'm not overly concerned about Pelfrey next year. If (a big if obviously) Johan is healthy, a rotation of Santana, Dickey, Niese, Pelfrey, and Gee does not require tinkering with. Especially if Pelfrey rebounds as he's done twice in the past. Plus, the team has an enormous amount of pitching talent in the pipeline for 2013. I don't think this offseason is the time to consider parting ways with Pelfrey. But that doesn't mean that "shut up and pitch better" wouldn't be very sound advice... I'm pondering signing a 6th guy and tinkering with Dickey in the bullpen actually, but it might be hard to do that if he's been the best pitcher this year. (which is probably up for debate, but it's either him or Niese)

Frayed Knot wrote: I've got no data to back this up, but this team has to be the worst in the league at turning simple come-backers into outs and into GiDPs. Two were botched tonight when they got a total of two outs instead of four. And they don't hit well. I'd like to see the pitchers round out their game somewhat.