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Here comes Pete!!!

=MFS62 post_id=100214 time=1658188921 user_id=60] =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=100213 time=1658187852 user_id=119] Did you guys know there is an ESPN Jeter doc? :0 My wife wants me to count the number of references to The Captain, with an over/under of 75. How is Pete a second seed?

Did you guys know there is an ESPN Jeter doc? :0 My wife wants me to count the number of references to The Captain, with an over/under of 75. How is Pete a second seed?

no, he made himself mega rich by cheating and scamming, as all billionaires do. Or, he's just really, really smart, works hard and is very good at what he does. Trout has a full no-trade clause, so he's not going anywhere unless he wants to go somewhere. So you'd have to blow the Angels away with an offer, then convince Trout that you still have enough left to be a contender for the years ahead. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/four-mlb-players-who-could-request-a-trade-including-mike-trout-and-a-forgotten-yankees-player/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/four-mlb-players-who-could-request-a-trade-including-mike-trout-and-a-forgotten-yankees-player/

Rats.

Martin Perez of Texas is the All-Star!

Nice to see Escobar heating up!

Wonderful news!!!

I remember former Tiger Anibel Sanchez was from Venezuela, but I don't think he'd be in a top list.

Freddy Garcia, a spring training Met.

Got it done tonight! Books!

I never know what to think about Williams. He's had some really, really good games -- and he can be awful.

Cubs fans do stupid things.

Thompson seems somewhat wild.

Great for Khalil, and hopefully the first of many POM cards to come!

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I don't know shit, but I assure you young potential baseball fans don't want a corporate, homogenized experience blatantly marketing product-placed uniforms or hats because some suits have communicated to all the stakeholders that "that's what we're doing". But there's a difference between a corporate homogenized experience and having people on the payroll tearing down the attempts to build the market. Having them rattle on as old farts saying, "I hate those darned caps. We wouldn't have worn those awful caps when I played the game" helps no one. (Except the Uni Watch guy, who uses the rant as column fodder.) Doesn't mean they have to get out there and say, "Love those new caps, get yours at MLB.com," but ripping them to the new audience they are trying to appeal to is counter productive.

That explains why DJ Yoshi was in center field at Citi last Friday night, shooting sparks. I'm all in if MLB wants to take some new approaches with marketing, especially highlighting players. There are inherent challenges when one being highlighted does something bad or gets a season-ending injury. But there is no shortage of quality players to promote. It helps when everyone - players and announcers - are brought in and on the same page. And that might require some prep work. When the Tigers booth spends an inning griping about the Independence Day caps, I'm sure there are some segments of the audience that would applaud, but it probably hurts the greater good. But if they are told in advance, "Here is why we are wearing these caps and why this design tested well with this demographic" and so on you don't get the people who are the direct connection with your audience tearing down your product.

Good call. Can you imagine where the team would be without Tylor early on and Peterson for the last month+?

Maybe keep the off-topic, nonsensical police hatred in the non-baseball forums. Back to Citi. It was definitely more expensive than the other parks I've been to in recent years. I paid less to park overnight in downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday than I did for four hours at Citi on Friday. But that's the difference between New York and other places. I factored that in when planning for the trip. Had I been more familiar with the area I could have probably parked further away and walked a bit. But it has been so long since I've been there, and I didn't want to spend time driving around. I bought the pre-pay parking through the MLB site and called it good. I love going to see games. In a good year I can get to four or five MLB games in person and probably twice as many minor league games. The closest MLB cities -- Chicago and Detroit -- are each about 2.5 hours away and the minor league park is four miles away. I just love everything about the experience. I don't have a problem taking public transportation. But last year we went to a game in Minneapolis. We got on the light rail at the airport, and within about two stops there was a loud confrontation between a group of people in the car and one of them kept tugging at his waistband as if he was about to pull a gun. Needless to say the trip got off to a rocky start, since I planned to use the light rail to get everywhere and now my wife was very uneasy about it. We had two other unpleasant experiences, though none as bad as the first. (One of the reasons I went on the PNC-Citi adventures by myself.)

Robinson Cano in a Braves uniform is the best thing ever. They are welcome to anyone else we release, too.

My seat in 110, Row W was really good! Along the first base side, just past the base!

I made my first trip to Citi Field since 2009 for Friday's game, and had a nice time! Will sound silly, but it was emotional. Here are some random impressions: The good: The Seaver statue is perfect despite the issue with the number on the back. The size is impressive, and it's in a good spot for photos with the stadium in the background. I loved it. The Home Run apple in the parking lot. Also great for photos. The Hall of Fame and Museum was wonderful. I've been to a bunch of stadiums, and I don't see too many things like that - outside of Cincinnati, which is the gold standard. To see things like Swoboda's glove, Willie's spikes, Gil's uniform -- all fantastic. I wish I could have spent more time there. The Mets player murals were great. I know the team deservedly was criticized in the early years for not doing enough with the history. It was nice seeing the artwork and players popping up all over the stadium. I had a Nathan's hot dog, a Mister Softee soft serve in a helmet cap and a Shake Shack burger. We have Shake Shacks out here, but not the Nathan's or Mister Softee. Each transported me to my youth! And the helmet cap was different than what you get at the other stadiums, with an odd-but-cool skyline logo. Interactions with employees. I remember many encounters with the Shea Stadium workers that were not especially pleasant. But several ushers helped with with photos and struck up nice conversations. One was a little TMI, but that's OK. Even the guy working the ice cream stand went out of his way to help me with an extra bag because he saw I was trying to carry a lot of things. The memorabilia store was more of a museum, because I don't think those items are priced to move. But it was cool to see many of the things on display. There was a bin of batting helmets and no once seemed to care that I was sorting through to see the players and styles. I didn't get much in the Team Store, so I splurged on the $40 grab bag, which got me a framed photo with a large swatch of a Brandon Nimmo game -used jersey. I finally got to met Mr. Met and pose with Mrs. Met. I like mascots. The scorecard is great! I keep score, and many parks treat the scorecard has an afterthought. But the one in the Mets Magazine was nearly perfect. The LED boards are really neat!! Was nice to see a big section of the Iron Triangle removed. The slightly disappointing: I couldn't find my brick in the Fan Walk. The cattle chutes were up, which made it hard to walk around to see them. It might not be in the section the Mets told me it was in. (We did find it back in 2009.) Then it started raining, which ended the hunt, I splurged for the "Selfie Tour," which gets you on the field behind home plate and then up close for batting practice. But batting practice was washed out. They allowed us to stay out there longer than expected, but once you've taken a bunch of photos of the tarp, there's not much to do. Since the batting practice part was a key part of the tour, it seemed like there should have been some alternate plan there. The Mets aren't obviously can't help the rain, but if they're taking the money, it seems like there should have been some kind of back-up plans. We did get to walk through the tunnel to get to the field and see all the wall graphics, and peek into the media room as Buck was giving his pre-game media briefing. I like some of the caps the 7-Line Army designs, and was excited to hear it had a stand. But what was available was pretty limited compared to what is on the website. Minor beef. The line score was always on the rightfield board, but there's a flag in front of it that made it hard to read the info on it, at least for me in section 110.

Not the homecoming I was hoping for. But still a thrill to be here.

Oh boy. That might have been our best chance.

Rats.