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Darth Vader wants you to join the Mets Empire… or else?

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vader-pin

I picked this pin up during my last visit to Citi Field, but I’m not sure what it’s really trying to say (beyond, “hey, Star Wars fans… give us your money.”)

See, the Yankees are supposed to be the (evil) Empire, with their Death Stars and Stormtroopers and what not… right? But here’s Darth Vader, demanding your allegiance to the Mets.

I’m definitely overthinking things… a quick check of eBay reveals MLB partnered with Disney for Star Wars pins of the month at other ballparks, too. (Though curiously, Vader is conspicuously absent from the Yankees’ set.)

August’s Mets pin featured Stormroopers, while June’s had C-3PO exhorting you to “Let New York win”… presumably there were also pins for April, May and July.

If you like weird collectables or share a fondness for both Star Wars and the Mets, these might be worth tracking down. I think I’ll save my money for the Rogue One collectibles coming out at the end of the week & the end-of-season Mets baseball cards.

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We want playoffs

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A September Citi Field sunset (Photo credit: Paul Hadsall)

 

The New York Mets wrapped up their regular season home schedule with a 17-0 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. I made it to two of their 81 home contests, my fewest since Citi Field opened.

I’m ok with that, though I wish I’d gone to at least one game on my own so I could wander around the ballpark without annoying anyone else. I have less patience for the travel – going to a game in Queens means I spend almost as much time on trains as I do watching baseball. And I have to admit, the ballpark was easier to get around when there weren’t 30,000+ people there most nights.

Back in April, I think we all had visions of the Mets repeating as National League East champions and going back to the World Series, this time to win it all. The second part of that dream could still happen, but Daniel Murphy is the only one who got to celebrate two consecutive division titles. Continue reading “We want playoffs” →

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Mets invite fans to spring training sendoff

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649px_odflThe New York Mets and Old Dominion Freight Line are inviting fans to a spring training sendoff event at Citi Field on Monday, February 15th.

This will be “truck day,” the day when the team packs up the equipment truck for its drive to Port St. Lucie, Fla., which always seemed like a bigger deal as a symbol that spring was inching closer than something I actually needed to go see.

But there will be more to do at Monday’s event.

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Yoenis Cespedes waits in the on-deck circle (Photo credit: Paul Hadsall)
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Mets add Cespedes to 2016 promo calendar

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Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after officially announcing that Yoenis Cespedes had signed a new contract, the Mets unveiled two Cespedes-themed promo dates.

  • On July 3rd, the first 15,000 fans at Citi Field will get a neon yellow compression sleeve similar to the one Cespedes often wears when they enter the ballpark.
  • On August 26th, the t-shirt for the Free Shirt Friday promotion will focus on “Yo.” All fans at the game will get one when they enter the ballpark.

Nice job by the Mets’ marketing department.

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Mets announce player-focused promos

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This week, the Mets sent out an email highlighting various player-focused promotions they have planned for the 2016 season.

On August 27th, they will be giving away Matt Harvey bobbleheads. On April 30, it’s Noah Syndergaard-en gnomes. Here’s hoping I can make it to at least one of those games.

On September 17th, it’s Jacob deGrom hair hats… which sounds a bit off-the-wall, but could actually be kinda fun, especially if it works out for deGrom to pitch that day.

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