What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
There’s a spring-training blogger arms-race happening, and that’s good for you and me.
On one side we have Cerrone/Baron who are crushing it at MetsBlog as always, but Adam Rubin has stepped up his game at ESPN New York…
Speaking of video, I just finished How I Met The Mets: Buddy (Harrelson) and it came out great. It’s the best one yet, and really a lot closer to what I envision the series being. That one will go up on the site next week, I gave you two new ones earlier.
Two episodes of How I Met the Mets for you this week.
The first is a debut of “1987”. This one is a traditional episode – and I think this episode has come out the best so far. A look back at a season that just wasn’t meant to be.
Before we get to the second one, let me warm up the newbies with some of the better minisodes from the series.
A look back at the last game at Shea:
A look back at the Subway Series:
These are “proof of concept” videos for something I’d like to see worked into a real series on SNY. Kinda like Mets Yearbook, but from the vantage point of a fan. I also think for the series to work it needs to be real and embrace the heartbreak that goes into being a Mets fan. Unlike uptown, not everyone gets their number retired, not every season ends in a pennant, and sometimes the Mets even lose a game. Imagine these with real assets, better editing, Howie Rose doing the voiceover, and player interviews interspersed.
Now that you’ve bought in – here’s some weirdness for you.
I watched Total Recall on Saturday night (great film, no need to remake it), and when I went out Sunday to do Actual Athletics my mind starting wondering…mix in a long weekend, some extra free-time and I thought I’d have some fun with my own concept…this one is so bizarre I was afraid to post it on its own.
Interestingly there are about 4 pictures of the Mercury Mets on the entire internet, and I used them all in this video.
If you dig these (OK maybe not the last one) and would like to see something like this during rain delays then click like and share and embed them around the internet. If you like when Bob Ojeda says things like “we’ll be back after Beer Money” then don’t.
The Mets version of Monopoly will provide a barrel of riches this week. The jokes write themselves.
Exhibit #1:
@newyorkmets tweeted some shots of RA Dickey on his way to work. It’s hard not to love this guy..let’s hope the clock doesn’t strike midnight for another 10 years.
This came into the commenting section from a new commenter named Roger (welcome Roger). I have not verified any of this information, and we haven’t all gotten to know Roger yet, thus use it at your own risk….but I thought it was pretty interesting and I know if post three silly videos in a row I will catch grief. So here’s a “real” post.
According to Roger:
Tip for Mets fans out there like me who already bought a 15 game ticket plan before the flex packs were offered – I had purchased two Saturday plus packages in the promenade reserved – after all fees, etc – the total price tag was $677. When the flex plans came out, I saw that had I waited just another 10 days, for $720 I could have gotten the 17+1 flex plan (which when you broke it out came to one extra marquee game and two extra value games for $43 bucks – a no-brainer even if it just meant getting an extra Yankee game and putting the tickets on stubhub). Just call the ticket office and they’ll switch your plan over for you. I gave them another $43, got my extra Yankee game, another two value throwaway games and juggled a couple of other days that were more convenient for me. They won’t advertise that they’ll let you do that if you already purchased a 15 game package – but they’ll do it if you ask.
Roger also added in the comments to the Dave Howard Gangbusters post:
To see how “gangbusters” ticket sales are… just run a mock ticket package through mets.com up to the point where you actually have to purchase the tickets. all of the new flex packs offer tickets to opening day or the subway series. Even on the cheap plans, you’re still getting tickets in sections 504, 524, 525 & 526 for the most sought after games. If tickets were “gangbusters” the marquee games would be available in 535, 536, 537 & 538. There are going to be plenty left once single game tickets go on sale.
Interesting. I’ll have to check that out when I get a chance. Welcome Roger. One more silly video coming up.
