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Next up..5 questions for an average Mets fan Mike.

1985, and after 1986 I was hooked.

The 86 season  as a whole.  I was just a kid and it was the highlight to listen to or watch every game.

Sitting in the Bleachers at Yankee stadium when Castillo dropped the pop up this year.   Pretty much summed up the 2009 season.

New management / New strength conditioning and medical staff.  – We all know the poor management choices but to me all the injuries seem to point to some other issues as well.  Minor injuries being brushed under the rug. To me all the injuries say that something is up there.

Establish a team identity.  – The team is now 47 years old.  We aren’t the new kids on the block.   We have enough of a past we can honor.  69 season, 86 season.  Heck, 73 season.  What better exemplifies how Mets fans feel then “ya gotta believe” ?   Back to basics – one home uniform, one road uniform. – one hat.  I don’t care as much about colors as some people do, but there should just be one.

Metsify Citi Field.  I don’t want it to be like shea.  I loved Shea, but that was the past.  We finally have a ballpark that was designed for one purpose, baseball, and it was built for one team, the Mets.  When people walk in they should know who’s home it is, and when they leave they should remember who they saw.

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Metsblog has the scoop on the new 2010 uniforms Note: New Home Jersey for 2010, more talk of cream colored pinstripes and the traditional (except for the dropshadow) uniforms will bite the dust.

From everything I have read the primary home uniform becomes the pinless whites, the alt is the 1969 version, the roads are the same, and horrible black uniforms still in the mix.

The report says they will be on sale on November 27th, which doesn’t quite fit in with David Howard’s suggestion of a December announcement.  Then again, who would be surprised if the Mets aren’t communicating well.

So…the pinstriped jersey my cousin bought for me is now “retro?”

So as new unnecessary domeless football stadium continues to be built, the Jets have emailed out the following to some folks in the database.

Woody Johnson cordially invites you and a guest to a provate tour of the Clubs at the New Jets Stadium.  A pair of complimentary tickets to a 2009 Jets game will be provided at the conclusion of your tour.

We’re then asked to RSVP within 48 hours.

(I know a lot of new folks are visiting the site thanks to the “5 Questions” survey, and as I stated last night my mind wanders a tad during the off-season.   Plenty of Mets stuff coming up.)

The Jets also just emailed out a fan survey.   I can’t get to it today but I’ll have that up probably over the weekend.

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Thought this was interesting….it covers a lot of recurring issues in baseball, and discusses how teams like the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox would never vote yes on cutting the season back to 154 games.

Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap

Personally I think the season is too long, and they should look at the return of the Sunday doubleheader.   Eight of those and we can stop arguing over who is Mr. November (I guess Matsui has displaced Jeter).

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Wow what a response to the Five Questions For An Average Mets Fan.   As I mentioned yesterday, I’ll post a few a day and get to everyone (it’s a long offseason!) but I want to make sure they are interspersed with other items throughout the day.   Feel encouraged to send your answers to [email protected]  Thanks to everyone who has emailed yet and if I haven’t yet written back, I will.

Batting leadoff…here’s Metsfan73.

1. When did you start following the Mets?

1973. Have vague memory of the season and
1973 WS which they lost to Oakland in 7
games.

2. What is your favorite Mets memory? 

1986 post season. Game 6 against Astros, Games 6 & 7 in ’86 Series.

3. What is your worst Mets memory or experience? 

Too many to count, but losing the NLCS in
’88 to the Dodgers was painful.

4. If you could change one off-field thing about the franchise what would it be? 

Wilpon’s sell the team. Liked Doubleday
better. He would do whatever it took to
make the team better. If he wasn’t in
control in 1998, Piazza wouldn’t have been
a Met. Wilpon didn’t want Piazza.

5. If you owned the team starting tomorrow, what is the first thing you would change?


Would bend over backwards to celebrate the
history of this club. Not just Tom Seaver,
Mike Piazza, Jerry Koosman, etc., but the
Marv Throneberry’s and Choo-Choo Coleman’s
of the world. Embrace the history, good and
bad. They both work together to make the
Mets what they are. 

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