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Gangbusters: outstandingly excellent or successful

I have never operated a major league baseball team, so I will just roll with Dave from Flushing who, in February said sales were going gangbusters.

Via NY Times.

And sales of what are known as full-season equivalents — a mix of small and large season-ticket packages — are projected to top out at 10,000 this year, less than half the total sold just two years ago. Without any major player signings after last season’s 79-83 record, there might not be much for fans to root for.

The Mets would not comment on their financial situation, other than to say that ticket sales for the 2011 season are up over the same time last year.

Maybe March hasn’t gone as well as February? Maybe 10,000 is gangbusters?  Maybe “We Play For The Die Hards” isn’t a slogan, it’s a fact.  What do you guys think?

The  Times article is very interesting, seems to be the talk of the town, and Media Goon broke it down last night because I was sleepy.  Thanks MG.

So when Mets’ p.r. man Jay Horwitz told Collins that he’ll be doing a weekly spot on WFAN, Collins asked with whom. Told it would be with the same fellow, Francesa, he was just on with, Collins said, “Why don’t you just put me on a cross and throw darts at me?”

via He’s still got it – NYPOST.com.

The fellas over at Amazin Avenue have a complete transcript of the Sandy Alderson call with he Mets bloggers. Please support Honor Among Bloggers and give them lots of views.

Here’s me & Sandy, again via Amazin Avenue. This will give you more clarity in where I was going and how he replied.

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Shannon Shark (Mets Police): As you head forward and build a roster, I’m curious about just as a general manager, how non-baseball affects the crafting of a roster. When you’re looking at re-signing a player, do you factor in t-shirt sales, ticket sales, TV network, or how a player might fit into team history and legacy?

Sandy Alderson: I think yes to all of those possible factors. Again, they may not have significant weight, but they can come in to play. A couple examples would be Jason Isringhausen, who I’ve mentioned is competing for a spot in the bullpen, and oddly enough, someone like Chin-lung Hu. People have latched on to his name in the “who’s on first?” and all of those kinds of things. So he’s developed a little bit of a following and become part of the entertainment value of what the team represents. Now that’s not going to determine whether he makes the team or someone else does, but it’s a factor, I guess, of some small magnitude. In the case of Izzy, it’s a nice story. If it can work out, it’s great. I think it probably has some slight weight, but you try to make the best baseball decision, and it’s very seldom that all other things are equal and something of that nature, sort of a non-baseball nature, make a difference, but it does happen.

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More at Amazin Avenue.

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The good news is that I will get to visit the Formerlys on Wednesday and I bought a Slingbox so I can watch Mets games in the hotel. Gonna be very weird to not watch the opener, but I gotta pay the bills.

Number 16 is 56 today. Here he is picking up the Fonzie Award earlier this year.

Here’s some 70’s Uni action. I want one of these.

And here he is from the Opening Credits of How I Met the Mets.

And here’s a screengrab of Jason Bay to remind everyone how stupid the Mets look in the current getup. Poor Jason, this picture is going to become the new face palm.