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Mets pitcher Johan Santana now on Twitter

He is @johansantana, has his name as “El Gocho believe it!” and so far says
El Gocho believe it! 

@johansantanaEl Gocho believe it!
Thanks for the kind words. Rehab is going great. Can’t wait to get back on the mound!!!


and
Im not Charlie Sheen but do you think you can help me get to 5000 followers before the weekend is over?

In case you’re wondering…the internet tells me “Gocho is a term that usually identify people born in the state of Tachira in the Venezuelan Andes.”

3 posts for me on a Saturday afternoon?  I have video games to play.

I just wrote up a long piece about Kiner’s prowess with the babes for tomorrow night.  I can’t even remember what started me on it.

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Mr. Met’s landing – EXACTLY what the Mets should be doing

My oh my how things are starting to change in Flushing.  Mr. Met’s landing is exactly the kind of idea that this franchise needs to do.

“Mr. Met’s Landing,” a new, specially priced area of the ballpark. Tickets in sections 338 and 339 in Citi Field’s Left Field Landing are $10 for kids 12 and under and $20 for adults ($20 and $30 respectively for four Marquee dates).  Mr. Met will visit both sections during every home Mets game.

Last January, I wrote this:

Blue Cap Army Seven Pack. 7 Saturday games and a blue Mets cap (with a corporate sponsor on the side).  $100-150ish.

Promenade Left.  Hang a Blue Cap Army sign to designate the section.  Make it a “thing.”  Engage the fans.   Start a tradition.

Have Mr. Met join us for the top of the first…we could start our own version of roll-call, but in our version we’ll leave out the left fielder because we can’t see him (sorry Jason).  Quirky but fun for fun’s sake.

I’m sharing that not to say my idea is better or worse or that I even inspired theirs…I just like their idea.

What the two ideas have in common are: branding a section as “cool”, Mr. Met, and an attempt to build community.

When I bring my kids to a game I want them to have fun.  I absolutely will consider sitting in these seats.  Are they the best in the park?  Nope.  Do I expect some of you to bust the Mets’ chops about that – yeah, I know you will, I get it, it’s fun and I’m one of the ringleaders of the razzing.

However, I think this is great.

Kids will dig Mr. Met, daddy saves a few bucks.

You get a 7 year old to like the Mets and he winds up buying jerseys and a thousand bucks on tickets when he’s all grown.

My kids will like it if the Mets win, won’t mind all that much if they lose, and don’t know about finances.  If they get to shake Mr. Met’s hand and daddy buys some ice cream then everyone has a great day and wants to come back.

Instead of some random empty sections, now it’s a “thing.”  Great move.  I hope we see more things like that – say bundling one Saturday game a month and issuing caps….

In case you are wondering where 338 and 339 are..

 

Now, Dave…Pepsi Porch.  Hasn’t quite caught fire yet….I think we can make something there, don’t you?

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Mets single games on sale Monday and Pyrotechnics night returns

I will comment on things in a second..here’s just the raw info

2011 METS SINGLE GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE

THIS MONDAY, MARCH 14 AT 10:00 A.M

Tickets on Sale Exclusively Online at Mets.com, LosMets.com,

And By Phone at (718) 507-TIXX

July 15 Pyrotechnics Night Added to Promotional Schedule and Addition of

Specially Priced “Mr. Met’s Landing” Seating Sections Announced

FLUSHING, N.Y., March 12, 2011 – The New York Mets today announced that single game tickets for the 2011 season at Citi Field will go on sale this Monday, March 14 at 10:00 a.m. exclusively online at Mets.com, LosMets.com, and by phone at (718) 507-TIXX.

The following day, Tuesday, March 15 at 10:00 a.m., tickets will be available at Citi Field’s Advance Ticket Window on the third base side of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, the Mets Clubhouse Shops in Manhattan (42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, across from Bryant Park), at the Roosevelt Field Mall (Garden City, Long Island), at the Tangers Outlets at the Arches (Deer Park, Long Island), and MCU Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn.

In addition to more than 60 promotion, theme and heritage dates, the Mets have added Pyrotechnics Night on Friday, July 15 to the 2011 promotional schedule.

The Mets have also announced “Mr. Met’s Landing,” a new, specially priced area of the ballpark. Tickets in sections 338 and 339 in Citi Field’s Left Field Landing are $10 for kids 12 and under and $20 for adults ($20 and $30 respectively for four Marquee dates).  Mr. Met will visit both sections during every home Mets game.

The 2011 Mets schedule – including information on promotional dates, heritage and theme days/nights, and other special events – is available at Mets.com.