The Mets Police

Howard Megdal officially announced his campaign to be the next GM earlier today.

I spoke with Howard last week, and he assured me this is not an Omar Must Go campaign.  Rather it is to be the next GM, hopefully after Omar’s 30 year run and 29 rings (2023 is a nightmare.)

His declaration speech is below (it was stuttering for me earlier tonight, but that’s probably just because Mrs. Mets Police broke my computer).   Below that, some thoughts…

I thought it would be interesting to look at Howard’s issues page which calls for Logic, Transparency and Passion.

Transparency worries me.  Plexiglass is allegedly transparent and we know how awful that could be.

I’m also awaiting Megdal’s position on The Mazzilli Question.

There will be more about this as the months go by – including a primary election here on the MP and some Q&A.

I’d also like to know who else is running?

Megdal for GM

I mentioned earlier that I really like this team. Let me ask you, can this season be successful without a playoff run?

What if the Mets give you a full summer?

What if Pelfrey takes a run at 20 wins?

What is Niese looks like he’s the next Pelfrey?

What if David Wright puts up traditional numbers?

What if Ike Davis convinces you he’ll be at first for 15 years?

What if the real Carlos Beltran returns, and bring the real Reyes with him?

Would that be enough?

I say no.

This goes back to the organizational mentality. The above is “meaningful games in September.”. The above is off-season spin to get you to buy 2011 tickets.

The mission should be simple and clear: win the World Series. That’s it. The only time in the history of baseball where losing was “ok” was in 2001 which followed 9/11 and had a team with enough rings to eat a “you got me” loss.

Stay focused Mets. Win it all. Start calling some GMs. The pitching isn’t as good as it has looked. A rookie, a knuckled and a 40 year old isn’t good enough.

Walt had this in the comments…too good to stay hidden.  (From Sunday afternoon)

The Mets do not wear black jerseys every Friday, they have only done so 4 time thus far this season. They went black on Fridays at home Apr 9, May 7, and Jun 4(all first Friday game of the month). They have gone for black Friday just once on the road, Apr 30, at Phillie (only road win in black thus far.

They have worn the hybrid on all home getaway days(5 for 5) Hadn’t noticed that before. The only occurrence of them not wearing the hybrid for a road getaway game was at Phillies on Apr 2, when they went black.
The Mets only wear black socks (belt and t-shirts too) on the road, and have since around the 2000 season. Though, they did go blue at Yankee stadium a few years ago, and I believe I read somewhere that MLB wasn’t happy about it, and may have fined the team(not part of their “official” road unis).

Also, Dickey wore socks, not stirrups Friday. Mets have only rarely worn stirrups for a long time(2000?). Last I can recall was some players wore stirrups last seasons final game.

Of course, If someone else has information that disputes my observations, I welcome it. I always have space in my internal hard drive for some random Mets info. I’ll just purge some needless memory of a youthful drunken mishap.

Isn’t it great that scientists developed the internet so we could obsess over this?

In a report (Post/Yahoo Sports) a player who is friendly with Roy Oswalt says he likes the “fiber” of this Mets team and would be happy to come here.

I like the fiber of this team too. There’s something different about it. Maybe its the young players like Ike and Carter. Too bad Murph isn’t somehow part of this.

For me, its just different rooting for Mets rather than famous guys from Boston, Atlanta or yeah I’ll say it, even Los Angeles.

Not that you can’t import a piece or two to lead you (ok maybe a guy from Los Angeles can do that) but I’d rather watch Wright, Reyes, Ike, Pelfrey and Niese for 15 years – and if Oswalt wants to come here so the Mets can win the World Series in pinstripes so I can close down my blog, so be it. Maybe he will come to Injoy the Floating Feeling the rest of us have so far in 2010.