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The Japanese Greg Maddux and other Mets mistakes

From time to time on this site you’ll see me drop the line “The Japanese so-and-so”, often “the Japanese Greg Maddux” or just last week “the Japanese J.J. Putz.”

The Mets have this wonderfully horrible history of signing overrated players from Japan and trying to sell them to the citizens of Flushing as equivalent players.

You will thoroughly enjoy this article in the Times.   Shinjo, ugh.

SPORTS / BASEBALL
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
Published: December 22, 2009
The Mets have had nine players from Japan, more than any other team in the majors, but they have never come away with a player who made a big difference.

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Interesting story about the new Mets uniforms

Again, I remind all this is a fanblog not 60 Minutes.

As the story goes, there was a faction inside Metsdom that wanted to issue the retros without the black dropshadow so that they would be true retro, not a marketing ploy.

The marketing folks vetoed it because supposedly the fans like black.   I’ve heard anecdotes of this before.

So I went to the shop on mlb.com and typed in Mets.  Saw a link for “best sellers” on the bottom, and here’s the list as it was at 6pm Sunday night.  I’m not sure it proves anything one way or another…the throwback and McCartney items are new..I guess people are buying black t-shirts, but the fleece is blue, the t is pink, and the cap up top is $10 and a nice stocking stuffer.

By the way, multiple sources tell me that if you walk into the clubhouse store you can get two “throwbacks” for $100.  Also notice that this feed calls it an “alternate” jersey.

Did the marketing folks win out?   Were they right or would a new pink Mets jersey sell just as well if the actual team wore it every third day?

Note:  the below may look weird on your computer, once the feed expires the graphics will be covered by weird boxes, so if that’s what you are seeing that’s why.  However I wanted to share the feed so you could see with thine own eyes.


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Mets blink, fans don’t

Just in – I guess the scary deadline was "soft"

Dear Mets Ticket Plan Holder:

Thank you again for your support of the Mets in 2009. We hope to see you back at Citi Field for the 2010 season.

This is a final reminder that the recent payment due date for Ticket Plan renewals has passed. In response to many account holder requests for additional time in making payment, we have extended the deadline for payment to the end of the year.

To retain your seat location, payment is due by Thursday, December 31, 2009. You can submit full payment by MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express.

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