The Mets Police

August 27, 2008

Why the LPGA is Wrong To Require English

The LPGA will require players to “speak English” beginning in 2009.

Why?

It’s about marketing.

Well let’s switch this argument to baseball. There are plenty of players of all nationalities who don’t speak the King’s English. Whether it’s Yogi Berra or El Duque – what does it matter?

The marketing comes down to charisma and winning. People like Pedro Martinez. I’m not sure he should teach high school English (but he would do better than I would at teaching high school Spanish) – but it doesn’t mean he isn’t charasmatic or marketable or a star.

Short sighted by the LPGA – and likely to create a firestorm of negative publicity that will wind up as the following: Who cares about the LPGA?

August 27, 2008

The Problem With Jericho Scott

In case you missed it, Jericho Scott is a 9 year old with a 40mph fastball.

There has been some controversy this week about him being “banned” from pitching in a local independent youth baseball league (not Little League nor Ripken).

The problem I have isn’t that he throws fast – we all faced that kid that threw “hard” or the scary lefty or “the big kid” – that’s all part of being a kid. My problem was with his usage.

August 9th he pitched 5 innings. The next day he pitched 3 more. On the 13th five more.

That’s a lot. That’s more than Joba could pitch and more than the Mets want Pelfrey to pitch. I know that when we were kids you’d go out and throw a wiffle ball 300 times every single day all summer – but it’s different when you are in a game setting. Too many coaches try to relive their World Seies fantasies (oh say even having a youth tournament televised on ESPN) through kids. They are kids.

August 27, 2008

The Adventures of Tom Seaver

The Former Franchise not only was able to show up at Shea last week but now he is visiting firehouses.

“These firemen are the people you should really look up to, kid. They’re real heroes. They respond to fires every day to save lives. Sometimes they even respond to terrorist attacks. We’re here to say we don’t forget their sacrifice.”

August 27, 2008

Obligatory "that Was Awful" Post

Hey Pedro – can you hold a lead?

Hey Bullpen – can anyone have less than a 7 ERA?

Awful. What else can be said.

August 27, 2008

"PSL Rally" on The Jets PSL’s

Yesterday I suggested it was a good idea to be happy with what the Jets offered. My argument was based upon trying to cut the best deal you can.

I’ve been in correspondence with the guys at pslrally.com and with permission I am sharing an email below. I’m just a dude with a blog, not 60 Minutes so I don’t have time nor energy to fact-check but here’s the viewpoint of what I call The Resistance.

It’s good news and bad news:

First the Good News

I’m happy that the Jets decided to add a benefit that I had discussed at the rally and on the website, which is to allow PSL holders to chance to buy tickets to other stadium events.

I do hope that the Giants follow this lead and add this benefit for their PSL holders as well.

I’m happy that 27,000 seats for the Jets do not have PSLs.

Now the Bad News

Personally, my PSL for the Jets in Section 137 is $10,000 per ticket or $20,000 for my two seats. This is ‘twice’ what the Giants are charging for the same seats.

Also, my game ticket prices are going from their current $80 cost up to $140 per ticket. This is a 75% increase. This is $20 more than the Giants are charging for the same ticket. How can the Jets charge more for their tickets than the Giants? This is inconcievable to me.

Also, every single ticket for the Jets is at or more expensive than the Giants. Even the upper deck that have no PSLs are $10 to $20 higher than the Giants. The Jets have one more section of tickets selling at $700 per ticket per game called the Great Hall Club, where the Giants are asking $160 for these same seats.

In the end the Jets plan is not Fan Friendly. They are raising the same or more revenue than the Giants and charging more money for their tickets than the World Champion Giants.

Hard to believe but true.