My NY Mets Journal

This is pretty amazing. There's a Mets fan who is posting his illustrated Mets journal on his blog. An illustration after each game. All 162 of them. I really wish that I had this idea (or the ambition to carry it out) first.

Bobby, come back!

via Can't Stop the Bleeding.

Fan Art: Nic Cage as Ed Hearn

From the website Nic Cage as Everyone.

Proposed new Mets uniform

Found this design for a new Mets jersey over at MetsBlog. I like it. Created by Matthew Weiler, it's clean and simple with a nod to the glory years of the 80s. Hopefully, the front office is listening.

All Mets Fans Should Wear Blue to Citi Field

Found this over on MetsBlog. Sounds like a great idea. Not only does it add to the stadium atmosphere, but it promotes the idea that blue (not black, as New Shea and alternate jerseys would have you believe) is our primary color. Check it out:

"Next season, I’d like to see every Mets fan who attends Citi Field wearing a blue shirt… nothing but blue… wear a blue Mets jersey, where a generic blue t-shirt, a blue jacket, this Mets jacket, whatever… but make it blue… this way, Citi Field will get the splash of blue paint it is sorely missing.

Cardinals fans wear nothing but red to games, like this, creating a powerful, cohesive sea of Cardinal Red in every corner of the building… I think it would be equally powerful if we did the same with blue in Citi Field.

Why? Well, earlier in the season, I was talking with someone high up in the Mets organization, who said, “Blue and orange are fine for the uniform, but they’re kind of tacky for the ballpark,” which would explain the buidling’s overusage of gun-metal grey.

So, if every fan in Citi Field wore blue, we could at least take some control of how the ballpark looks.

Update:

Why blue and not orange? I have a feeling more people already own blue shirts… from looking at the team store, Modells, etc., it seems like there are more shirts available in blue than orange."

At home with Keith Hernandez

Newsday's Neil Best visits the Hernandez residence and gets a little peek into Mex's surprisingly quaint home life. Example:

"Hernandez removed the copy of Moby-Dick from his collection and announced one of his offseason plans: Joining [his wife] in reading the book.

Aloud."

Read the entire story here.

Financial Genius Len Dykstra unloads mementos

Looks like Len Dykstra's financial situation doesn't seem to be getting any better. He's currently auctioning off most of the plunder from he pre-stock trading days.

Some of the best stuff:

- Dykstra’s 10-karat World Series ring, symbolic of the Mets’ stunning defeat of the Boston Red Sox. Valued at $20,000, the ring bears the Mets logo, Dykstra’s name and No. 4, and the words “New York Mets, 1986 World Champions, 116 Wins.”

- Dykstra’s replica World Championship trophy, a foot-tall “glorious, glittering prize” inscribed with his name.

- Dykstra’s home run ball that won game three of the 1986 National League Championship Series.

- His 1990, 1994 and 1995 All-Star Game rings.

via Can't Stop The Bleeding

Keith Hernandez to make Seinfeld return?

In Keith's recent interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, the subject turned to Seinfeld, as it always does. Here's what he had to say:

Malone: I read that the Seinfeld cast is going to be on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm…

Hernandez: What’s that?

Malone: The Larry David show on HBO.

Hernandez: Oh yeah, I read something about that.

Malone: As a Seinfeld veteran, can you get yourself in on that?

Hernandez, : Oh no, no, I’m out.

Malone: No more acting?

Hernandez: I never really pursued acting as a career. I was in New York and we won the World Series and it’s amazing what things do. Things just kind of fell in my lap when I said I was retired. But I never took acting lessons and never went out and did auditions to actively pursue acting as a career. I just had fun with it and took advantage of the opportunity, and it’s been a wonderful experience.

Malone: How much longer do you figure you’ll be announcing games for SNY?

Hernandez: I don’t like to look far into the future. I’m enjoying my work. I don’t see myself retiring or not doing this in the near future. You never know how you’re going to feel 5-6-7 years down the road, or even three years down the road. But I’m enjoying what I’m doing and have no thought about packing it in.

The Peter Gammons Plan for the Mets

It's been a while, friends...I'll explain my recent absence more later (spoiler altert: it's really not that interesting). But I thought I'd post this, cos when Peter Gammons talks, I still listen.

Gammons was asked how the Mets can improve for next season. Here's the short version of what he said:

- “Hire a really strong, competent, forceful CEO with a widespread understanding of the business, development and people.”
- “Use their market and SNY television network advantage to acquire talent through the draft and the international stage.”
- “Stop worrying about comparisons with the Yankees.”
- Acquire one quality starting pitcher.
- Acquire a young catcher, like D-Back’s C Chris Snyder, Indians C Kelly Shoppach or Rockies C Chris Ianetta.
- Acquire a power bat, either at first base or in the outfield.
- More mustaches.

I think it's going to take a little more imagination than that (new owners? new attitude?)...unless we nail down his last point, that is.

From ESPN via MetsBlog.

Alex Cora on the Metropolitans

“We can deal with this. We’re not as bad as people think we are. Don’t feel sorry for the Metropolitans.” -Alex Cora

The Metropolitans. I love it.

[via MetsBlog]

The only good thing to come from last night's game

...is this blog post over at Can't Stop the Bleeding.

Mets Uniform Survey

We've been writing a lot about the Mets' uniform choices lately, and the topic seems to be picking up steam among fans. Even the American Cancer Society is campaigning for the traditional garb. It seems the club might be taking notice. Mets Police has written about a survey the organization sent out to fans asking their opinions on the current stable of uniform combinations, as well as some new possibilities. Read it here. It gives me hope that they may actually be listening to the fans. We'll see if anything comes of this.

ESPN Sportcenter (Crystal Method Remix)

This has to be the best ESPN screenshot ever.

(thanks to Can't Stop The Bleeding)

86mets.com: a man with a mission

86mets.com is in the midst of a pretty rad project. Brad, who runs the site, is attempting to get every member of the 1986 Mets' 25-man postseason roster to sign a ball for him. He's off to a good start, having nabbed Ed Hearn and Randy Niemann, among others. The site chronicles the whole process with updates on each player and the story of how he got the autograph.

MetsBlog: "Where Are the Gangstas?"

MetsBlog asks "Where are the gangstas?" I couldn't agree more. I know I'm not the first to say it, but this team really seems to be lacking some fire. I've always thought that "heart," "hustle," and being a "gamer" are completely overrated in American sports. Give me some talent any day. But now I'm starting to feel like we are lacking some sort of killer instinct, and it's really starting to show...well, maybe it started to show two seasons ago.