May
9
2011

Fan Post: Together We Can All Make A Difference And Save The Mets

An article by Fan Shot

Though to most baseball fans the season has just begun, to many Mets fans it was over before it started.

The Mets were welcomed at the beginning of the season by five fans covering their faces in shame with brown paper bags and chanting “sell the Mets.”

After being sued for $1 Billion by Bernie Madoff victims, the Mets franchise is now left with a brand new, state of the art stadium that is home to falling ticket sales and a financially broke team.

In order to cope with these economic woes, this article is calling upon Mets fans, players and staff to help the team conserve what little cash they have left.

Mets fans are asked that if a foul ball is hit into the stands, please throw it back onto the field so the ball can be reused. When one is purchasing a beverage please ask for a little ice. Limit the amounts of squirts out of the ketchup and mustard dispensers to one squirt each and return unused utensils back to their original place.

Mets players are asked to share batting helmets, gloves and bats. Also, the Mets should issue reversible jerseys for home and away; this will cut expenses in cotton, a commodity that has recently risen drastically in price.

The Mets staff can pitch in as well. Player’s jerseys should be washed every other game, cutting back on the team’s laundry bill.

The Mets staff has the opportunity to not only cut costs but increase revenue as well. All the used bottles should be collected after the game and deposited for a 5-cent refund.

If the Mets community works together to cut costs maybe the community can save the Mets and make sure they come back next year with a winning team.

Lets Go METS!!!

This Fan Post was contributed by and written by Kevin Milgraum.

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12 Comments + Add Comment

Metsie May 9, 2011 at 3:17 pm

Funny stuff!

But before the fans can do any of that they have to first go to the game which if they did there would not be any money issues in the first place! LOL
Gina May 9, 2011 at 3:38 pm

Hilarious dude! lol
Metstheory22 May 9, 2011 at 3:42 pm

I thought I saw Wilpons and Katz collecting cans and bottles last game. Doubleday must be holding his sides with laughter now. Wrong 1986 owner has team.
Kranepool7 May 9, 2011 at 5:15 pm

We could also use all the unsold tickets and use them to put recycled toilet paper in all the shiny new bathroom stalls.
- metsaddict77 May 9, 2011 at 5:24 pm
  
  it’s just a sad state of affairs.
C. Jeter May 9, 2011 at 5:51 pm

No worries NY!! We’ve always got our true blue boys in white and blue!!
Let’s go Yankees!!!
- XtreemIcon May 9, 2011 at 5:54 pm
  
  Is that the good doctor?
T-pop28 May 9, 2011 at 6:55 pm

i was one of those baggers!!! what a game and come one listen i’ve been a huge mets fan my whole life but lets get wilpon outta here and make some changes eyyy!!!!!
- Shamsky May 9, 2011 at 7:05 pm
  
  Thats funny T-pop Ive seen that picture everywhere! You are celebrity. I agree with you on Wilpon, he needs to go.
KEVIN May 9, 2011 at 7:57 pm

LETS KEEP JOSE REYES IN QUEENS!!! LIKE THIS PAGE!! SPREAD THE WORD!! LETS MAKE THE SANDY AND THE WILPONS HERE THE VOICES OF THE FANS!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-Keep-Jose-Reyes-A-Met/164082886986008
- metsaddict77 May 10, 2011 at 12:35 pm
  
  GOD couldn’t save this front office.
jessep May 10, 2011 at 4:23 pm

funny read!

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	42	28	.600	-
Nationals	34	35	.493	7.5
Phillies	34	37	.479	8.5
Mets	25	40	.385	14.5
Marlins	22	47	.319	19.5

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