Comments on: Morning Grind: What Ever Happened To Banner Day?

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:51:54 +0000

The only Banner Day I ever got to go to was on a cold day back on a Saturday in April of 91. The Mets were playing the Expos. It was a Banner Day to support our troops due to the Gulf War if I remember correctly.

Gooden pitched a complete game that day that I didn’t get to stay around to finish seeing. The reason I didn’t get to finish seeing the game is cause I took along my wife who was 9 months pregnant at the time and it was so cold that even with a Mets sweater that at the time cost me an incredible 50 bucks and Gods knows the number of Hot chocolates it was just too much for her so we headed home as we listened to the game on the radio getting home in time to see the end of the game on tv.

8 days later my daughter was born. Great memory even if we only got to see some of the game.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:47:32 +0000

It went the same day the TwiNight double header left!

Ever see a double header scheduled that wasn’t due to rain?

Well the last time you did it was probably also Banner Day!

By: William Howard

William Howard — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:41:55 +0000

I would love to see Banner Day restored. It might help heal the disconnect between the fans and the team that still carries over from the 2009-2010 seasons. That was always a great day to go to Shea and I attended six of them myself.

By: Lisa P.

Lisa P. — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:36:55 +0000

Those were the good old days when fans rooted and supported the team no matter what. I dont think it’s the same anymore and many would show up with negative signs or to display their own ideaologies about the team’s direction. Imagine the signs they would have made for Oliver Perez and Jeff Francoeur? That’s probably why they did away with it.