WBC, Podcast & An Opening Day Mets Legacy (via Mets Police)

All I can say about the WBC Championship is that everybody's pitching was great, but PR's starter didn't have it in the 1st. The Dominican Republic deserves to wear the crown.

More on the WBC later in the week, as I found some awesome highlights of the qualifying round with Great Britain, Germany and others that missed the cut. I'll feature some of my favorite highlights from the entire tournament as well.


Tonight at 6:30PM EST, myself, Rich and Mike will preview the Braves and the Phillies with Tomahawk Take and That Ball's Outta Here, respectively. We will also have the latest up-to-the-minute news and notes regarding the Mets (there will be an untelevised Astros-Mets game going on as we broadcast, and I will keep gameday open.)

Rising Apple Report, Ep. 12 - The Report Previews the Braves and the Phillies

Today's Opening Day Mets Legacy comes to us via Mets Police circa 2001.

LET'S. GO. METS.

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I Gloat More Now, With Internet

I'm so happy I prophesied the Mets New Hat.

Hey, look, I know I'm not the first person to come across this hat and say it would work.

But I'm going to use it as a jumping point.

People should start listening to me when I say this team is going places.

They should listen to me when I say that this team has found stability in a front office building from the ground up while their owners get their shit together again.

I came across someone recently who was longing for the days of Omar Minaya.

In fact, the exact quote was, "Where have you gone, Omar Minaya? Mets nation turns it's lonely eyes to you."

Wait...Really?

I can't fathom anyone in their right mind longing for the days of Omar Minaya. It was too scattered.

Yeah, he got us '"back on the map" for the latest highpoint on the Mets Rollercoaster, but his flaws got extremely exposed extremely quickly in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and then the bottom fell out, and his decisions made the Madoff Mess that much more impactful because the team sucked and a bunch of fans didn't go to their new stadium. Like a good amount of us said when Sandy and Co. got here, "The adults have arrived." Their goal is to bring long-term stability to a franchise that has been too much like their Brooklyn Farm Club's Namesake. And they are doing it. Why should I complain? Though they haven't won in the 2nd half yet, there is still a sense of direction, at every level of the organization.

Plus, something this team has never had.

I'm sorry if some of you cannot see that direction yet.

I still look forward to celebrating with all of you when that trophy makes its way up Broadway.

And hey, even I can't prophesize everything.

But I sure like watching The Show unfold.

I'm not going to complain about much.

...Except the fact the Mets haven't made the new hat available for purchase yet.

That I'll complain about all day.

FLUSHING. BASEBALL.

LET'S. GO. METS.

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An Idea for the Alternate Blue Uniform

Next year, the Mets will unveil a new alternate blue jersey. We have gotten a preview of it this year and last, with the Los Mets gear dressing up in Blue. While I do think the current design is pretty solid, I have an idea that certainly should be implemented in 2014 (since 2013 schemes have already been delivered to MLB.)

Disclaimer: Ignore the Orange stripes on the sleeves.

Now, for this to be the perfect Mets Alternate Blue Uniform, a couple alterations must be made to the closest pictures I could find (Sorry. I don't currently have photoshop.) First, as I said, get rid of those stupid orange stripes on the sleeves. Toss the Mets Script off the left and throw on the Skyline Logo. On the right sleeve, throw on the Snow-White-uniformed Mr. Met Logo. The only thing I'd change about the hat is obviously the New Era logo, which wouldn't be there anyway. It's a great hybrid hat that should have been the only hybrid hat the Mets ever attempted. You need the orange bill because otherwise, with the blue jersey, there is too much blue. I like the orange button on top and I like the white lining around the interlocking "NY", on both the hat and the jersey. It helps the whole thing pop (which is probably why they made the lettering White on this year’s Los Mets as opposed to last year’s Los Mets. Last Year’s Los Mets with Orange Lettering clashed too much with the Orange piping it crossed.) 

As for the pants, I'd say snow-white make sense. Or let's go retro by having them in matching blue pants, with orange piping down the side. Then, the hat's bill HAS to be Orange.

Whatever color is chosen for the legs, it will be a great combination. It's classy, it's aesthetically pleasing, and it's Orange and Blue. The Mets might already be setting up to roll this out, but just in case, please help me get them aware of the awesomeness so they can get it in the 2014 uniform cycle. I know Mets Police was successful in getting the shadows removed from the scheme and I'm looking to follow in his footsteps. The uniform combos have to be in the offices of MLB by next March. Let's get them thinking about this now. You know and I know it will be a lot of fun watching the Mets play baseball in this uniform scheme.

Let's make this a reality.

LET'S. GO. METS.

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