After yet another crushing Mets loss, and the news that Jose Reyes now has a torn right hamstring, I can’t blame you if you just want to get the season over with. I’m not planning to head down to Citi Field this year, and to be honest, I’m not sure if I’ll see another minute of Mets baseball on television this season — at least not live.
But, of course, the Mets still want to sell tickets, and without a team that people want to see, that means there are some interesting promotions on tap for this weekend’s final three games against Houston (October 2-4 at Citi Field). The promotions, outlined in this Star-Ledger piece, are interesting to say the least. While some of you might like German folk dancers or characters from Peanuts, the main draw will likely be the chance to get your hands on an actual game worn Mets jersey. At each game, 25 lucky fans will be selected; each gets a number from 1-25, and then will have the chance to pick a game jersey from a Mets player in that order.
I’d love to know what the pick order ends up like. Oh sure, it’s easy to say that the David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Fransisco Rodriguez jerseys will go early. I’m more interested in who lucky #25 will get. A game worn Nick Evans or Tobi Stoner would make for a great story someday, if not a high-demand collectible. I know that when I was a kid, I would have loved a David Cone jersey, but that’s not to say a Mackey Sasser jersey wouldn’t have made me happy. Good luck to any fans who make the final trek out to Citi Field this weekend!
