The company that manufactured the "Natinals" jerseys has come out and apologized. This doesn't help the situation. To me this makes it even more pathetic because now we know there is another chain of people who should have seen this mistake. Doesn't that company have a QC department? Shouldn't all major league jerseys have one of those "inspected by #17" stickers on them?
It seems the parents of the little league team to whom Elijah Dukes was volunteering his time are going to have a fundraiser to put together the ridiculous $500 fine he has been given. If the Nationals organization accepts the money then they will go from being overly harsh to downright shameful. The Nats need to do the right thing and eat the $500.
Also, on April 20, 2009 the Nats finally got their first save of the year, becoming the last MLB team to do so. What a joke.
Now, onto my beloved Mets. So, Mets legend and all around good guy (sarcasm) Dwight Gooden was at one of the bars in the Citi Field and at the encouragement of some employees he signed the wall. Why would Mets fans want Doc to sign the wall? Cuz he good!! (Shameless Boondocks reference there. Thank you Dave for reminding me.) The team got mad because they couldn't believe someone would do that, an appropriate reaction. Then the fans jumped in and the team bowed to their pressure and has now stated that there will be a specified place in the stadium where former and current Mets can sign the wall.
When did the Mets become Spanky's? (Point of reference: Spanky's was a chain of sandwich shops in Virginia that existed when I was in college [sub-point of reference: late 90's and early 00's] that had funny names for their sandwiches and really awful kitschy decor (like canoes and hockey sticks on the walls). Most of them were shut down for ABC violations or not paying their bills, employees, taxes, etc. But, they let you write on the walls at the booths.)
This is another example of why the Mets are a step-child in baseball, and won't be taken seriously no matter how much they win. Grown-up, big boy teams don't have mascots. They don't have the silly home run apple in the outfield (which sadly made it's way from Shea to Citi.) They don't have silly patches on their uniform that make you think the 'Noid is around the corner:
Sometimes it's like I'm rooting for a minor league team. I half expect them to start having goofy promotions, like a game where no fan is allowed in until after the 5th inning, or advertising for Modell's and Ray Catena Mercedes on the right field wall. (How's that for a north Jersey reference?)
God, it's like watching the movie Major League sometimes.
- Gabe
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