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Sunday, December 31, 2017

T7LA 2018 METS COOL BASE® REPLICA JERSEY



ONE TIME RELEASE! 
These are custom made for The 7 Line Army and once they're gone, we will not be making more.
T7LA season ticket members get an authentic cut of this jersey as part of their package.
What's the difference between authentic and replica? The replica does not have the sleeve patches, they're not customized with name/number and the Mets across the chest is a printed twill instead of chain stitch. Small differences. Much like an authentic "player" jersey which retails for around $300 and a replica blank which is around $100. 
The 7 Line Army single game home tickets will come with a jersey style t-shirt in 2018, but if you'd like to match the season members, this jersey is the closest thing to it.
Majestic Cool Base® material is a revolutionary lightweight and breathable jersey with The 7 Line Army / New York Mets colors and styling. This athletic modern fit jersey features Cool Base moisture wicking technology so you stay cool and comfortable as the game heats up. Cheer with The 7 Line Army at Citi Field or anywhere our Mets are playing in 2018!

• Cool Base® Jersey
• 100% Polyester Cool Base fabric for lightweight, breathable feel
• Mets official logo printed tackle twill decoration
• T7L logo on upper left chest 
• Tagless neck label and The 7 Line Army lockertag
• MLB Batter patch on center back neck
These are sold blank. Personalization is not an option through us, but feel free to add your name/number once it arrives. 
This is an advanced sale item. Any other items ordered at the same time as this item will not ship until the advance sale item ships. If you can’t wait, place a separate order. The jerseys will ship for delivery before Opening Day. 

Game Used Jeromy Burnitz Locker Plate




New York Mets Game Used Opening Day Locker Room Nameplate
Jeromy Burnitz
3/31/2003

Happy New Year!! Did you buy your @QBConvention tickets yet?



Happy New Year Guys!!! I hope you all have a good safe night tonight and enjoy the festivities tonight in a safe fun way. That being sad we have less then a 100 tickets left for the QBC and I am being too damn lazy right now to check the actual number..

Did you buy your tickets yet? No? BUY THEM SOON. This year there is a reeeeeeeeeaaallllyyyy good chance that the QBC will sell out. Our commercial hasn't even hit the airwaves yet, so I want to make sure you folks get that chance to get your tickets... Jan 20, 2018. Katch Astoria. Be there. www.queensbaseballconvention.com

Watch the commercial Here.




Saturday, December 30, 2017

Royal Giants ERROR New York Mets game jersey MLB HOLO






Pitcher Jerry Blevins 2015 size 48 2015  game issued TBTC Royal Giants jersey from the June 20, 2015 game at CITI Field vs. the Atlanta Braves.  Flannel type material.
This JERSEY was ISSUED to be worn by Blevins in this game, but, this jersey had a bit of an error, and, wasn't worn..and, it wasn't authenticated until 2017...
When this jersey had the team name sewn to the front of the jersey, the "I" in Giants was left off, creating the unique "ROYAL GANTS" jersey!  How often are errors made to team issued jerseys...pretty rare variation.

Team Issued Jersey

Hologram number JB406482

EVENTS
Event
Mets Club Authentication
Date
Mar 15, 2017
Additional Information
BLUE "ROYAL GIANTS" JERSEY, #13
The AIS tagging is on the center rear tail with size 48 noted.  The MLB hologram was also affixed here.
The back of the jersey has a large sewn on "13".
On the front of the jersey is the sewn on "ROYAL GANTS".  Racing stripes adorn from the collar to the sleeves, and, there is a "Royal Giants" patch on the left sleeve.
Certainly an oddity...add this unique jersey to your jersey or Mets collection today.
This item will ship internationally through the ebay Global shipping program.  I only set the US shipping(calculated by weight), the rest is calculated and processed by eBay.
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Friday, December 29, 2017

WWE's Corey Graves wearing a Mets hat....



I got nothing so far today.. So for all you Mets and Wrestling fans...

S2 E1: OABT season 2 premiere with guest Marc Carig - Mets talk and more





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The guys are back for another season, and there’s plenty to talk about, even if the Mets haven’t made many moves of substance. Darren Meenan and Brian Erni discuss the Anthony Swarzak signing, Omar Minaya’s return, and where The 7 Line Army is heading on the road in 2018. Plus, Newsday’s Marc Carig hops on to talk about his recent scathing coverage of ownership, and what finally made him take up the cause. Crack a cold one and settle in to kick off another season of OABT! 


An "Orange and Blue Thing" is something that Mets fans can relate to, so that's what we talk about. The comments section turns in to a live chat room, and the fan engagement is cool to see.

Co-hosted by Darren Meenan and Brian Erni, our episodes are taped live each Thursday at 6pm Eastern. We're a pretty visual show, so if you can, try to catch the live stream on Facebook.com/The7Line. For now give a listen and if you're in to it, share with your friends, subscribe and leave a review. LGM 2018!

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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Ace Frehley and Max Weinberg Playing at NHL Winter Classic at Citi Field


Courtesy of Max WeinbergThe temperature will be freezing but the music will be red hot at the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day, as the Buffalo Sabres battle the New York Rangers at New York’s Citi Field.
E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg and KISS legend Ace Frehley have been added to the performance lineup for the outdoor hockey game, joining the previously announced Goo Goo Dolls.
Weinberg will be performing throughout the game as part of his quartet the Max Weinberg Jukebox, who will be serving as the house band during the event. Fans can vote via Twitter and Facebook on one of the songs Weinberg’s group will perform at the game, with the choices being AC/DC‘s “Highway to Hell,” Bruce Springsteen‘s “Born to Run,” Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s “Fortunate Son” and The Ramones‘ “I Wanna Be Sedated.”
Frehley, meanwhile, will rock his classic hit “New York Groove” during the pre-game festivities. The song is played at Citi Field following every home win by the New York Mets.
Goo Goo Dolls will perform during the first intermission of the NHL Winter Classic, which will air live January 1 at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.
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DONN CLENDENON NY METS G105 H&B GAME USED BAT "MIRACLE METS"



PRESENTED FOR SALE IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A DONN CLENDENON
 GAME USED BAT FROM HIS NEW YORK METS ERA AND VERY POSSIBLY 1969. 
  IT IS A 36" AND 36.1 OZ.  LOUISVILLE SLUGGER   G105 MODEL CLUB WITH A 
KNOBLESS HANDLE WHICH HAS A CROSSHATCH TAPE TREATMENT.  THERE IS A 2"
 SECTION ON REAR HANDLE WHICH I WILL CALL A CRACK; BUT IS SO LIGHT, IT ALMOST 
SEEMS LIKE RISING GRAIN.  THE BAT SOUNDS SOLID WHEN TAPPED ON THE FLOOR.  
DONN'S #22 IS ON THE KNOB IN VINTAGE BLACK MARKER ALONG WITH 36 
(ORIGINAL WEIGHT) IN PENCIL.  THE FLAME BURNT MARKINGS ARE DEEP AND CLEAR.   
CLENDENON DID ORDER G105 BATS IN 1969.  BAT HAS SPIKE, BALL, AND GREEN, BLUE, AND RED RACK MARKS.  
NICE STICK!

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

The Mets Boycotts/Mets Fans United



  If you guys feel like you are going to make any difference on trying to get the Wilpons either to sell or seen money more power to you. My personal stance is that I have a feeling it won't work. But what do I know. If this is how you want to spend your energy great. I am not going to try to rain on your parade. There are some folks that "get" what it means to boycott the team and where the money comes from and goes. I think the folks who really are going to boycott the Mets are the ones who aren't going to check out the Mets in any way except in the boxscores the day after the games. I guess that's the best way of not giving the Wilpons/Mets any money. If you really feel that you can gain any traction with this, then great.

If you are going to boycott the Wilpons, do you boycott the building of the new Islanders arena in Elmont? Do you boycott SNY? Do you boycott BAM? Do you boycott anything that makes money for the Wilpons? What about if you find out you live/work in a Wilpon owned property?

I saw someone write the other day that they were only going to go to the parking lots outside of Citi Field during games and hang out there with their friends and drink beer and listen to the game out there either with WOR or the MLB App. Guess who gets the money from the parking lot and the radio deal and the central fund from the MLB App.

What are the rules for the boycott? What's not allowed? Just wondering.

Dom Dominic Smith game used signed batting gloves mets


Smith game used batting gloves. Let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks

Monday, December 25, 2017

Merry Christmas Folks!!!



And if you need a last minute gift, grab some tickets to the QBC 2018 at Katch Astoria in Astoria,Queens on Jan 20th 2018






Sunday, December 24, 2017

FILTHY FLOW IPA CAN RELEASE @ CITI FIELD - SATURDAY DECEMBER 30TH 2017

In a series of firsts, we've teamed up with Buffalo’s Thin Man Brewery to launch Filthy Flow IPA, our first-ever collaboration. This limited edition IPA is brewed with Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic and Galaxy hops, with a label designed by Mikkeller art director Keith Shore.
***HEADS UP! SCHEDULE CHANGE!***

Our Filthy Flow IPA can release is now scheduled for Saturday, December 30th at Citi Field. We’ll be selling Filthy Flow cans and merch out of our still-in-construction brewery next to the right field gate on 126th street from noon to 6pm (parking will be available in Lot G). You’ll be able to stock up on cases and four-packs for New Year’s and even grab a sneak preview of the brewhouse while we ring you up. 

Don’t forget: a limited amount of Filthy Flow is now also available on draft at select bars throughout NYC, Buffalo and upstate New York (list below). Keep an eye on @mikkeller.nyc for updates and info. 

See you all next Saturday!
Team MKNYC

New York City:

Threes Brewing - 333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 POURING NOW
Brouwerij Lane - 78 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 POURING NOW
The Jeffrey - SOLD OUT
One Mile House - 10 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002 POURING NOW
Alewife - 5-14 51st Ave, Queens, NY 11101 POURING NOW
Fools Gold - 145 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002 POURING NOW
Haymaker - 252 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001 Thursday December 28th tapping @5PM, with members of the MKNYC team on hand

Buffalo, Rochester, Auburn: 

Thin Man Brewery - 492 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 POURING NOW
Allen Burger Venture - 175 Allen St, Buffalo, NY 14201 ...soon
Cole's - 1104 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 ...soon
Colter Bay - 561 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202 TAPPING 12/23
Moor Pat - 78 E Spring St, Williamsville, NY 14221 ...soon
Prison City Brewing - 28 State St, Auburn, NY 13021
Tap & Mallet - 381 Gregory St, Rochester, NY 14620

@QBConvention Tickets as a last minute Christmas gift? The Queens Baseball Convention has you covered.




Hey guys. Did you forget someone's Christmas present? Are you going to see them and don't know what to get? Are they a Mets fan? Grab them a ticket for the Queens Baseball Convention. That's right. Print out the ticket for them, stick it in a card and voila(not to be confused with Frank Viola) there you go. Current Mets Chris Flexen and Brandon Nimmo as well as Former Mets Catcher and All Star Todd Hundley will each be doing panels and signings!! How about the analysts( Sal Licata and Jon Harper) for SNY's Hot Stove will be doing a non televised version of their show live at the QBC? We are also doing a State of the Mets panel hosted by Mark Healey, The Uniform Panel hosted by Brian Erni(Orange and Blue Thing) , a panel yet to be named hosted by NY1's Roger Clark. Oh Yeah, WOR's Pete McCarthy is hosting the Nimmo panel and Dennis Holden (Dhapshow.com) and Keith Blacknick(that's me!) are hosting the Chris Flexen Panel.



Mr Met is going to be there. There will be vendors, food, drinks and just a lot of fun for Mets fans!!!

Jan 20, 2018 at Katch Astoria in Astoria, Queens. Doors Open at 11:30 am and the QBC will run to bout 6:30pm.

Grab your tickets at www.queensbaseballconvention.com!!!!!!!




Game Used Dave Kingman Bat







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Saturday, December 23, 2017

Todd Hundley Home Run Ball


Not  Mets ball but would be cool to get signed..



Here we have a game used homerun ball hit by Todd Hundley of the Dodgers. This ball was hit in the loge section where
 I was sitting and the ball bounced to me.  I attended the game hoping to get a homerun ball from Sammy Sosa, but instead 
Todd hit this in this area. This is one of only a few homeruns that have been hit in that portion of the stadium. This ball was hit 
on August 9, 2000 and the ticket stub is included in the casing. I believe I only showed this once in the many years that I've 
had it and I sealed the sides with a label that states the game date and the player that hit it. The game shows some Browning 
due  to game use and has a blue mark on it from the impact of the bat. With modern technology, you can research and possibly 
find game tape or footage of the actual home run. This is a great collectors item for any baseball fan, Dodgers fan or game used 
memorabilia collector. This ball can be yours for only $100. All sales are final/no refunds/no returns/serious buyers only. Shipping 
on this one will be $8 USPS priority mail. 
Any questions feel free to ask. Thank you.

Friday, December 22, 2017

@QBConvention Panel Announcement: @SNY ANALYSTS TO TALK METS HOT STOVE





 Hey guys. You know how SNY is our title sponsor for the Queens Baseball Convention? Well they are also sending Sal Licata and Jon Harper to the QBC to Talk Mets Hot Stove! That's right! On Jan 20th 2018 A live, in person (not going to be aired ) version of SNY Mets Hot Stove. Have you ever wished you were in he audience (if they had an audience) of an SNY show? Here's you chance to feel like you are behind the scenes at a SNY show. We keep trying to add more to the QBC every year and this is something we have never done before. Come hang out and check out this panel from the guys from SNY.



Grab your tickets here at www.queensbaseballconvention.com


Mr Met will be at @QBConvention 2018


   That's right!!! The QBC Braintrust have just received word that our/everyone's favorite mascot, MR. MET will be at the Queens Baseball Convention on Jan 20th 2018. It's always a fun time when Mr. Met is around. He has been at everyone one of the QBCs and the tradition keeps going!!! Get your tickets yet? No? Why not? 


  Don't forget that there will panels and signings from current Mets Pitcher Chris Flexen, Outfielder Brandon Nimmo, and former All Star Mets Catcher Todd Hundley. There will also be The State of the Mets Panel hosted by Mark Healey, The Uniform Panel hosted by Brian Erni , The Mystery Panel  hosted by Roger Clark and then there is this one last panel that will be revealed later today.. It's going to be HOT!!!!!

Make sure you grab your tickets at www.queensbaseballconvention.com.

The Queens Baseball Convention 2018 will be at Katch Astoria in Astoria, Queens.

If you need some last minute gifts for a Mets fan this is THE thing to grab..

Want more info you can hit our facebook page here.....


Lookie, Lookie Who is back! Omar Minaya








Hey Wilpons, this isn’t what we mean about honoring the past. Special Assistant to the GM? Wasn’t that Terry Collins title too? Also why do the Mets need Omar? What are the up to?

From The NY Post-

“The Mets named former general manager Omar Minaya — who spent the last three years with baseball's players association — a special assistant to Sandy Alderson on Friday morning.

“Omar has a long history with the Mets,” Alderson said in a statement. “He has served the club well in many different areas. Omar will be a resource on scouting and player development, will consult on player acquisitions and will serve as a community ambassador. We are very happy to have him back in the organization.””

Read more here.



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Ed Kranepool and the NY Mets

QBC 2014 photo by http://www.centerfieldmaz.com/2014/01/the-first-queens-baseball-convention.html


This is what the Wilpons don't get. Embrace the Mets history. If everyone including former players are taking shots at you as owners, why wouldn't you think there is a problem going on? It's like Mr Burns cloned himself twice, bought the Mets, put his clones in charge and is oblivious to how people perceive them. "Smithers....I mean Jay. The Fans, the media, and our employees all love us right?"
Smithers  I mean Jay," Yes Sirs. They think you are the bees knees."
"Exxxxxcccceeeelllleeeennntttt."

 Jeff come on. Stop being petty because someone said they can run the team better then you and your dad. I got an idea. Why not step up to the challenge and run the ball club better? "Hey we bought the Syracuse Chiefs so the players don't have to travel all the way from Vegas when called up now!" Rumor has it you guys bought the Chiefs because you burnt all the bridges in  AAA and the only way you could get a team back east was to buy it. Purely rumors though.


From the NY TIMES.
According to Jay Horwitz, the Mets’ longtime spokesman, the trouble stems from a remark that Kranepool made perhaps five or six years ago to Jeff Wilpon, the Mets’ chief operating officer and the son of Fred Wilpon, the team’s principal owner.

The remark, Horwitz said, came during an annual team dinner and apparently occurred during the period when the Mets, under serious financial pressure because of their involvement in the Bernard Madoff fraudscheme, were looking to recruit investors to buy a minority stake in the club.

As Horwitz tells it, “Ed approached Jeff in front of a lot of people and said, ‘I hear you are selling shares in your team.”’

And then, according to Horwitz, Kranepool added: “I don’t want shares. I want to buy the whole team so I can run it better than you and your father.”’
Asked about that remark, Kranepool remembered the exchange somewhat differently. Kranepool’s name had emerged around that time in connection with a group that was expressing interest in buying the Mets outright. That effort didn’t go anywhere, but Kranepool said Wilpon had made a disparaging remark to him about it.
“One thing led to another, and we had some words,’’ Kranepool said.
The result has been disruption in a relationship that began when Kranepool, as a teenager out of James Monroe High School in the Bronx, briefly made it to the Mets in 1962, the team’s inaugural season. After that, he found a niche for himself, a 6-foot 3, left-handed hitter who never had more than 16 home runs in a season and who finished with a career average of .261.
Read more here 

Need Last Minute Gifts For A Mets Fan? @QBConvention Can Help..




  I wanted you guys to know that we have less then a 100 total tickets left for the QBC.The Holidays are still around and we don't want you to get caught short on not getting tickets for you or your loved ones. This is going to be the biggest and best QBC that we have had so far.

 Get an insight on how it is to arrive in the big leagues from someone who just got here with Pitcher Chris Flexen. Find out what kind of adjustments he's made going from Double A ball to the majors. Find out his favorite tv shows, best moments with the Mets, and more. Oh yeah. Did I mention that Dennis Holden (@DHAPSHOW) and myself are hosting this panel? If that doesn't get you motivated to go, I don't know what will.

We have Brandon Nimmo. WOR's own Pete McCarthy will be hosting this panel. Wondering what it's like to be in the bigs for a few years now? How was it being a part of the 2015 and 2016 season? How does he feel about the upcoming 2018 season?

Former Mets All Star Catcher Todd Hundley will be doing a panel also. Remember the Todd Squad? How about the 41 HR season? What is he up to now?

 We will have the State of the Mets panel Hosted by Mark Healey from Gotham Baseball. He and a great panel of guests will be discussing where the Mets are right now and where the team is heading into the future.

 The Uniform Panel Hosted by Orange and Blue Thing's Brian Erni. What was your favorite Mets uni? What Uni was part of the biggest moments of Mets History? Discuss and find out here.

 We also have two other panels that we haven't revealed yet but you'll love them. One is a returning panel from the past and one is a brand new HOT panel.

 Don't forget that each ticket comes with at least one autograph ticket that can be used for any (1) of the three players from that day. If you get the two autograph package you can either get 2 autos from one player or 2 from any combo of players. So you can get one from Hundley and one from Nimmo or both from Hundley or both from Flexen as an example.

Mascots? Did you ask if there are going to be any mascots this year? Whatcha think? Of course there will be.

Vendors? Yep we got those too. Artists, memorabilia, Game used vendors!!!!

Jan 20th 2018 is the date. Katch Astoria in Astoria Queens is the place. Doors open at 11:30 am. Grab your tickets here at www.queensbaseballconvention.com. If all the tickets sell out online, there will not be any sold at the door.




Thursday, December 21, 2017

Mets announce another Thor Bobble Head

So is this the same sculpt, is it different? It Thor Ragnorock?





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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

@QBConvention announcement update 12/21/17




We are announcing that we have a really BIG ANNOUNCEMENT coming soon about the QBC Soon. We haven't decided when we are going to drop the News Yet but we know it will be HOT. So make sure you turn off your STOVE before you head out to Katch Astoria on Jan 20th 2018 to see the Chris Flexen, Brandon Nimmo, and Todd Hundley panels and signings. Don't forget the Uniform Panel hosted by Brian Erni, The State of the Mets panel hosted by Mark Healey, and the mystery panel that will be announced soon.

You didn't get your tickets to the QBC yet? Why not? It is always a fun time.

Grab your tickets at www.queensbaseballconvention.com