I wonder what the Mets are paying the 1969 players to show up.

I know the Mets are notoriously cheap when it comes to paying their alumni to come in to do events. Why do you think there isn't a Mets sun fan fest? They don't want to take the financial hit that a full out fan fest could entail. This brings me to this point. How much are they paying the former players to show up? I wouldn't be surprised if the Mets are just paying for airfare and for the hotel room. It wouldn't even surprise me that they wouldn't even pay them a per diem. One thing I keep hearing that the Mets don't like to spend money on their former players to come into doing Alumni events.
Besides the 1969 Mets, I wonder what they pay the couple of players that show up on the weekends for alumni weekends with Jay Horwitz. Again, I wouldn't be surprised if they don't pay these guys either. But then again they might be paying them a good amount of money for this too. I just don't know.

But the other thing is maybe that is changing with the www.metsheritage.com site were they are going to change their ways.

Mets Game Notes 6/25/19

@Mets, can you extend this invite to Jeff Wilpon?

Hey Mets, can you pass this along to Jeff Wilpon? I would appreciate it.

Good Morning/Afternoon Jeff.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Keith and I am a half season plan holder as well as have tickets with the T7LA in the Big Apple Reserve. I am also co-founder and co-owner of the Queens Baseball Convention. This fan fest was brought about by the love of a few fans of that team you own in Flushing. Because I love the team and also respect my fellow Mets fans, I have a proposition for you. We can have a special one off Panel/Q&A QBC with you just like we did with Keith Hernandez recently. I think this would be a good way for you to connect to the fans. Some like you, some hate you and some are indifferent about you. But they all love the Mets. I really do think you could help the Mets brand and your personal brand if you came out and did this. Maybe we can work something out that money raised by this event is given to the Mets Foundation or another charity of your choice. I can promise you that you would have a moderator that wouldn't try to skewer you like one of these tabloid news shows that are trying to grab ratings and get you fired up. I think fans want to get to know Jeff Wilpon and what is going on with the team behind the scenes. I know I am curious about the Jeff Wilpon thats does great things with the minor league teams that are Mets properties. But I also want to know why the team seems so snake bit at times. If you don't want live questions from the crowd, we can have them tweet or email them to us and we can ask them to you. We won't give you softball questions but we aren't going to battle you where we become uncivil with them either. You want to bring Brody, Mickey, or any of the PR folks with you, you can. We have no problem with that at all. The more the merrier. 

Give it a thought Jeff. We'd love to have you. I can be reached at mediagoon@gmail.com if you want to put this together with us.

Thanks

Keith B.

Some quick screen caps from www.metsheritage.com

Yes I kill the Mets when the do something boneheaded. This Mets Virtual Vault looks to have been done right. The only thing I am not a fan of is the Vault store is the Amazin Memorabilia page and not a separate "Museum Store".

Cool.. You need a history lesson about the Mets? Here you go.

 A nice thank you to the fans who lend their memorabilia to the Mets Museum. Without these folks you wouldn't be able to see some of this stuff.

What ya guys wanna check out? I a going to check out the equipment room.

Some really cool stuff in there. I don't want to go too in depth. I want you guys to have fun exploring this like I did.

Some cool behind the scenes stuff here.

METS LAUNCH FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL VAULT

This is a pretty cool idea.

METS LAUNCH FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL VAULT Fans can explore the Vault at MetsHeritage.com FLUSHING, N.Y., JUNE 25, 2019 – The New York Mets, along with Heritage Werks, are excited to announce the launch of The Virtual Vault, a completely free digital archive of historical material that tells the story of the Mets franchise with a heavy emphasis on the 1969 World Champion Mets in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary Celebration of that incredible season this weekend June 28-30. Fans can explore the Virtual Vault beginning today by visiting www.MetsHeritage.com or Mets.com and clicking on the Virtual Vault tab. The Virtual Vault is first of its kind in all of sports and fans will be able to view rare photographs and tickets, game-used gear and even galleries focused on 1969 Mets legends Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Gil Hodges, Cleon Jones, and more. Fans can also share any item from the Vault on social media or directly with friends, family and other fans. “We’ve heard from our fans and understand the passion to preserve and celebrate our team’s Amazin’ history,” said Mets Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer Lou DePaoli. “This new site lets you relive, and even learn more about, your favorite Mets players and moments. We look forward to adding to the vault in the days and years to come.” This is the initial phase of the roll out, with additional materials from other memorable moments and years in Mets history to come. The Mets Virtual Vault is an exciting resource not just for Mets and baseball fans, but also New York City locals, history buffs and sports fans of all kinds.