Monday, December 18, 2017

I Agree to Root How You Want To....

From Darren over at the7line-

"If fans want to boycott, they don't need our permission. Not once have I claimed to be the "voice of Mets fans." No one should tell you how to spend your time and/or money. I love watching Mets baseball and traveling to road ballparks with my friends. That's what T7L is all about. It's my goal to make kick ass Mets gear and put together really fun events that ultimately brings fans together. While I understand the reasoning behind the thought of a boycott, I'm not going to punish myself or the members of T7LA by joining in."

Read more at the7line.com

Now this is from me...

I enjoy going to games and hanging out with my friends. It relaxes me. I follow moves in the off season but I don't let the lack of signings annoy me until the season starts. Even then I go in optimistically until the team starts playing bad. I like going on the road trips. I like watching baseball. I am going to go to games.

My question about payroll. Does having a high payroll equal having a good team? You guys remember The Worst Team Money Could Buy in 1992? For me it's not about the money being spent. It's about making the right player moves.

Now this can be filed under the "SHILL" division my twitter account is in on a tournament on twitter.

The Wilpons aren't going anywhere. Boycotting isn't going to work. Have you guys forgotten about the "boycott" turnouts the last time? It seemed folks were boycotting the boycotts at Citi Field. There was supposed to be this fan rally to show the Wilpons that fans mean business by not showing up. I don't remember too many folks showing up. I read on twitter somewhere that folks were going to go to games but just hang out in the parking lots. Guys, who gets the money from the parking? That's right the Wilpons. Listen to the game on the radio/web? The Wilpons get that money too. Watch it on tv/cable? Who owns a piece of SNY? Who has a contract with PIX11? The Wilpons. If you are going to go full bore on the fact you want to boycott the team then you are going to just have to read about the results from in the newspapers or hear it from friends.

You know the Wilpons( the owners of the Mets) are the only folks who can build on parkland where Shea used to be? Yep. The Wilpons are still trying to get that approved so they can build a second mall besides the one across 126th street. Also, don't forget the Wilpons are in on the deal to try to build a new arena for the Islanders out near Belmont.

Now saying all that, I do wish anyone who wants to boycott or send emails to the team good luck. If it changes anything, more power to you folks. Maybe I will be wrong and it will work..

We have a State of the Mets Panel at the QBC every year. We have Mark Healey host the panel and the panelists don't pull any punches. If you want to comment on the State of the Mets and how you feel about the team whether it is negative you'll want to come to the QBC. Tickets available at www.queensbaseballconvention.com

Game Used: Game Used Base & Baseball Lot Seattle Mariners & New York Mets NOT FROM THE 7 Line Army T7LA

Title of the eBay post is misleading. Makes you think this is from the Saturday game it's not. Also was wrong about the "Queens Court taking over the King's Court" as the T7LA was on the opposite side of the field.

Here is your chance to grab a collection of historical items from the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets.

The items in this lot are from the 2017 Interleague Series in Seattle's Safeco Field, between the Seattle Mariners
and the New York Mets on July 28, 29, and 30, 2017.

Outside of being interleague play, this 3 game series was part of the Seattle Mariners 40th Anniversary season,
and was the destination of the New York Mets 7 Line
Army away game travel. The 7 Line Army"s Queens Court visited Seattle for the first time and took over the opposing
section normally reserved for Felix Hernandez's King's Court. The 7 Line Army officially represented the Mets during
the game on Saturday the 29th, but members were present for all 3 games of the series.

Included in this auction is a game used 1st base from the game on Sunday, July 30th, 2017, during innings 6-9. The
base was marked by Mariners' staff and is hologramed. The base has not been cleaned, and still contains dirt from the
field of play.

Also included is a game used baseball that was used on Saturday, July 29th, 2017, in the top of the 3rd inning, until it
was taken out of play after a pitch in the dirt. At the time the ball was taken out, Yovani Gallardo was the pitcher and Jose
Reyes was at bat.

The game ball is MLB hologramed and is stamped with the Seattle Mariners 40th Anniversary logo, which was only used
on game balls at Safeco Field during the 2017 season.

The base and game used ball both have been authenticated by Major League Baseball and have a MLB numbered holograms
that can be entered at mlb.com\authentication to verify authenticity and get all the information on their use. The game used base
is #JC360978 and the game used ball is #JC360955.

Additional items in this lot include a collectible souvenir series pin and baseball, both documenting the interleague series play
between the Mariners and Mets. These souvenir items were sold by Safeco Field during the 3 game series and are officially
licensed by MLB.

The base is large and heavy, therefore to reduce shipping costs, I have selected economy shipping. If you are local to the Seattle
area, I will work with you to arrange local pick-up. If you are outside the area and would like faster shipping, for the additional
cost, I would gladly make those arrangements.

Any questions, please feel free to ask.

Sunday, December 17, 2017

@QBConvention is January 20th 2018. Get your tickets yet?

I know, I know I keep pushing this hard. I just don't want you guys left out in the cold. The QBC ticket inventory is moving fast and by the time the holidays are over we could be sold out. "But, I was waiting to buy my ticket at the door!" There is a good shot that there won't be any available at the door. The Express Lane passes have already sold out. The single auto/admission ticket is close to selling out. The double auto/admission ticket is moving quickly too. This is easily the biggest and going to be the best QBC so far. www.queensbaseballconvention.com

We have these Panels going on:

State of the Mets - Hosted by Mark Healey. The panelists include Matt Cerrone(Metsblog), Joe DeMayo (@PSLtoFLushing), and Pete McCarthy (WOR RADIO)

Mets Pitcher Chris Flexen Panel - Hosted by Yours Truly (@mediagoon aka Keith Blacknick) and Dennis Holden (dhapshow.com)

Not Announced Panel - Hosted by Roger Clark (NY1)

Mets Outfielder Brandon Nimmo Panel- Hosted by Pete McCarthy (WOR RADIO)

SNY HOT STOVE (The PANEL Version) - Sal Licata and Jon Harper do a non televised version of SNY Hot Stove.

Former Met Todd Hundley Panel- Hosted by TBA

The Uniform Panel- Hosted by Brian Erni (Orange and Blue Thing) with Panelist Nick DiSalvo( jersey collector), Russ Gompers (Stitches), Andrew Liput (collector/author), and there might be one or two more added.

Don't forget the players will be signing that day too. With the autograph(s) ticket that is included with admission, you can pick any player to get something signed. You got a single autograph ticket? you can pick any of the three players to get something signed. You got the two autograph ticket? You can use that to get one player to sign twice or, you can split it up between two players. If you already have the Express Lane pass(sold out) you can use the 4 autos in any combo between the three players.

Buy your tickets www.queensbaseballconvention.com before they sell out!!