It’s a weird Black Friday/Cyber weekend for me

 

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving yesterday. This has been a crazy year for all of us in general because of COVID-19 but it also got me to thinking about the QBC. This time last year on Black Friday we started selling tickets to the 2020 QBC and it went pretty well. The Mets announced their Fanfest basically right after our tickets went on sale and the event was a week away from when we would be holding it. With SNY backing out of being our sponsor after years of being with us, we knew we were going to basically be up against a rock and a hard place. One of my fave things to do is see the notifications of folks buying tickets for the QBC. Not because it made money. We almost never made money on the event, we just broke even or made enough to get the ball rolling for the next QBC event. 

Once we realized the Fan Fest would make it financially impossible for us to bring in the players we were going to being in because of ticket sales not being what we need them, we decided to cancel it for January and move it to later in the year. Then COVID hit. So we postponed it until it is safe for all of us to get together again after the pandemic is able to be navigated safely.

Let me get to the reason of this post. Steve Cohen mentioned the Mets Fan Fest one day on twitter and the outpouring of support that came from our fellow fans that have attended the QBC over the years was amazing. There were so many tweets and retweets from folks at Steve Cohen telling him that whenever the Fan Fest happens that the QBC should be a part of it. It really touched me and Dan and I just wanted to say that having so many folks showing that they like what we do every year and what the QBC means to them. 

So I just wanted to let you guys know that Dan and myself  are thankful for all of you. Thank you guys. Let’s go QBC and Let’s Go Mets.

Steve Cohen owns the Mookie/Buckner Ball

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

New York Mets All-Time All-Stars by Brian Wright

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Job Well Done By Chris Flexen in the KBO

 

 I stand by the fact that Chris got a raw deal with the Mets while playing for them. There would be times where he would get called up from the minors and not get to pitch then be sent back down then be called up again. He was up and down so much that he could have been nicknamed YOYO. 

 

When I heard that Chris was cut by the Mets and that he signed over in South Korea to the Korean Baseball Organization i was intrigued. I thought that this change of venue and being able to pitch consistently would help out big for Chris's stock back over here in Major League Baseball. 

 What fans tend to forget is that the players on the field are people too. They think that the stuff they say to them has no bearing on the players. Sitting in a crowd yelling out players was like the original Twitter. You could scream and shout unkind things to players and they would never see who it was. They would say this player suck or is a POS. I met Chris and his Father on the set of Gotham a few years ago and helped show them around. Chris and his Dad are both awesome people just so you know. Chris came to QBC 2018 because he wanted to help us out by being one of our first guests who were currently playing for the Mets. We never had a current playing Mets player before and  appreciated him wanting to be that player for us. The same QBC we would also have Brandon Nimmo along with Chris and it is still my favorite QBC so far. I have hung out with Chris's Mom and his fiancée both awesome people too. You can see why Chris is such a good guy with the family he has.

I just wanted to say here on my blog that Chris could have given up at anytime, he didn't have to go to Korea to play. He could have just been someone who bounced from MLB team to MLB team but instead he has worked hard and has made himself into a solid pitcher. I saw a fire in him every time I watched a game he pitched in KBO. I saw him get tagged for a HR and I didn't see the Flexen from the Mets. I say something different. I saw,"Okay you got me. But this next batter isn't"."But it's Korea. What kind of talent level is there?" The same talent level that MLB teams are looking at when they Posted. Chris even won the MVP for the playoff series before the KBO Championship series. A first year, in a new country, player doing that? To me that's amazing. Oh did I mention he was the only pitcher to strike out at least 11 batters in back to back playoff appearances? 

I even hear there is buzz around Chris's name by MLB teams. Maybe Chris will be back in MLB next season. If he isn't so be it. But I'm proud of what my buddy was able to accomplish over seas.