Mets: LORRAINE HAMILTON ELECTED TO NEW YORK STATE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

 

LORRAINE HAMILTON ELECTED TO

NEW YORK STATE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., July 15, 2022 – Lorraine Hamilton, Executive Director, Broadcasting & Special Events for the New York Mets, has been selected for induction into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. The Induction Dinner will be held on Sunday, November 13 at the Hilton Hotel in Troy, NY.

 

“Lorraine has had a long and successful career with the New York Mets organization,” said Rene M. LeRoux, Executive Director of the NYS Baseball Hall of Fame.

 

Hamilton joins Jane Forbes Clark, umpire Perry Barber, former player Mickey Watts Stapleton and Mets executive Shannon Forde as the fifth woman to enter the Hall.

 

“Lorraine is the second woman team executive to be inducted, and rightfully so. Her commitment to baseball and her love of the game is very much who she is,” said LeRoux. “We have been making a strong effort to acknowledge women in baseball, and Lorraine is well liked and admired by everyone.”

 

NYS Baseball HOF Inductee/ NY Mets Vice President, Alumni Relations & Team Historian Jay Horwitz had this to offer: 

“I have had the honor and privilege to work alongside of Lorraine for most of my career. She is a true professional in every sense of the word. Her dedication to the Mets is unequaled. She has quarterbacked all of the premier events at Shea/Citi Field for years. Her selection to the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame is well deserved.”

 

Tickets for the Induction Dinner can be purchased for $100.00 per person, by calling 518-877-5170, or by emailing jaryla@aol.com. Attire is jacket and tie for gentlemen.

 

Joining Hamilton in the Class of 2022 are Brian Kenny (MLB Network) former NY Met David Cone, Luis Tiant, Bucky Dent, Ron Blomberg, Tony Morante, Gary Perone, scout Billy Blitzer, Ed Blankmeyer and Tri-City Valley Cats owner Rick Murphy.

 

The Reception begins at 4 p.m. followed by the dinner at 4:45 p.m.

Mets WWE Night announced but that’s not what’s interesting.

 The Fanny pack is fun and the meet and greet is cool too but that’s not what caught my attention. What caught my attention is the Mets using fevo.com to sell these ticket packages. These aren’t going through the usual Mets site which I can only think of two things. The Mets are trying something new with these smaller promos or that they are using a service like Fevo to basically sell/sponsor these smaller promo “nights”. I got to throw out the first pitch a few years ago because of the company that was originally FEVO(they’ve had a few name changes over the years).

I’m just confused about this a bit.

If you want tix you can buy them Here

METS NAME NANCY ELDER CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

 

METS NAME NANCY ELDER 
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., July 14, 2022 – The New York Mets announced today that communications veteran Nancy Elder has been appointed as the organization’s first Chief Communications Officer and a member of the senior leadership team.  In this newly created role reporting to Mets President Sandy Alderson, Elder will be responsible for communications strategy and public affairs. 

 

“Nancy is a seasoned executive who is widely respected in the industry and will bring great leadership and expertise to advance our communications and brand strategy,” said Alderson. “Her experience creating strategic vision and innovative programs and partnerships will be an asset to the Mets as we look to grow the organization’s impact on and off the field.”

 

Elder joins the Mets from DAZN Group, a UK-based sports media company, where she was Chief Communications Officer overseeing all global communications, analyst relations, DEI and social impact as well as the women’s sports strategy.  The creativity and integration expertise Elder brought to DAZN contributed to several record-setting awareness and audience figures across multiple sports including an unprecedented 64 million views of the UEFA Women’s Champions League soccer globally, in partnership with YouTube.

 

Elder brings more than 25 years of experience to the Mets and has held senior strategy, sponsorship, marketing and communications roles with Fortune 500 companies including JetBlue, Time Warner and Mastercard.

  

“Having grown up in Montreal, I’ve been a fan of the Mets since Gary Carter joined in 1985 and I am honored to support this iconic and dynamic organization,” Elder said. “I’d like to thank Steve, Alex and Sandy for the opportunity to join this talented team and be a part of the joy and excitement that the Mets bring to New York and their amazing fans all over the world.”

 

Vice President of Communications Harold Kaufman will continue to serve in that role and be the primary contact for local and national media for all baseball operation related issues and opportunities. He will work closely with Nancy on internal and external communication planning and strategy on and off the field.   

I don’t like the MLB All Star Game Jerseys

 

I’m not feeling this design for the All Star Game jerseys this year. I don’t know if it’s because I don’t like gold in the color scheme or because it’s just a plain looking jersey: I can’t figure it out. I just know there is absolutely nothing that jumps out to me to buy one.But if you like it you can buy it on MLBShop.com

SNY’s The Mets Pod: aTommy Tanous

Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo have a lot to do during Episode 15 of The Mets Pod, as the Mets battle the Braves on their way towards the All-Star break, and the guys preview the MLB Draft with Mets VP of Amateur and International Scouting Tommy Tanous. Leading off, Connor and Joe cover the huge Mets series in Atlanta which started with a Max Scherzer gem, the issues of the offense, and how Luis Guillorme should fit into the lineup moving forward. Then, the guys chat with Tommy Tanous to break down the upcoming MLB Draft, and to discuss the organization’s scouting structure and strategy for a draft in which the Mets have 5 of the first 90 picks. Later, Connor and Joe look at how the James McCann injury may affect the timing of the big league debut for Francisco Alvarez, and then wrap the show with a Mailbag segment focused on improving the bullpen at the MLB Trade Deadline. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

0:00 Welcome to the show

1:13 Max Scherzer vs the Braves

4:36 deGrom and Scherzer coming back late

6:44 Luis Guillorme

9:29 The DH Spot

13:10 Tommy Tanous on MLB Draft

14:22 Evaluating pitchers post surgery

15:56 Pressue of a bunch of high picks

17:56 The team's draft board

19:24 Steve Cohen's involvement

20:34 Continuity in scouting staff

23:27 Internal changes to scouting

25:01 Francisco Alvarez

27:41 Big Picture for the Mets in the draft

30:21 Impact of James McCann's injury on Francisco Alvarez

35:24 Mark Vientos

37:04 How many bullpen arms do the Mets need before the deadline?

39:08 Could Edwin Diaz get some Cy Young votes?

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