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attgig Jan 19 2012 07:48 AM

[url]http://mets.auction.mlb.com/ not sure who's actually going to buy some huge advertisements, but there's already some bids on the champion banner wall pieces.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 19 2012 09:50 AM Re: another ballpark auction

I think this wall advertisement would sell well.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 19 2012 12:13 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Scene: Citi Field offices. A Mets accountant named Dolores pours over a pile of past-due Citi Field bills. Also present are Fred Wilpon and an Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense (it's fiction). ... Dolores the Accountant: "Mr. Wilpon, the company cell phone bills are 90 days past due and Verizon is demanding payment. This hacked copy of QuickBooks '98 you had the new IT guy install last week is showing that we're still severely in the red. What should I tell them? And what is Tandy? Is it a computer??" Wilpon looks at his Verizon phone and sees it reads 'No Service'. Wilpon (to Outspoken Mets Staffer): Say, do you still keep a personal cell phone?" Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Yes, I still have my personal cell phone since you stopped paying for our company phones, yes." Wilpon: "Great, that's great. Would you mind calling Travis, our new IT guy? I need to have a word." Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Travis? Who the eff is Travis?? Just then, Travis, the new IT guy, enters the room and is covered in grime and sweat. Travis the New IT Guy: "Mr. Wilpon, I've finished cleaning off the laid-off employees' laptops and listed them on eBay. I picked up that old push mower you got on Craigslist and changed the oil, and I listed the riding mowers on AutoTrader. I've also cleaned out the storage area in the back. There are all these giant padded advertisements. Wheat Thins, Lincoln, Verizon, what should I do with them?" Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense (to Wilpon): "Wait, you St. Lucie'd the entire Custodial and IT staffs for this guy?" Wilpon: "Yes, I had to, but Travis is fantastic. Travis, did you finish Ronny Cedeno's physical?" Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Wait, you whacked the medical staff, too?!? Well, OK..." Travis the New IT Guy (to Wilpon): "Yes, Mr. Wilpon, I did. His arm-ish, shoulder-ish area makes this popping noise, though..." Wilpon: "That'll be fine, Travis, just fine. Now take those large signs out back and ... did you say Verizon?" Travis the New IT Guy: "Yes, Mr. Wilpon. Verizon, Wheat Thins, some other crap..." Wilpon's brow unfurrows and a wide grin stretches across his face. Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Are you shitting me? It's not even from Shea! I'm sure the Verizon people really want to trade the Mets cell phone service for this piece of Citi Field garbage. What are they gonna line their company basketball court with this thing? Jesus H." Wilpon: "Trade? No chance. That's durable plastic there, my boy! I think we can get $1000 bucks for this thing. Travis, get the Verizon people on the phone now and pitch it hard. Then the Wheat Thins folks after that. Then when you get payment, update the Quick Books." Dolores the Accountant: "Sir? That's my job." Wilpon (to account): "Dolores, I'm sorry, I'm afraid the organization is in the midst of a restructuring... Travis, Verizon! Now!" Mets Staffer bro: "What the hell?!" Fred: "What's that you say, son?" Mets Staffer Bro: "I said Travis, can use my cell." END SCENE.

metirish Jan 19 2012 12:36 PM Re: another ballpark auction

LOL, it does have the appearance of desperation about it alright.

Ashie62 Jan 19 2012 01:10 PM Re: another ballpark auction

GOLD!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 20 2012 09:17 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Oh, yeah, by the way... *SHIPPING IS NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE*BUYER MUST CONTACT AMAZIN' MEMORABILIA TO ARRANGE FREE PICKUP OR DISCUSS COSTS OF DELIVERY* These panels were part of the outfield wall at Citi Field from 2009 to 2011. Each panel is approximately 4'X8’ and weigh about 75 pounds. Please contact Mets Amazin’ Memorabilia to discuss shipping/pickup details. You may pick up the panels at Citi Field during regular business hours at no additional cost.

metirish Jan 20 2012 09:22 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Christ , one of these days we will go to CF and the place will be stripped.

Ceetar Jan 20 2012 09:24 AM Re: another ballpark auction

metirish wrote: Christ , one of these days we will go to CF and the place will be stripped. well 'we' did ask them to do this basically.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 20 2012 09:25 AM Re: another ballpark auction

metirish wrote: Christ , one of these days we will go to CF and the place will be stripped. Yeah. Because the repo man's gonna take whatever's left that the Mets don't auction off.

metirish Jan 20 2012 09:26 AM Re: another ballpark auction

batmagadanleadoff wrote: metirish wrote: Christ , one of these days we will go to CF and the place will be stripped. Yeah. Because the repo man's gonna take whatever's left that the Mets don't auction off. lol

Edgy MD Jan 20 2012 09:51 AM Re: another ballpark auction

You know, you could really get caught up in a racket, building a stadium and tearing it down every ten years --- getting folks to pay for part of the new one, getting them to pay for pieces of the old one. You could definitely get a Producers-like scheme rolling. Even better, slap some new façade pieces on one year, auction them off the next, replace them regularly, but the structure still stands. Ka-ching!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 20 2012 09:52 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Edgy DC wrote: You know, you could really get caught up in a racket, building a stadium and tearing it down every ten years --- getting folks to pay for part of the new one, getting them to pay for pieces of the old one. You could definitely get a Producers-like scheme rolling. Even better, slap some new façade pieces on one year, auction them off the next, replace them regularly, but the structure still stands. Ka-ching! The whole Mets story is begging to be turned into a satirical movie musical farce.

attgig Jan 20 2012 09:54 AM Re: another ballpark auction

I find it funny that they decided to have first the wheat thins as the featured auction, then the generic wall panel and now wheat thins again. at least they can put one of the championship wall panels as their featured auction.

HahnSolo Jan 20 2012 10:21 AM Re: another ballpark auction

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Oh, yeah, by the way... *SHIPPING IS NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE*BUYER MUST CONTACT AMAZIN' MEMORABILIA TO ARRANGE FREE PICKUP OR DISCUSS COSTS OF DELIVERY* These panels were part of the outfield wall at Citi Field from 2009 to 2011. Each panel is approximately 4'X8’ and weigh about 75 pounds. Please contact Mets Amazin’ Memorabilia to discuss shipping/pickup details. You may pick up the panels at Citi Field during regular business hours at no additional cost. How nice of them to offer Free Pickup.

HahnSolo Jan 20 2012 10:22 AM Re: another ballpark auction

batmagadanleadoff wrote: metirish wrote: Christ , one of these days we will go to CF and the place will be stripped. Yeah. Because the repo man's gonna take whatever's left that the Mets don't auction off. Ha Ha.

metsguyinmichigan Jan 20 2012 01:19 PM Re: another ballpark auction

I kinda like that they are doing this. I'm happy I bought a piece of railing from Shea.

Ceetar Jan 20 2012 01:21 PM Re: another ballpark auction

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I kinda like that they are doing this. I'm happy I bought a piece of railing from Shea. I keep saying I should've bought a brick. wonder if it's too late. I'd love a random beer sign or something for when i get a place.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 20 2012 01:23 PM Re: another ballpark auction

HahnSolo wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Oh, yeah, by the way... *SHIPPING IS NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE*BUYER MUST CONTACT AMAZIN' MEMORABILIA TO ARRANGE FREE PICKUP OR DISCUSS COSTS OF DELIVERY* These panels were part of the outfield wall at Citi Field from 2009 to 2011. Each panel is approximately 4'X8’ and weigh about 75 pounds. Please contact Mets Amazin’ Memorabilia to discuss shipping/pickup details. You may pick up the panels at Citi Field during regular business hours at no additional cost. How nice of them to offer Free Pickup. Parking for the pickup? Well, that's another story.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 20 2012 01:38 PM Re: another ballpark auction

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I kinda like that they are doing this. I'm happy I bought a piece of railing from Shea. I have a big metal exit sign that says "Loge Level Gate B" with a picture of the neon catcher. I love that I own such a distinctive piece of Shea Stadium.

Edgy MD Jan 20 2012 01:42 PM Re: another ballpark auction

I have a banner forever reminding me that it's our team. And it's our time.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 20 2012 01:46 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Let's see whatcha got. We could do a show and tell thread. Im fine with just a show thread.

metsguyinmichigan Jan 20 2012 02:16 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Ceetar wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: I kinda like that they are doing this. I'm happy I bought a piece of railing from Shea. I keep saying I should've bought a brick. wonder if it's too late. I'd love a random beer sign or something for when i get a place. I see stuff on eBay, and there's some store that bought a whole bunch of things. I think he goes by "Mr. Shea Stadium" or something. Prices seemed high.

metsguyinmichigan Jan 20 2012 02:21 PM Re: another ballpark auction

[url]http://metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com/2009/04/saying-hello-to-citi-field-by-holding.html I haven't been able to re-post photos from the blog since they changed the format. So here's a link. And the photo of me at the end is pre-weight loss, so just kind of scroll over that...

Frayed Knot Jan 20 2012 03:43 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Edgy DC wrote: You know, you could really get caught up in a racket, building a stadium and tearing it down every ten years --- getting folks to pay for part of the new one, getting them to pay for pieces of the old one. You could definitely get a Producers-like scheme rolling. Even better, slap some new façade pieces on one year, auction them off the next, replace them regularly, but the structure still stands. Ka-ching! Speaking of stadium scams, I see where the St Looie Rams have "volunteered" to be the home team during the NFL's annual game in London for each of the next three seasons, meaning that real home games in eastern Missouri now number seven per season rather than eight. Convenient also that this three year stint lasts exactly as long as the team's lease at the domed stadium that was built specifically for them not all that many years ago. After that the Rams are often stapled to the short list of teams that would jump at the opportunity to go to LA when and if a stadium is built there specifically to lure an NFL franchise. If such a move does involve the Rams it would be a case of them moving Back to LA following their move from LA to StL when ... wait for it ... they had a stadium built for them. So, city of St Louis, how's that public expenditure working out for you? -- nothing like pouring public money into an already profitable private business for the purpose of supposedly bringing entertainment to the public which lasts until ... well until a better offer comes around from someplace else. I confess that I have no actual idea of what percentage of the money the city put into that building (although I'm betting that the number falls between 'Virtually Everything' and 'Everything') but it could turn out to mean, what, just 20-some years of a team and (unless I'm mistaken) never even a Super Bowl there even though it included the cost of a dome in an area which doesn't really need a dome and the SB is usually the big carrot hung out there in order to get cities to finance the building of domed stadia.

metirish Jan 20 2012 04:05 PM Re: another ballpark auction

There is some speculation that this is a precursor to a move to London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... -franchise

Edgy MD Jan 20 2012 07:19 PM Re: another ballpark auction

If cities want big league franchises, start a new big league. Stop letting the cartels strong-arm you. Why is Bill Shea the last player who realized this?

Ceetar Jan 20 2012 07:31 PM Re: another ballpark auction

metsguyinmichigan wrote: [url]http://metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com/2009/04/saying-hello-to-citi-field-by-holding.html I haven't been able to re-post photos from the blog since they changed the format. So here's a link. And the photo of me at the end is pre-weight loss, so just kind of scroll over that... I'm confused as to what you mean about not being able to post photos.

Nymr83 Jan 20 2012 07:33 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Why was St Louis stupid enough to build the stadium without ironclad gaurantees? If I were a municipality, I wouldnt pay for a stadium (I'd maybe go so far as to offer a tax break or supporting road improvements for privately financed one, but i'm iffy even on that), but if I were to build one, there'd be so many doomsday clauses that the franchise would be afraid to even mention moving, they'd have to gaurantee 8 home games per year for 40 years or face heavy fines if they reneg.

Ceetar Jan 20 2012 07:35 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Nymr83 wrote: Why was St Louis stupid enough to build the stadium without ironclad gaurantees? If I were a municipality, I wouldnt pay for a stadium (I'd maybe go so far as to offer a tax break or supporting road improvements for privately financed one, but i'm iffy even on that), but if I were to build one, there'd be so many doomsday clauses that the franchise would be afraid to even mention moving, they'd have to gaurantee 8 home games per year for 40 years or face heavy fines if they reneg. That ironclad type deal is what the Islanders have on Long Island..and it's a horrible situation for everyone.

Gwreck Jan 20 2012 07:52 PM Re: another ballpark auction

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Let's see whatcha got. We could do a show and tell thread. Pair of green seats, still sitting in the middle of my living room as I haven't figured out what else to do with them.

Frayed Knot Jan 20 2012 08:02 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Nymr83 wrote: Why was St Louis stupid enough to build the stadium without ironclad gaurantees? If I were a municipality, I wouldnt pay for a stadium (I'd maybe go so far as to offer a tax break or supporting road improvements for privately financed one, but i'm iffy even on that), but if I were to build one, there'd be so many doomsday clauses that the franchise would be afraid to even mention moving, they'd have to gaurantee 8 home games per year for 40 years or face heavy fines if they reneg. In theory that's fine - and personally I agree with everything you say - but when the NFL dangles a team in front of the city fathers and tells them to pay up or we'll go elsewhere very few politicians (even the ones who actually want to) are strong enough to resist that and go down with the label that THEY were the ones who let the team slip away and allowed the city to fall into second-class status. That ironclad type deal is what the Islanders have on Long Island..and it's a horrible situation for everyone. Except there the building is only part of the problem. The main one is that previous absentee ownerships ceded over control of things like parking revenue, merchandising, concessions to an outside entity via a very lengthy deal. Throw in a too-long TV deal which has gone from best in the league to barely adequate during its life span and they've severely capped their income as other teams have grown theirs. It's still a shitty situation but it's mostly of the team's own doing.

jwmann2 Jan 21 2012 01:43 AM Re: another ballpark auction

If I was going to buy advertisements, this year wouldn't be the year to do it. What's next? Mets tickets on Groupon? : )

Edgy MD Jan 21 2012 09:11 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Welcomec jwmann! (Have we met?)

attgig Jan 23 2012 09:54 AM Re: another ballpark auction

not to make this a football thread, but.. really? london? imagine if the chargers have to fly to london for a monday night game and then having to fly back for a thursday game? that would suck. even east coast teams would have a trip that's longer than a cross country flight. bring the concorde back...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 23 2012 09:59 AM Re: another ballpark auction

If I was going to buy advertisements, this year wouldn't be the year to do it. What's next? Mets tickets on Groupon? : ) Ha! That's silly!

Benjamin Grimm Jan 23 2012 10:00 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Could they arrange it that the teams that go to London for a road game do so in the week before their "bye" week?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 23 2012 10:10 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Could they arrange it that the teams that go to London for a road game do so in the week before their "bye" week? That's exactly what they've done each of the years they've played that game.

Edgy MD Jan 23 2012 10:12 AM Re: another ballpark auction

And, somehow, the London Rams get eight bye weeks.

attgig Jan 23 2012 10:23 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Edgy DC wrote: And, somehow, the London Rams get eight bye weeks. exactly.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 23 2012 10:41 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Edgy DC wrote: And, somehow, the London Rams get eight bye weeks. That's Brent A.F.C to you.

metsguyinmichigan Jan 23 2012 11:35 AM Re: another ballpark auction

Edgy DC wrote: And, somehow, the London Rams get eight bye weeks. Boo-hoo! It's the NFL. They get stomped on by 300-pound lineman for a living. They can't deal with an extra two hours in an airplane once in a while? And it's not like they're in coach with you and me, and the 300-pound people who aren't linemen hoarding the armrest, spilling coffee all over my book and needing to go to the lavatory every 10 minutes when they're not snoring and drooling on my shoulder. The chartered team flights are pretty cushy, they stay at a nice hotel and they play once a week. Nike will pay them to use a specially designed ProCombat Performance Pillow to sleep with on the plane and they won't have to pay $4.50 for a Snack Pack that includes a granola bar, bag of pretzels and four baby carrots. They can deal with it.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 23 2012 11:41 AM Re: another ballpark auction

And not to mention, as far as jet lag goes, coming to the United States from Europe is easy. Jet lag is worse when flying west to east, and easy when flying east to west. And for me, the worst part of it has always been that most flights from the U.S. to Europe are red-eyes. You arrive at your destination at about 8 a.m. local time, get to your hotel at 9, and the room isn't ready for check-in yet. So you drift zombie-like around the neighborhood for a while, or crash glassy-eyed in the lobby until your room is ready for you to get a few hours sleep. And then you're fine. Presumably an NFL team would have the money and the influence, to arrange it so that a comfy bed is waiting for the players when they arrive. Or better yet, they could charter a flight that would have them arrive at a more convenient time. If any major American sports league could handle a European franchise or two, it would be the NFL.

Edgy MD Jan 23 2012 11:44 AM Re: another ballpark auction

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Edgy DC wrote: And, somehow, the London Rams get eight bye weeks. Boo-hoo! It's the NFL. They get stomped on by 300-pound lineman for a living. They can't deal with an extra two hours in an airplane once in a while? And it's not like they're in coach with you and me, and the 300-pound people who aren't linemen hoarding the armrest, spilling coffee all over my book and needing to go to the lavatory every 10 minutes when they're not snoring and drooling on my shoulder. The chartered team flights are pretty cushy, they stay at a nice hotel and they play once a week. Nike will pay them to use a specially designed ProCombat Performance Pillow to sleep with on the plane and they won't have to pay $4.50 for a Snack Pack that includes a granola bar, bag of pretzels and four baby carrots. They can deal with it. Really, I don't give a fig, except insofar as the issue has hijacked this thread. I was just noting that the bye week thing doesn't solve every alleged problem.

metirish Feb 03 2012 12:37 PM Re: another ballpark auction

Plans for the Rams playing "home" games in London going pear shaped as we speak http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/fe ... CMP=twt_gu The issue relates to the terms of the Rams' existing lease in St Louis, which states they must play all their home games at the Edward Jones Dome. The point was raised by the St Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC) – the public agency which runs the stadium following the league's announcement of plans for the Rams to play home games in London in each of the next three years.

Ashie62 Feb 03 2012 07:38 PM Re: another ballpark auction

How about a Facebook logo right next to Groupon,in every MLB park.