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Internet protests against Mets theme song

Vic Sage Jun 01 2006 12:00 PM

I read a report in today's NYPost about the online furor (including petitions and alleged death threats) over the crappy new Mets theme song. "its not a rallying cry -- it's an outcry." the article begins. If anybody has a link to it, feel free. Apparently, the song has bee banned to only pre-game playtime. Yeah us!

TheOldMole Jun 01 2006 12:48 PM

"Meet the Mets" has stood the test of time.

Edgy DC Jun 01 2006 01:05 PM

Death threats? Wow. I'd like to add at this point that the joy of almost every Mets rally is partially dulled by the playing of the soundbite "Ev'rybody clap yo' hands!"

Yancy Street Gang Jun 01 2006 01:32 PM

I agree.

Centerfield Jun 01 2006 01:36 PM

The funny thing is when they show people in the crowd wanting to show their support for the team, but realizing how silly they look. No one, no matter who they are, can look cool clapping their hands to that beat.

soupcan Jun 01 2006 02:04 PM

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in Los Angeles. We used to go to a lot of Dodger games and Dodger Stadium was, to my knowledge, the first stadium to electronically induce crowd enthusiasm. They would play the bugle thing, you know...'Charge!' Even as an 11-12 year-old, the first time I heard it I was like 'no one's going to TELL me when to cheer.' I'm a baseball fan, you don't have to tell me when the drama's unfolding, you don't have to tell me when get excited. I find it insulting really.

sharpie Jun 01 2006 02:08 PM

Lenny has pointed out that the "charge" thing only works when it is done three times but at Shea they frequently only do it twice which pisses off the people who don't want to hear it at all and pisses off the people who want to hear the "full" 3 charges.

Frayed Knot Jun 01 2006 02:18 PM

Houston was early in the electronic/exploding scoreboard deal too. Not long after the Dome opened they installed a monstrosity of a scoreboard (everything's bigger in Texas don't you know) which partially became an attraction in and of itself. Bouton even mentioned it in 'Ball Four' (1969) about how the crowd seemed to sit quiet and wait for their cues. That was all very new at the time and considered 'Bush League' by most others. I still don't like the whole idea either.

Edgy DC Jun 01 2006 02:20 PM

Well, apart from enthusiasm manipulation in general, which is a cause worth fighting no matter how lost --- as Centerfield points out, that "Clap Yo'" thing demands a response, but the response they demand is near impossible to provide, and it actually dampens crowd enthusiasm rather than augmenting it.

Yancy Street Gang Jun 01 2006 02:25 PM

Does the crowd ever spontaneously erupt into "Let's Go Mets" anymore? I think the electronic cheerleaders have pretty much killed that tradition.

seawolf17 Jun 01 2006 02:29 PM

How about the terrible MAKE SOME NOISE! Another terrible part about the canned chanting is that it dies as soon as the scoreboard changes to something else; do people forget how it goes?

HahnSolo Jun 01 2006 03:08 PM

About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now.

seawolf17 Jun 01 2006 03:09 PM

="HahnSolo"]About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now. I think that might have started to drown out the "Let's Go Yankees" chant during interleague play. But I could be wrong. I agree that it's dumb. So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball.

Willets Point Jun 01 2006 03:12 PM

="HahnSolo"]About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now. I don't think people are saying "hoo!" so much as that's the sound of thousands of people inhaling at once in-between chanting Lets Go Mets. Or maybe people thought the inhaling sounded like "hoo!" and started saying "hoo!" I dunno.

Yancy Street Gang Jun 01 2006 03:14 PM

What a crazy world this would be if everyone had to shout HOO! every time they inhaled. I may give that a try. (Only when out in public, of course.)

Willets Point Jun 01 2006 03:35 PM

Smartass!

SteveJRogers Jun 01 2006 03:42 PM

="seawolf17"] ="HahnSolo"]About Lets Go Mets, when did the crowd start adding in "hoo" in the chant? Let's Go Mets hoo Let's Go Mets hoo I can't stand that. And it seems acceptible now. I think that might have started to drown out the "Let's Go Yankees" chant during interleague play. But I could be wrong. I agree that it's dumb. So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball. Yeah the Interleague Yankee games is when I first heard the Hoo back in 1999. Basically a Lets Go Mets/Lets Go Yankees chant would go simultaniously and the HOO would drown out the EES in Lets Go Yankees. At first I thought it was "Lets Go Mets WHO!" Don't forget the "HEEEEEEEEEEY! HOOOOOOOO!" that was popularized by the early 90's crowd at the Vet or the "Who Let The Dogs Out" stuff

Elster88 Jun 01 2006 03:43 PM

I haven't heard either of those in a long time.

soupcan Jun 01 2006 03:52 PM

seawolf17 wrote: So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball. At the Carrier Dome we used to do the Anti-Wave and it was quite remarkable in its ability to stop the Wave. As you see a Wave beginning to gain momentum in another section you stand up and get as many people in your section to stand. Once the Wave comes 'round and hits your section you all sit down. It throws off the timing of the next section and the Wave just quickly dies. Seeing as the people who are doing the Wave are morons anyway it is quite understandable that they get confused quickly when a section of people standing just sits instead of vice-versa. Try it next time, you'll be pleasently surprised how few people it takes to do an effective Anti-Wave.

Gwreck Jun 01 2006 03:58 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: Yeah the Interleague Yankee games is when I first heard the Hoo back in 1999. Basically a Lets Go Mets/Lets Go Yankees chant would go simultaniously and the HOO would drown out the EES in Lets Go Yankees. At first I thought it was "Lets Go Mets WHO!" I had always thought it was "Let's-Go-Mets!-Huh!" It has definetly devolved into "Let's-Go-Mets!-Hoo!" which is moronic. Especially when there are many who only do the "hoo!" part of the chant. Yes, Yancy there are still some spontaneous chants that get going. Last summer was particularly good at times in getting the Let's Go Mets going without the scoreboard cues.

Elster88 Jun 01 2006 04:05 PM

Gwreck wrote: Last summer was particularly good at times in getting the Let's Go Mets going without the scoreboard cues. It'll probably get even better as the season rolls on. Hard to get them going when your team has 70 losses in August.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 01 2006 04:06 PM

soupcan wrote: ="seawolf17"]So is The Wave. Just cut it out, all of you. I long for the day when some frigging moron stands up to do The Wave and gets drilled by a foul ball. At the Carrier Dome we used to do the Anti-Wave and it was quite remarkable in its ability to stop the Wave. As you see a Wave beginning to gain momentum in another section you stand up and get as many people in your section to stand. Once the Wave comes 'round and hits your section you all sit down. It throws off the timing of the next section and the Wave just quickly dies. Seeing as the people who are doing the Wave are morons anyway it is quite understandable that they get confused quickly when a section of people standing just sits instead of vice-versa. Try it next time, you'll be pleasently surprised how few people it takes to do an effective Anti-Wave. Seawolf - I agree totally! Soup - ROFL!

Yancy Street Gang Jun 01 2006 04:11 PM

When I had a Sunday ticket plan at Shea back in the late 80's, I was in a no-wave section. (Mezzanine Section 20: a shoutout to all my former peeps!) When the wave would come our way we'd just ignore it. Nobody would stand and the wave would never make it to Section 22.

OlerudOwned Jun 01 2006 04:34 PM

The "Yankees Suck" quick-shouts are pretty stupid. I hate the MFYs as much as the next guy, but unless they're playing in the game, what's the point? Stay on topic, fellas.

Elster88 Jun 01 2006 04:35 PM

These days I've noticed "Yankees Suck" chants when a MFY-fan is making an ass of himself. In those instances I think it's okay.

Nymr83 Jun 01 2006 05:54 PM

the wave is lame, its even worse than this new mets song, i'd love to have an anti-wave day where we bought up a section or two in themiddle and killed any waves! also, we need to chant "beat the traffic" at any fag who leaves early

ScarletKnight41 Jun 01 2006 05:58 PM

Nymr - would you please come up with a less offensive description of people who leave ballgames early? Thanks.

Zvon Jun 01 2006 06:05 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Does the crowd ever spontaneously erupt into "Let's Go Mets" anymore? You see it whan the Mets are playing outta town, like recently in Florida and Phillie. And I love seeing that. :):):)

ScarletKnight41 Jun 01 2006 06:10 PM

I've been a part of that on road trips. It's a great feeling hearing that cheer dominate in enemy territory :)

Nymr83 Jun 01 2006 09:43 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Nymr - would you please come up with a less offensive description of people who leave ballgames early? Thanks. i was actually going to go with a more offensive description, people who leave early annoy me, especially when we're losing.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 02 2006 07:27 AM

I don't care what you think about people who leave games early, but I don't think that homophobic slurs are appropriate for this board.

Nymr83 Jun 02 2006 05:03 PM

i hate being "PC" ] we need to chant "beat the traffic" at any fag asshole frontrunner, who is clearly a yankee fan at heart who leaves early happy now?

Centerfield Jun 02 2006 05:15 PM

That works for me. I apologize if this comes across as preachy, but I think there is a difference between being "PC" and simply being respectful. Calling someone "African American" instead of "black" is PC. Calling someone a "nigger" is disrespectful, offensive and harmful. Slurs make me uncomfortable too. And had I seen this earlier I would have also asked you to refrain from using such terms as well. Now, I know you didn't intend to use the word in a homophobic way. Unfortunately, that's the meaning and message that has been associated with it. Thanks for the edit. And thanks to Scarlett for speaking up.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 02 2006 05:19 PM

Centerfield wrote: That works for me. I apologize if this comes across as preachy, but I think there is a difference between being "PC" and simply being respectful. Calling someone "African American" instead of "black" is PC. Calling someone a "nigger" is disrespectful, offensive and harmful. Slurs make me uncomfortable too. And had I seen this earlier I would have also asked you to refrain from using such terms as well. Now, I know you didn't intend to use the word in a homophobic way. Unfortunately, that's the meaning and message that has been associated with it. Thanks for the edit. And thanks to Scarlett for speaking up. CF - thanks. I couldn't have said it better myself. Nymr - thanks for the edit. If you could get rid of the crossed out word and just stick to "asshole frontrunner...", it would be perfect. As CF said, PC is one thing, but there are words whose offensiveness transcend that.

Nymr83 Jun 02 2006 05:47 PM

well, the crossed out word is really just there at that point to show the changes as otherwise it looks like i'm quoting myself for no reason.... i guess i'll just not use the word "fag" if it offends you... just don't anyone else get any ideas about trying to restrict by vocabulary! CF- i wouldnt stop saying "black" if some overly pc asshole was offended anymore than i would stop saying "white" if asked to.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 02 2006 05:50 PM

Nymr83 wrote: i guess i'll just not use the word "fag" if it offends you... Thank you. ]just don't anyone else get any ideas about trying to restrict by vocabulary! I think my vocabulary usage on this board indicates that I have a pretty high tolerance for bad language.