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Why The Mets Need To Bring Old-Timers' Day Back

5/15/2014

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Attendance is sagging, even with the Yankees in their ballpark this week.  Rumors abound about whether Saul Katz will be selling his shares in the team. The loss of Matt Harvey for the season drove a sword through the hearts of Mets' fans everywhere.  Yet, while sitting next to Mookie Wilson at the numerous book signing events we did earlier this month, it was clear that the love for this franchise, now in its 53rd season, was still alive and well.

Mets' fans are hiding in the weeds, ready to come out to the fabulously designed (save for the deep fences) Citi Field in droves if the organization contends for the pennant one of these days.  And they long for the team's glory days.

At the book signings, it was evident that fans in the New York area have a special bond with the Mets of the Eighties.  Many of them had a story for Mookie, some touching, others hysterical, but all of them heartfelt. What better way to boost attendance for a day and treat Mets' fans to see their old heroes once a year than to bring back Old Timers' Day?

The Mets used to have an Old Timers' Day.  They typically celebrated the likes of the old Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.  Do the Mets have enough heroes from their 52 years of baseball to make this a cherished event?  Absolutely.

I believe the Mets missed a golden opportunity to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Mets last year. While that club only won 82 games that regular season, they upset the heavily favored Cincinnati Reds in a memorable NLCS, and then took the Oakland A's, in the midst of their mini-dynasty, to a seventh game of the World Series.  The Mets could have honored Mets' royalty like Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, Rusty Staub, Jerry Grote and, of course, Willie Mays. 1973 was the first year I started watching baseball, so that Mets team was special.  This was before Play Station, cable televison and the internet, so fans of that generation had limited choices of entertainment.  That edition of the Mets was huge then and still is today.
 
Do I need to even get into the Miracle Mets of '69?

And the Mets could bring back their biggest rivals from their glory days--think Mike Scott, Jack Clark, and John Rocker (uhh, ok, maybe not him).  And get Pete Rose, the biggest rival the Mets ever faced-- a one-day hall pass from the Wilpons' friend, Commissioner Bud Selig.

The Mets need fannies in the seats.  And the fans need a day like this to get the juices flowing again.  It's a win-win.  I challenge the Mets to give this some serious consideration.

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Mookie Wilson At Yogi Berra Museum in Montclair, NJ Monday, May 5

5/4/2014

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Mookie Wilson and Erik Sherman will be signing copies of MOOKIE: Life, Baseball and the '86 Mets at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University tomorrow evening from 6 PM to 8 PM.  The appearance will begin with a 15 minute question-and-answere period between Mookie Wilson and his co-author Erik Sherman in the museum's theater.
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Mookie Wilson Book Signing at Words In Maplewood, NJ Today

5/3/2014

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Mets great Mookie Wilson and co-author Erik Sherman will be signing copies of MOOKIE: Life, Baseball, and the '86 Mets at 5 PM today at WORDS book store at 179 Maplewood Avenue in Maplewood, NJ.
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Mookie Wilson book-signing at Book Revue in Huntington, NY tonight

5/2/2014

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Mookie Wilson and co-author Erik Sherman will be signing copies of the Mets' great's autobiography MOOKIE: Life, Baseball and the '86 Mets tonight at Book Revue in Huntington, NY at 7 PM.
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Mookie Wilson Appearance On ESPN 2's "Olbermann" And Book Signing In Brooklyn Today

5/1/2014

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Mookie Wilson and Erik Sherman will be signing copies of the Mets' great's autobiography MOOKIE: LIfe, Baseball, and the '86 Mets this evening at The Bookmark Shoppe at 8415 3rd Avenune in Brooklyn beginning at 7 PM.

Mookie will then appear tonight on ESPN 2's "Olbermann" Show which airs at 11:30 PM EST.
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