Tonight, MetsBlog.com will host MetsBlog Night at McFadden’s, which is located on 42nd St. and Second Avenue in New York City.

The bar will feature the Mets game against the Braves in Atlanta, with available audio from SNY’s broadcast, as well as an optional, but recommended $20 drink special, i.e., unlimited domestic drought beer through the game.

Mr. Met has constantly been trailing the San Antonio Spurs' Coyote in the Mascot Hall Of Fame voting.

Who is this Coyote?

Well, I decided to look into it a little further to see if maybe I could find some kind of weakness he may have.

• Named Mascot of the Year by gameops.com in 2006
• Was signed by the Spurs as a Flea Agent in June of 1983 During the 2003-04 season appeared in 50 games - with 50 starts - averaging 29.9 guffaws and 11.8 chuckles per contest
• Was named the NBA's MVV (Most Valuable Varmint) for the twelfth time in his career
• Registered a career-high 1118 hugs vs. the Lakers on 12/17/97
• The only mascot in the NBA who growls at "The Mailman" every time he is in town
• Makes over 400 community appearances each year, averaging 19.8 rib-tickles per visit
• During the 1993-94 season became the first mascot in NBA history to dunk both a basketball and a doughnut in a single game
• Full name is ENTERTAINUS CARNIVOROUS
• Single, but is considering Animal Husbandry
• Graduated from ACME University with hors d'oeuvres
• Favorite food is Roadrunner under glass, but admits a weakness for Fried San Diego Chicken
• Recently was cast in the lead role in the movie Lord of the Rings, but eventually lost the part to Elijah Wood after it was discovered that The Coyote had no ring finger
• Seen talking with the Disney people about "THE COYOTE KING 2 1/2"
• Would love to have Lassie over "for lunch" someday
• Favorite musical group is Los Lobos
• Spends his free time watching the Fox Network
• Admits living in "Bexar" County scares him.
  

He is about a third of the price of Mr. Met to rent, but I think kids would be scared of him.  For more info on Mr. Met, see the left sidebar of this blog. In the Coyote's defense, there's no way the top-heavy Mr. Met would be able to manage a unicycle.

You have until September 6th to vote for Mr. Met, the best mascot ever, at mascothalloffame.com.

Last night, the Mets had a viewing party at the Ziegfeld Theater in Manahattan. It was a surreal yet surprisingly fun scene which felt like a mix of an old-time movie house with kids yelling at the screen, and having 1,000 die hard Mets fans sit on my couch with me to watch a game.

There were merch vendors, hot dogs, popcorn, and beer, which I guess any game-movie hybrid should have. The Pepsi Party Patrol launched T-Shirts into the crowd and there were give-aways to boot. Buddy Harrelson, Chris Cotter and Lee Mazilli also addressed the crowd, and Mets PA Announcer, Alex Anthony, was the MC.

The game itself wound up leaving everyone discouraged and upset, but it was definitely an interesting experience that I won't soon forget. I'd be very surprised if the Mets don't ever have a similar event again as everyone seemed to have had a great time until Marlon Anderson took out Tadahito Iguchi. It was good to see that Carlos Delgado got the loudest cheers when coming to the plate...who says the fan base is negative lately.

Here's a quick slideshow, mostly of Mr. Met since taking pics inside a dark theater wasn't easy.

Terry Francona has been put on a watch list by MLB to ensure he wears his jersey under his jacket.

In an article for the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo notes that the Red Sox manager was upset this morning that an MLB security person made him show that he was wearing his uniform top in the second inning of Wednesday night's game with Derek Jeter at second base.

MLB exec Bob Watson had asked Francona to start wearing his uniform top or at least have it on underneath a jacket or top.

"That was as embarrassed as I've been in a long time for baseball," Francona said at his pregame press conference today.

At one point Francona said he told the security person, "Can you wait a second?" The security person said, "No."

That's awful. Francona probably hasn't worn a jersey top in years and they couldn't wait a few minutes to bother him? Ridiculous. At least the Mets weren't the only team to get sweeped today, ugh.

I'm heading to the Ziegfeld Theater tonight for the Mets At The Movies event. I'm curious to see what it's all about, and will report back on how it was.

Not sure if I'll be participating in any "sing-alongs throughout the evening", but it should be fun nonetheless.

Just a repost because Mr. Met still trails the Coyote so vote now and vote often! When entering the tedious text verification, don't forget to use lower case letters.

Mr. Met is a nominee for the Mascot Hall Of Fame. 

Howard Megdal at ESPN discusses the chances of Mr. Met being chosen over the likes of Hugo The Hornet, and The Mariner Moose.

Megdal comically writes:

To vote for Mr. Met, go to mascothalloffame.com.

It's a travesty that the Phillie Phanatic has already been elected to the hall and Mr. Met wasn't even considered yet.

I think after running over Coco Crisp, the moose should be disqualified.  Mr. Met is a first ballot hall of famer in my opinion, but make sure to help secure his place in the hall, which by the way i had no idea even existed. 

He can't lose to the Spurs Coyote who now has the lead...he just can't!

I came across this page on Yahoo! Sports that lists every player's injury for each team.  The poor, poor Phillies' list keeps on growing...and growing...

As for the Mets, this is what they listed:

Player

Date

Status

Injury

Damion Easley 2B/LF	Aug 19, 2007	15-day	Left ankle sprain
Ramon Castro C	Aug 13, 2007	15-day	Stiff lower back
Paul Lo Duca C	Aug 12, 2007	15-day	Strained right hamstring
Jose Valentin 2B	Jul 21, 2007	15-day	Fractured right tibia
Carlos Gomez LF/RF	Jul 5, 2007	60-day	Fractured left hand
Endy Chavez LF/RF	Jun 7, 2007	15-day	Strained left hamstring
Juan Padilla RP	Mar 23, 2007	60-day	Partial tendon tear, right elbow
Pedro Martinez SP	Mar 23, 2007	60-day	Recovery from torn right rotator cuff
Duaner Sanchez RP	Mar 23, 2007	60-day	Fractured right shoulder, out 3-5 months

Endy should be back any day, and is already in the Mets dugout.

Lately, I have been hearing commentators saying that Omar Vizquel is a lock for the Hall Of Fame. A lock?  True, he is the Ozzie Smith of this generation defensively, but how can they be so assuming when someone like Keith Hernandez has never been elected.

It seems that if players stick around long enough, such as Craig Biggio who has announced he is retiring after this season after reaching the 3,000 hit plateau, they become "locks" for the hall. As they say, it's not the Hall Of Very Good. I'm not saying Vizquel absolutely doesn't belong there, but I am on the fence about him despite his wizardry at shortstop.

Other than stolen bases which Omar outnumbers Keith by roughly four times his amount, Keith was clearly better offensively. Keith was clutch. The MVP in 1979, Keith led the Mets in batting average from 1984-1986.  He also led them in on base percentage during that time. From 1983-1986, he led the team in walks as well and was a 5 time All-Star over his career. He finished with a .296 career batting average and 162 home runs.

Vizquel was a 3 time All-Star.  He has belted a meager 75 home runs and is currently batting .274 over his career.

Both have decent offensive numbers, but not great. Therefore, you have to think that either Vizquel or Keith would be elected based on their defensive numbers. Keith was, and Vizquel still is, amazing defensively. Keith won 11 straight Gold Glove Awards. Omar has also won 11, but not consecutively.

Why then is Vizquel a lock and Keith was passed over?  I'm just saying it bothers me is all.  If the San Antonio Coyote is going to beat Mr. Met in Mascot Hall Of Fame voting, then I guess I shouldn't be surprised by this potential injustice as well.