Mets Debut Tip Cups On Opening Day

You may notice something different this season when you take your seats at Citi Field.  Starting at yesterday's Mets home opener the team is placing tip jars at the end of each row.  But these tips are not for the vendors or ushers.  According to management, the tips collected will go directly to helping the team pay it's players.

Mets exec Dave Howard explains, "We wanted to give the fans a chance to get even closer to their favorite players.  We also have a severe cash flow problem.  It's a perfect match.  Now when a youngster puts a dollar in the tip cup he is actually paying David Wright's salary."

The Mets are hoping that the money raised from tips will allow them to continue to pay a roster of players which includes Oliver Perez, Luis Castillo & Bobby Bonilla until a new minority owner can be found.

"We bounced a lot of ideas around and this one made the most sense.", said Howard.  But the Mets do have a backup plan if the fan base ends up not being in a giving mood.  "If this doesn't work we're going to make all beverages half price and charge $10 to get into the bathroom."

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