Winners Of The Apple's Yankees Elimination Celebration Contest

Thanks to everyone who submitted entries. Here were the winners I chose.

Caption Contest Winner:

"Nobody move. The reporters can't see you if you don't move." (by Joe Cook) 

Honorable Mentions

• "You guys want to have a money fight after the game before we clean out our lockers??" (by Eddie Donovan)
• "Join the Yankees they said, 27 rings they said, well at least I'm getting paid." (by Lenny Matos)

Enter The Apple's Yankees Elimination Celebration Contest

The 2012 World Series is fast approaching.  This year's fall classic promises to be an exciting matchup if for no other reason than the fact that our neighbors in the Bronx won't be there. I have to admit I almost felt bad for the Yankees this year, what with the 3-ring A-Rod circus and all their hitters forgetting how to hit at the same time.

Yup, I ALMOST felt bad for them, but then I remembered they're the Yankees. So let the celebration begin! To kick things off I'm giving away two copies of THE WORLD SERIES: HISTORY OF THE FALL CLASSIC DELUXE DVD SET courtesy of A+E Networks Home Entertainment/MLB Productions.

Elimination Champions Once Again!

Pop the champagne New York, your Mets are once again champions of elimination! Despite a brief scare in June, the boys from Flushing pulled it together in the second half and brought home another elimination championship. Commemorate their "amazin" run to a 6th straight elimination championship with this officially licensed shirt from Majestic. Get yours now at MLB.com for only $24.99 while supplies last.

Some Photos From The Mets Elimination Celebration On Sept. 15

A little rain could not stop the celebration

Mets Kick Off 2011 Elimination Celebration

Light up your cigarette Barney.  Go ahead and toss that hat Stewie. The mathematically viable portion of the Mets 2011 season is now officially a memory and as usual the Mets are going out in style.  The team kicked off their annual Elimination Celebration '11 last night following their loss to the Washington Nationals.

Modells Scrambles To Maintain Stock As Mets Fans Gobble Up Elimination Merchandise

Excited Mets fans grab up merchandise at an NYC Modells

It seems that for once, one of the Mets plans actually worked.  We broke the news yesterday that the Mets have decided to milk this years elimination with a line of championship style merchandise.  Apparently the fans have spoken and the "Elimination Celebration" is a hit.

Fans showed up at area Modell's stores in droves yesterday desperate to get their hands on an elimination champions tee shirt.  Once the news hit the internet, long lines and crowds began to develop and store managers were left scrambling to keep merchandise on the sales floor.

Many stores could not keep up with the growing demand

Luis Perez, the manager of a lower Manhattan location, told us he was sold out by 4PM.  "We had so many people asking for it I had to put a sign in the window.", says Lopez.  "I think we seriously underestimated how many sarcastic Mets fans are out there."

Things even got ugly at a couple of locations when customers began fighting over what little merchandise was left.  To keep up with the demand, the Mets have announced that additional shipments of Elimination Celebration merchandise will be hitting store shelves this Friday.  For store managers like Luis Perez, it can't arrive soon enough.

"I already have guys camping out.", says Lopez.  "I can't imagine what it would be like if they ever actually won."

Neither can we.

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