Mets Celebrate First Ever Souvenir Cup Championship With Sweep Of Marlins

Mets organization is presented with the cup at City Hall

In a season that has already seen the Mets make history with their first no-hitter, the team can now add another first to their list of accomplishments. On Saturday afternoon, the Mets clinched the organization's first ever "Souvenir Cup" championship. The award, largely a marketing gimmick to generate buzz for two terrible teams and sell some Pepsi in the process, was created by Major League Baseball just hours before the start of the Mets-Marlins weekend series.

Lil Murph's Diary: Jose's Return and Two Guys Named Stanton?

Dear Diary,

Well it's been a weird couple of days here in Mets-land so I figured I would catch you up on what's happening.

Mets Hope To Satisfy Both Sides Of Fan Base By Presenting Reyes With A Sarcastic Trophy Tonight

SONY Releases Video Game Trailer Showing New Citi Field Dimensions, Then Punches Mets Fans In The Junk

Sony recently released one of the first teaser trailers for it's amazing MLB The Show video game franchise.  Being a fan of the series, I watched closely hoping to see if the new Citi Field dimensions made it into the game.  At the 1:34 mark I was happy to see they did.  I kept watching those few frames over and over to see what changes I could catch and then I realized what was actually happening in the clip. 

12 Days Of Metsmas: Scrooged

Unfortunately this movie doesn't end with Mets fans joining together to sing "Put A Little Love In Your Heart".  Oh and it was the S.S. Minnow, James.

The Obligatory Overly Melodramatic Goodbye Jose Reyes Video

Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert Status: Orange

Can burnt sienna be far behind?


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Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert Status: Green

Jose is wearing green underwear today.  All Mets fans are advised to stock up on duct tape and plastic sheeting...

New York Giants Players Blame Lack Of Focus On Jose Reyes Rumors

Yesterday in San Francisco, the New York Giants were defeated by the 49ers 27-20 and while there is no shame in falling to the now 8-1 Niners, many Giants players feel that off-field distractions may have cost them the game.  One distraction in particular: the rumor that Jose Reyes had signed with Miami.

Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert Status: Purple

After a long day of unfounded rumors, La Melaza is rocking a more calming shade of purple...or maybe he's meeting with Colorado today?  Freak out, everyone!

Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert Status: Pink

Looks like Jose is getting in touch with his feminine side today. Let's see what you guys can come with for this one...

Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert Status: Teal

Uh oh, Jose is wearing Teal today.  Start panicking...

Caught On Tape: Fred Wilpon & Sandy Alderson Discuss Strategy For 2012

"Sandy, we're phasing out color to cut costs."

In case you're wonder the bug we planted in Fred Wilpon's Citi Field office is still functioning fine.  Here's what it picked up a couple of mornings ago:

Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert Status: Red

Looks like JR is rocking red today.  A simple clothing choice or something far more sinister? You make the call.

Introducing The Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert System

Are you like me? Do you wish you knew every ridiculous detail about Jose Reyes so that you can speculate wildly about what it could possibly mean about the shortstop's thought process? Of course you do.  That's why The Apple has teamed up with the good folks at Hanes to bring you the Jose Reyes Underwear Color Alert System.  Every day until something actually happens, I'll let you know what color underwear Jose Reyes is wearing that day (don't ask me how I find this out) and you guys can speculate in the comments section.  The more ridiculous the better.

Today's color is Blue.  Fire away...

Jose Reyes Orders A Turkey Sandwich: Could This Be The End?

Breaking news from the Mets hot stove, The Apple has learned that Free Agent SS Jose Reyes ordered a Turkey Club at lunch today.  While we cannot confirm that this means Reyes is leaving the Mets it certainly doesn't look good.  To help us break down this breaking news we bring in SNY's Sandwich Expert Ted Berg.

Reyes Uncertainty Is Tearing Rocky Balboa Apart

Lost in the negotiations between Jose Reyes and the Mets is the emotional impact on the fans.  Clearly this whole situation is tearing Rocky Balboa apart.  Why would Reyes and the Mets intentionally do this to the Italian Stallion?

Get A Load Of This Clown: NJ Mayor Kinda/Sorta Blames Jose Reyes For The Problems Of An Entire Generation

Bridgeton, NJ Mayor Albert "McCheese" Kelly woke up from an apparent month long coma yesterday and decided to take a swipe at Jose Reyes.  Not only does Mayor Kelly make the bold an original move of comparing Reyes to Ted Williams, he takes it a step further by basically suggesting that Jose Reyes is everything that's wrong with America's youth.  If Mayor Kelly gets this riled up about something Jose Reyes did in September, I wonder what's gonna happen when he finds out about the J-Lo/Marc Anthony split.

Hat tip to Mets Police for finding this nonsense. Follow me on Twitter @readtheapple.

Opening Day Without Jose Reyes

I hear a lot of Mets fans say they can't envision an Opening Day without Jose Reyes.  It's not that hard, I imagine it would look a lot like this...

A Brief Look Inside The Mets "Dynamic Pricing" Model

The plan for the Mets in 2012 is to lower ticket prices.  But the team has stated that it reserves the right to raise prices again for certain high profile games.

The Mets have allowed The Apple to take a peek at some of the early plans for alterations in ticket prices. These are unofficial at the moment but if the club can find an accountant to track all the possibilities it is expected that they will go into effect: