The Apple Uncovers Discontinued Mets Ice Cream Flavors

Novelty ice cream flavors are all the rage in sports these days.  The Yankees, Phillies and Eagles all have flavors available in regional stores.  Disgraced Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky even had a flavor named for him which was pulled from the school creamery when it became apparent that he was a jackass. 

This made me curious as to whether any current or past Mets players had any ice cream flavors named after them, so I called around to the major ice cream companies.  As it turns out there have been several failed ice cream flavors based on the Mets.  Here are a few:

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:

Larry Smith Sneaks A Peek At Sandy Alderson's To-Do List

A few weeks ago your intrepid correspondent got himself his first ever smartphone.  The one I replaced was so old that it had a crank on the side and connected to a party line (too bad you have to be my age in order to appreciate that joke).

Anyway these new fangled phones even have cameras in them.  Did anyone else know that?

Mets Pitcher Pelfrey Visited Medium To Help With Pitching

That Mike Pelfrey had been pitching poorly represents a gross understatement and regrettably this downturn goes back to May of 2010.

We caught up to Mike in the Mets clubhouse before Thursday's game and he was candid about his level of desperation.

Mets Hope To Make Best Of A Bad Situation WIth "Elimination Celebration"

Last night, the mathematically viable portion of the Mets season came to an end and somewhere, Barney Stinson had a cigarette.  The Mets ownership understands that when your team is eliminated fan interest drops considerably so they launched a multi-tiered marketing plan to keep the fans involved and spending their hard earned cash on the Mets.

The "Elimination Celebration" kicked off last night in Florida when players were given "Elimination Champions" shirts to wear after their loss to the Marlins officially sealed their fate.  Mike Pelfrey, the starting pitcher on Tuesday night, even wore his during the post game press conference on SNY. 

Back in New York, fans flocked to Modell's Sporting Goods stores to get in on the action.  The store is decked out in decorative bunting celebrating the end of another long difficult season while posters in the window announce the arrival of "Elimination Celebration" merchandise.  The official "Elimination Champions" shirts are available for $24.99 and are selling fast.  We spoke to one of the fans in the store.  "I'm just glad it's over.", says Dave from Flushing. "It feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.  Now I can just enjoy football."

According to the Mets, the celebration will continue when the Mets return home on the 27th with events scheduled throughout the final homestand.  A "great moments in Mets elimination" tribute is scheduled for the 28th.  Bobby Valentine will return to celebrate the 1998 collapse on October 2nd while the 2007 team will be honored in a special on field ceremony before the final game on October 3rd.

Tickets for the Elimination Celebration Homestand are available at Mets.com or 718-507-TIXX and start at eleven dollars.  Tickets can also be purchased at stubhub.com for fifty cents.

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