Mets Accidentally Donate Mr. Met To Charity In Coat Drive Mishap

The Mets held their winter coat drive on Wednesday and while it was a success it may have come at a price.  Apparently Mr. Met was just finished loading some coats into a truck as part of a promotional photo shoot when some overzealous workers piled in some more bags, trapping the Mets mascot.

When the Mets figured out what happened they quickly called the organization New York Cares
to get him back.  Unfortunately, Mr. Met had already been processed and reassigned to Meals on Wheels as a food delivery person.

The Mets are currently in negotiations to have the mascot returned but according to a team source, Meals on Wheels is asking for top dollar and the team does not have that kind of room in their budget.  Negotiations could continue through the winter but the Mets are optimistic that Mr. Met will return by opening day or May at the latest.  In the meantime the club has called up Sandy The Seagull from the Brooklyn Cyclones to handle promotional duties.

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Local Moron Attends Coat Drive, Meets Mr. Met

The Mets held their annual coat drive and a good time was had by all.  But none had a better time than this local moron pictured here.  According to reports, this clown drove up from Yonkers to drop off a coat and stuck around to get his picture taken with Mr. Met.  A source tells us that despite attending hundreds of Mets games over the last 25 years, this idiot simply cannot resist the opportunity to take a picture with Mr. Met...EVER.

Reporting for the Apple, I'm Randy Medina and I'm a moron.

Cheers To The Mets Winter Coat Drive / Charity Work

I poke a lot of fun at the Metropolitans here at The Apple but in the spirit of the season I wanted to take a minute and say "good job" to the Mets organization on all their recent charity work including today's coat drive.  The Mets have always been involved in the community and while we may not always be happy with their on-field performance, I think it's safe to say that we can all agree the Mets do a great job off the field where charity is concerned.

While it's easy to focus on ownership or overpaid lefty starters, we sometimes forget that there is an army of regular people who work behind the scenes on events like today's.  So for at least this one day I want to say thank you to the team I love for all you do for great organizations like City Harvest and New York Cares.  I only wish I had a hundred coats to give.

And just to clarify, as I will no doubt be accused of being brainwashed by the Mets, I am not being bribed by the Mets to say this.  I am not one of the Mets chosen bloggers who gets invited to holiday parties and conference calls.  I just figured since I spend the other 364 days making jokes about the Mets why not take one to give them some credit.

Tomorrow the jokes begin again.