Mets Ticket Sales Staff Bulking Up To Enforce "Dynamic Pricing"

This week, the Mets announced that they will be using a "dynamic pricing" system in 2012.  Under the new system, ticket prices can be adjusted upward and downward in real time to meet demand.  While the goal of dynamic pricing is to encourage pre-season sales and reward subscribers with the best prices, many will no doubt see the plan as greedy at best and legalized scalping at worst.

Jest.com Hits A Home Run With "Too Much Money-Ball"

Yes it's a joke we all some coming a mile away but when it's executed this well it doesn't matter.  By far the best line has to be "What is happening in New York? Spending all that money is miraculously working out for them!". I hear Art Howe is not happy about how he was portrayed in this movie either.




Hat tip to @Jest and @AmazinAvenue

Exclusive: Mets Marketing Department Leaks 2012 Mets Slogan Ideas

Once again, the Mets Marketing Department is spending the off-season polishing next year's turd coming up with promotional materials for next season.  Just like last year, they have agreed to let The Apple publish some of their early ideas to see what my readers think.  Enjoy and let me know which you like best.  Don't forget to add your own ideas in the comments section.

Lil' Murph's Diary: Little Murph's Last Diary Entry Of The Season

Dear Diary:

Well the 2011 baseball season is over for the Mets (it was over for me a long time ago but you already knew that).  We didn't make the playoffs, we didn't finish over .500, and for sure we didn't stay healthy.  I guess it was another "didn't" season.

But the news isn't 1000% bad.  Our boy Jose (Reyes of course) won the National League batting championship.  Good for him. Someone told me that no Met has ever done that before.  Betcha that if I'd stayed healthy I coulda given Josie and Braun a run for their money but, well, you know....