Say It Isn't So: #CaptainShorts Ditches Shorts In Favor Of Pants, #MetsTwitter Explodes

In a moment of weakness, our hero Captain Shorts gave in to the cold weather and wore, and it pains me to say this...pants.

Mets Twitter did not react well to this...

David Wright Returns From The Future To Warn Mets Fans Of Impending Doom

The Mets have won their opener for a truly amazin' 34th time in 52 tries. These victories are typically followed by the traditional overreaction by fans and media. For a few days, Colin Cowgill is surely headed for Cooperstown and Jon Niese is one win closer to his inevitable 28 win season.

Unfortunately, all that excitement was cut short today at the Mets pre-game presser when a mysterious figure materialized out of a glowing orb at Citi Field and immediately called a press conference. The figure turned out to be none other then Mets captain David Wright, but from 7 years in the future.

Wright told reporters that this is a key point in shaping the future of this team and proceeded to explain how things went down in his timeline:

It's Time: Mets Opening Day In Pictures

It's sometimes hard to explain to other people what Opening Day means to us fans.  I've tried to capture the experience, from tailgate to pre-game to the post game high five from Captain Shorts in a four minute music video using pictures I took as well as additional photography from Sharon Chapman, Kerel Cooper, Paul Hadsall, Shannon Shark, Alejandra Villa and Laura Lapidus. The track is "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons. Enjoy!

Mets Opening Day 2013 "It's Time" from The Apple on Vimeo.

It's Time!

See you guys at the game! Tailgate starts at 10AM!