I'm a Fan, and I Want a Fest

Why don't the Mets have a fan fest? Every other team seems to have one.

If you look on the Mets web site, you'll see that they do have a fan fest, but not the kind I'm talking about.

The 2K FanFest at Citi Field allows kids to play on Mr. Met's Kiddie Field, and features a batting cage, base running challenge, dunk tank, video games, and more. Occasionally, Mr. Met makes an appearance. How nice.

This fan fest is open before every home game, and runs through the 7th inning.

First of all, don't get me started on the fans that pay to go to a game, and then don't even watch it because they are doing stuff like this.

The Mets need to do a grown-up version of this, and I want to see somebody other than Mr. Met.

The Cubs recently had their fan fest, and the Chicago White Sox had theirs this past weekend.  I'm sure my twitter feed will be blowing up with the nonstop tweeting from other teams' fan fests. No disrespect, but if these teams can do it, why can't the Mets?

The Mets did recently hold a Q & A with season ticket holders and certain VIP. What about us little people though? Why can't we have a Q & A?

If the Mets ever get on board with this, here are a few suggestions:

• Q & A with front office staff

• Meet and greet with current and former players/autographs

• Panel discussions with players

• Go old school and have a banner parade

If they Mets really want to throw us a bone, they could make this cheap too. 

What would you like to see at a fan fest?