Mets Join GOYA for Hispanic Heritage Night

The Mets have announced they will be joining forces with GOYA to host Hispanic Heritage Night at Citi Field this
Thursday, September 1. According to the press release, there will be entertainment in the form of music and salsa dancers. The players will be wearing their blue Los Mets jerseys again for this event.

Here is the list of entertainment you can expect from the Mets press release:

The night’s festivities will feature New York salsa band “La Evidencia” performing on Mets Plaza before the game with the Kips Bay dancers of the Boys & Girls Club. An authentic Mariachi band will perform at the top of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda [before the game].

Fans will be entertained by a pre-game on-field performance by The Goya All-Star Dancers, a team of professional salsa dancers including Ismael Otero, Eleanee Jimenez, Cesar Carrasco, Ron Prokopez, Omar Ayala, Miriam Arenas, Franck Muhel, Tina Torres, Carlos Borges and choreographed and lead by MC Joey Corsica.

New Hispanic Night Date

As many of you probably remember earlier this year I made a big stink over the fact the Mets did away with Hispanic Heritage Night. I was criticized for my opinion and for my displeasure with the organization over it. Would you believe I am still getting a lot of hits on that blog?

Well I am now  here to say the Mets have brought it back, in case you have not heard already. Just in time to say goodbye to the season too.

It is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22nd at 7:10pm against the Atlanta Braves. It is being sponsored by every Puerto Ricans favorite company, GOYA. God bless Goya!

I am actually surprised they did it for a Tuesday. Usually these are scheduled on a Friday night. It has been for the past few years.

So there you are. Go and enjoy! Have some fun for me. I will probably be working that night. It figures! The one time it is not on a Friday night, I still cannot go because I have to work.

Fiesta Latina Night

So about a month ago you read my complaint about there being no Hispanic Heritage Night. Well it seems the Mets now have something in place.

Instead of having Hispanic Heritage Night or Merengue Night, the Mets are having Fiesta Latina Night. It is sponsored by Budweiser. They will be celebrating the Hispanic culture throughout the game.

The date is for July 31st at 7:10pm against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It is a Friday night.

Have fun people!

Where’s Hispanic Night?

WARNING:

THIS NEXT BLOG CAN BE VERY SENSITIVE TO SOME FANS. USE YOUR OWN DISCRETION WHEN READING.

THIS, IN NO WAY, IS TO BE VIEWED AS BEING RACIST NOR IS TO BE VIEWED AS SAYING THE NEW YORK METS ORGANIZATION IS.

THANK YOU!

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One thing I have loved and come to respect about the New York Mets is their dedication to honor other cultures with “Theme Night” games.

I think that is great, especially since New York City is the melting pot of this country. Queens probably has the biggest diversity of cultures in the City, from Koreans to Hispanics to Grecians. So it is only fitting the Mets did this.

However, I am very disappointed this year with the organization. While it was very hard for me to go to Hispanic Heritage Night at Shea Stadium over the years, I loved the fact that they honored us with our own night.

Now, that is not the case. It appears Hispanic Heritage Night has been replaced by Oktoberfest.

My problem is not that they replaced the night to honor the heritage of one of their bigger fan bases, but the fact that they are not honoring Hispanics at all.

Where is the logic in taking out the two biggest nights for their biggest fan bases? While I never went to Merengue Night, where is it? Where is Hispanic Heritage Night?

You have at least 10 players on the team that are of Hispanic origin, whether it is Dominican, Puerto Rican, or Venezuelan. They know the Hispanics come out to support their team. When they signed Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran, Hispanics came out in droves to support their players.

If they think that the hispanics cannot afford the tickets, then they are not thinking clearly. I would say at least 85 percent of their fan base cannot afford the ticket prices for the games at Citi Field. Here’s a thought: lower the prices Genius!

Hispanic Heritage Night was not just a night to honor the Hispanics. It is the baseball equivalent of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Fans of other cultures came as well for various reasons.

I’m not asking for two nights. Merengue Night can be done away with. It only honors one Hispanic race. At least have Hispanic Heritage Night. It covers all Hispanics. One night to honor your second biggest fan base.

The Mets do not want to burn bridges with their fans. I suggest they take this matter and give it great consideration.