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This Brick Is In Favor of the Mets

I've been debating whether to purchase one of these CitiField bricks ($195 for a 3-line inscription, in case you hadn't heard), and to this point haven't been able to pull the trigger on a purchase. Being of a background in which both creativity and Metsitivity have been encouraged, I do have a few suggestions on brick phraseology, for those who may be contemplating their own purchase (15-character per line limit). I'd also encourage the Mets to include a smattering of bricks with these historic words of choice.

Ya
Gotta
Believe

Baseball Like
It Oughta Be

The Happy Recap
(15 characters exactly)

Ball On
The Wall

Gets By Buckner
(15 characters exactly)

Mets score 19
And win!

Amazin'
Amazin'
Amazin'

The Magic
Is Back

Welcome to
Kiner's Korner
(would also make a good name for a concession area)

Shoe
Polish
Play

Marvelous Marv

It's Outta Here
(another 15'er)

and here are some that I don't think will slip past the censors

Why didn't
he swing???

Kenny Rogers
made my
dad bleed
(true story)

Get Metsmerized

Wipe The Smile
Off My Face

I'll show you
The Bronx

Is this the yr
cuz Foster's
here?

Here
Lies
Mettle

Ryan
For
Fregosi

Midnight
Massacre

You'll Love
Bill Pecota

Feel free to post any other ideas in the comments section.

(For those curious about the title of this post...the first winning banner on Banner Day, back in 1963, was titled "This Sign Is In Favor of the Mets")

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