Who Let The Dogs Out?

Hope you all enjoyed your hurricane parties, and that the power that may have eluded you has returned.

As you Met fans know, the power that has eluded the Mets has been out for some time (you know that Carlos Beltran still has the team lead in HR’s, right?) and isn’t coming back any time soon (I’m looking at you, Jason). But at least they’re getting some good pitching performances for a change. Between Chris Capuano’s best game of the year, and Monday’s exorcism of Marlins dominance with a doubleheader sweep which included a save (and a game finished) by Bobby Parnell have afforded Mets fans the opportunity to not complain so much about the lineup (again, I’m looking at you, Jason.) Instead we’ll complain about why the hell Snoop Manuel didn’t just give Parnell the ninth inning last season.

(In other Ghosts of Debacles Past news, Omar Minaya is down to two “you know’s” in 45 seconds. I feel like a proud parent.)

Though the news that caught my eye afer hurricane weekend (get it? Hurricane? Eye? Aah forget it) was that of the new challenge apparently being posed to fans at Citi Field:

A pack of junkyard dogs is roaming the sidewalks surrounding Citi Field, menacing visitors as they exit the ballpark.

No, it’s Bark at the Park night! Come on, you don’t think the Mets know how to pull off a promotion night? They just made it more interactive. It’s like social media night for dogs. (Either that or an adopt-a-thon gone horribly wrong.)

A security guard said the dogs are practically season-ticket holders, but insist they are mostly benign.

If Mets attendance goes down any more, the dogs might be their target demographic.

But I’d say they’re mostly benign. I took a picture recently of some dogs that were “menacing” visitors.

I don’t understand what they’re talking about.