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Amazin' Avenue *SECRET* Swag Contest

Not content to simply give swag away at the end of the month, I've decided to hold occasional secret contests to give swag away throughout the month as well. To keep things lively, I'm not going to announce what the secret contests are until they are over. Think of them as "pop" contests; the best presents are the ones you never knew were coming!

This installment of the Amazin' Avenue Secret Swag Contest will award a prize to the user who:

Posted the greatest number of useful FanPosts in the last week.

The Mets are stinking up the joint left and right, but we all love free stuff, right? Anyway, here are the top FanPost-ers of the week:

Rank AA User # FanPosts
1 pingel 3
2 LOUtheMETfan 1
2 whynot 1
2 sireric 1

Congratulations to pingel, who led the way with three FanPosts. His prize is a copy of the new Mets' DVD, Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin'". The swag was graciously provided by Genius Products, who produced the DVD in conjunction with MLB Productions.

There's plenty more swag to give away, and no telling when the next secret contest will start or end. Hooray for mystery!

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Indeed.

Hooray for mystery!

EAMUS METROPOLI!

by pingel on Jun 10, 2008 5:07 PM EDT reply actions  

As I consume my bowl of chili...

I cannot help but to think that Eric Simon has graced us w/these “Mystery Swag” prizes because sometimes he’s late putting up the Swag contest board. This kind of hucksterism by Eric will not be forgotten.

LOL!

Eric, in the immortal words of Telly Savalas? “Who loves ya baby? First of all, it’s just an honor to be recognized along w/some of the other beautiful Mets bloggers, pundits, moaners, groaners and complainers. Secondly, I don’t think anything would take the stink off the current season like a no-hitter would . How I salivate at the prospect of Maine pitching a “No-No” this evening. Alas…I resign myself to the fact that tonight’s game may be another stinker and I can’t imagine there will be too large of a crowd when it’s ‘Hotter than a snakes ass in a wagon rutt’ in New York.

Regardless…GO METS!!! Now where did I leave those chicken bones?

WHAT IS PAST IS PROLOGUE

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jun 10, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions  

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