"We Didn"t Start The Fire" l 2016 New York Mets Season Preview
Mr. Met wants his ring.
Longtime Mets mascot Steven Boldis was with the team through thick and thin over the past 15 years 12 of which he spent as the teams nationally loved mascot.
But when NL Championship rings were handed out to most everyone involved with the organization on Thursday amazin"ly Boldis was left stranded on base.
MEET THE 2016 METS IN OUR TEAM INTERACTIVE
Boldis last day of work with the team was Nov. 2, 2015, when the Kansas City Royals came from behind to beat the home team and claim the World Series title at Citi Field. Having left his job with the Mets for a construction gig in the offseason, Boldis wasnt in Kansas City on Sunday where, as luck would have it, the Mets opened the 2016-2017 season and suffered the indignation of watching the Royals receive their World Series bling. But sources tell us that he was hoping to be in a celebratory mood on Thursday when the Mets returned home and received their NL championship rings, which are made up of 110 diamonds and 42 sapphires that spell out the Mets NY logo.
Boldis good pal Keith Collins, a Mets fan and actor whose credits include The Jersey Devil, says it"s an outrage that Mr. Met doesn"t have a ring on his finger.
I was enraged when he told me he didnt have a ring, Collins told the News. Im more upset about it than he is. Everybody gets one! Even the grounds crew. He was there until the end of the season then after the series ended he resigned. There were no bad feelings. It was just time. There were players who got traded and still got rings.
FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. "LIKE" US HERE
A rep for the Mets tells the Daily News that Mr. Met didnt pay his dues.
The organization created and distributed more than 750 rings. There were specific criteria for part-time and per diem employees related to hours worked last season, according to a Mets spokesperson. He worked approximately half of the required hours last season, did not meet the criteria, and as such did not receive a ring.
Boldis couldn"t be reached for comment.
Tags: mets playoffs , new york mets , mlb , kansas city royalsSource: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mr-met-claims-mets-snubbed-denying-ring-article-1.2593971
