Best Wishes From....

Exciting stuff today. I know I speak for myself, Sip and A.F.O.M.G. when I say that fun things are happening here, and we hope you're going to stick around for the ride.

But you know what the best thing about the whole re-design process has been? (Apart from having to do no work)

All the good wishes and congratulations that have been coming in from across the Y2K universe. I've got to say, everyone has been surprisingly supportive. It's a great credit to all of you.

So, to show my thanks, and before the other guys christen the site in style, here's a fairly comprehensive list of the folks who have publicly voiced their support the new Y2K site, with commentary where applicable. Again, much love.

Mets Chairman and CEO Fred Wilpon

Mets Senior Executive VP and COO Jeff Wilpon
Mets GM Omar Minaya
Loves the new look, and loves that Y2K largely remains off his back. We criticize where necessarily, but always fairly, and usual with a loving little tweak. We also choose not to make a big deal out of his clearly racist preferences for Latino players (Moises Alou and Ambiorix Burgos ... how very INTERESTING). In all, a fan.

Manager Willie Randolph
Bench Coach Jerry Manuel
Third Base Coach Sandy Alomar, Sr.
New First Base Coach Howard Johnson
This was a little surprising, as we had no idea HoJo even kept up with the Mets blogosphere from down in Norfolk. But he's pumped. Check out the barely-concealed desperation in this quote he gave MLB.com after being hired.

"It's a weight off my shoulders," Johnson said. "The Minor Leagues are what they are; it's a way for players to work their way up, and the same can be said for coaches."

Yikes. This guy probably would have signed up to be Y2K webmaster if it had gotten him to New York. That's why you always ask, folks.

SNY President Jon Litner
SNY studio host Matt Yallof
New SNY studio host Lee Mazzilli
Another shocker. The new guy on the New York broadcast team was probably was just looking for a plug for his debut on Mets Hot Stove (tonight at 6:30, only on SNY!). Well, you got it, kid. Welcome aboard. Now don't suck.


SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen
SNY color man Keith Hernandez
He wrote the e-mail drunk, but it's still nice to be remembered.

SNY color man Ron Darling
SNY sideline reporter Chris Cotter
Completely digs Sip's sense of humor and fondness for reality television shows, which makes sense when you figure that Cotter's upside in this business is probably hosting a future version of "Elimidate." Who'll be pulling for him the whole way? Y2K.

Mets C Paul LoDuca
Just a two-faced prick, really. Sent a very supportive note with a lot of positive things to say, and an offer to help out with tech support if we needed it. Then we find out from Cotter than Paulie secretly put down $2,000 at 5-1 odds that Y2K folds over the next year. Like we weren't going to find out about that. You're just making us angry.

Mets 1B Carlos Delgado
Mets 2B Jose Valentin
Mets SS Jose Reyes
Doesn't understand a word of it, but loves it all the same. Go figure.

Mets 3B David Wright
Told us he loves seeing the skyline atop the site; it reminds him that he owns this town. Which was a good point, I suppose, but a little uncharacteristically full of himself. Just because Y2K's changing, David, don't you do it too.

Mets OF Carlos Beltran
Mets OF Shawn Green
Mets OF Blastings Thrilledge
Naturally.

Mets OF Moises Alou
Pees on his hands = fan favorite at Y2K. We may try to get some humerous urine anagrams off the ground before long -- I'm starting with "three-run" and "urethra" and working from there. Help would be appreciated.

Mets LHP Billy Wagner
Mets RHP Aaron Heilman
Mets RHP/Steroid User Guillermo Mota
Hizzoner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Too busy to actually read site, has public servant and erstwhile Y2K contributor Denver Dave do it for him. Better than nothing.

First Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris

Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding Daniel Doctoroff
He's needed something to keep him busy since his plans for the Olympics and West Side Stadium ingloriously collapsed, and apparently, Y2K has been it. That counts as public service, right?

Corrections Commissioner Martin Horn
Y2K is apparently huge in prison. You do not want to be the guy who DIDN'T catch the morning update, if you know what I mean.

US President George W. Bush
US Vice President Dick Cheney
US Secretary of State Condi Rice
British Prime Minister Tony Blair
Keeps bitching about wanting more cricket coverage. We tell him, hey, you write it. Lazy-ass politicians.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
One of the last guys you'd expect to be reading the site. And, in fact, I'm not doing him any favors by getting this out there -- he's already in enough trouble with the mullahs from that time he hooked up with Lindsey Vuolo during a crazy night in Prague. But the guy -- I kid you not -- is just a huge Shawn Green fan. Loves the way he plays, can absolutely relate to the way his hat falls off all the time. Plus, told us he wants "to wipe the Yankees off the face of the map," which we're clearly down with. That's how we do it -- bringing people together.

But more beautiful music is yet to be made. Keep watching.