Put the rally beards to rest: Four new ideas to try

Every year, in almost every season of every sport, at least one team grows out their facial hair in an effort to rally them to victory.  The Red Sox were the latest team to use this tactic, with successful results.  The Mets can certainly use some luck next season.  But let’s face it: rally beards are getting boring!  The team should take advantage of the off-season and start planning NOW.  Here are four ideas that they could try…

Grow Out Their Hair

Most people have heard of the story of Sampson.  Sampson was an unbelievably strong man, who had extremely long hair.  His hair was the source of his strength.  The Mets should follow this idea, and grow out their hair, making them a stronger team.  But if that doesn’t work, they should…

Grow A Mohawk

Everyone knows the classic A-Team character Mr. T.  Mr. T was one of the toughest guys to ever appear on television  What made him so tough?  His mohawk!  If the Mets are not winning when their hair is long, they are going to need to do something with all of it.  All the Mets would have to do is make a trip down to the barbershop, and walk out with mohawks!  This would not only serve as the Mets’ rally statement, but as a statement to all of baseball, telling the other teams that they “pity the fools” who think can beat the Mets.  But if that does not work, they should…

Shave Their Heads

For the origin of this idea, you have to take a trip back in time to the 1986 World Champion Mets club.  In 1986, it seemed the Mets were running away with their division… and they were!  The Mets began to get bored, and players such as Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry decided to shave their heads.  If the mohawks are not working, or if they do not fit under their hats, the Mets should follow in their footsteps, and shave their heads.  This would show both a sense of unity between the players of the club, and it would also give them a boost, as they could then compare themselves to one of the greatest Mets teams of all time.  But if that does not work, they should…

Replace Their Bats With Hammers

This idea may seem odd at first, but in the end, it will make sense.  Back in the 1980’s, Marvel Comics published annual comic books where the East and West coast teams of Avengers played a game of softball. Instead of a bat, Thor, the god of thunder, and the star of the latest Marvel movie, used his mystical hammer, Mjölnir, at the plate and hit a home run almost every time.  With Thor releasing his new movie; there has never been a better time to replicate this.  The team is made up by twenty-five guys whom seem “worthy” to possess the power of Thor, so why not use that to their advantage?

It is time to put the rally beards to rest, and start a new rally tradition.  I have mentioned four ideas in this article, but the list goes on and on.  There is on guarantee any of these ideas will work, but they seem to all be worth a shot.  So what are they waiting for?  It is time for the Mets to start growing their hair for the beginning of the 2014 season!

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