‘Tis the seaosn where the Mets name the player who is going to be the one who plays Santa Claus at the Holiday Christmas Party.  This year the Mets went with the player who is quickly becoming the ace of the staff, the face of the franchise, and one of the more beloved Mets on the team – Noah Syndergaard.

The Mets should not go with Syndergaard to play Santa Claus this year.  No, it has nothing to do with the thought of Santa Thor throwing pieces of coal at naughty kids and Mr. Met who are standing 60’6″ away.  It has nothing to do with the idea of seeing Santa Thor wear a viking helmet instead of a red cap.  It has nothing to do with Santa Thor going with the Yule Lads interpretation of Christmas instead of our traditional Santa Clause.  It also has nothing to do with the Santa Curse that claimed Steven Matz as one of its victims last year:

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Look if anyone can pull a Daniel Murphy and beat the curse, it is certainly Santa Thor.

No, the real reason why Syndergaard shouldn’t play Santa Thor is because he is the one player that all kids are going to want to meet.

Santa is a celebrity in his own right, and you can have literally anyone play him on the team, and the kids will love him.  Naturally, you don’t want to pick Travis d’Arnaud because that’s just begging for trouble.  However, there is no reason you can’t pick a lesser player like a Ty Kelly or a Josh Edgin to play Santa.  Heck, you can even choose Jay Horowitz for what it’s worth.

By doing that, you allow the kids to get to meet Santa and Syndergaard.  They get to meet both of their heroes from the artcic north, and it will make for a much better story and Christmas for each and every one of those children.  For that reason, and yes the Santa Curse (knock on every piece of wood withing a three mile radius), Syndergaard should not play Santa Thor this year.