Citi Field

[Fudbutter]

They'd probably sell more ice cream if they LEFT the Shea Stadium logo without the heat pressed "NY"sticker. Whats also funny is that on the inside of the helmet it says "WASH BEFORE USING".

The good news is that it doesn't say

WASH BEFORE RE-USING

[METSFAN]

http://www.fordhamsports.com/view.gal?id=46464

And the aformentioned ads on the score boards

ALSO THE BUNTING IS UP FOR OPENING DAY!
Anyone know what the red righfield ad is right next to foul pole?

[Onemoredayatshea27]

ALSO THE BUNTING IS UP FOR OPENING DAY!
Anyone know what the red righfield ad is right next to foul pole?

I'm going to make a wild guess and say that it's Kozy Shack. They had their logos on the turnstiles so it's possible they have an ad.

http://www.american-trading.com/food/images/dairy/kozy_pudding.jpg

[kingcohn]

ALSO THE BUNTING IS UP FOR OPENING DAY!
Anyone know what the red righfield ad is right next to foul pole?

http://www.halloween24.com/images/shop/product_images/9026/30009.jpg

[CoreyNYC]

Once again, let me point out that the Mets do not manufacture merchandise and they don't run the concessions. Those helmets are made by ANOTHER COMPANY besides the Mets and the ice cream is sold by Aramark.


At Fridays game at Citi Field vs Boston I bought ice cream at Carvel in left field and when I finished the mini Met helmet I turned it around and noticed they stamped the Met "NY" over last years final season logo. This Madoff thing is really far reaching.

[410 FT]

Anyway.......,I LOVE Citi Field having been there on 4/3 -but I still love Shea Stadium where does that leave me(us)?

[mdnash]

we need more pictures in this thread.


wheres gary duaner? :hissyfit:

[Greg B.]

I will have a hot dog at City Field with mustard, potatoe roll, sourkraut and sweet relish when I go to City Field in 2009.

;)

That sounds perfect to me. Do they have Gulden's spicy brown mustard there?

[tomzpc]

If that's how they like 'em in Chicago, that's fine. I'll take mine on a potato roll with yellow mustard, thank you and thank you very kindly.

Gary!? Yellow mustard??? I'm very disappointed in you. "Yellow" mustard shouldn't even qualify as mustard.

Give me Kosciusko Spicy Brown Mustard anyday. Gulden's will still do in a pinch though of course.

[CoreyNYC]

Gold's, the owner of Gold's is a big Mets fan (and a sponsor)

http://www.goldshorseradish.com/new/2.html


That sounds perfect to me. Do they have Gulden's spicy brown mustard there?

[JLG]

Anyway.......,I LOVE Citi Field having been there on 4/3 -but I still love Shea Stadium where does that leave me(us)?

GET OVER IT!! That goes for CNYC too. LOL
But seriously you can love the memories, no one can take that away.
And now you (us, me) can now make great new memories. :clapping

[Shbmets]

that better not be another ad on the bullpen fence

I think it is. That looks terrible as does the Xerox ad already there. What's the point of having a chain link fence you can see through, if you're going to cover it with ads. Looks like something you would see at a little league field. Yuck!!!

[foulpole]

Once again, let me point out that the Mets do not manufacture merchandise and they don't run the concessions. Those helmets are made by ANOTHER COMPANY besides the Mets and the ice cream is sold by Aramark.

Thanks Corey, that was very informative. I thought the Wilpons spent their evenings in their basement making ice cream helmet cups and silk screening commemorative t-shirts. Thanks for setting the record straight. You're wealth of knowledge is second to none.

[allmysalvation]

Thanks Corey, that was very informative. I thought the Wilpons spent their evenings in their basement making ice cream helmet cups and silk screening commemorative t-shirts. Thanks for setting the record straight. You're wealth of knowledge is second to none.

hehe. Seriously, Corey, I respect you very much, but it's not necessary to jump in and defend the Mets EVERY time someone posts about something that might be looked at in a negative light. They are just ice cream helmets, I don't think anyone is going to cancel their season tickets.

[CoreyNYC]

I wasn't the one who posted that somehow these helmets were tied into Bernie Madhoff. Seriously, the amount of complaining around here is ridiculous and often misguided.

I really don't care if people are negative about the Mets, I certainly am when its warranted. But people need to be fair and with their complaints.


Thanks Corey, that was very informative. I thought the Wilpons spent their evenings in their basement making ice cream helmet cups and silk screening commemorative t-shirts. Thanks for setting the record straight. You're wealth of knowledge is second to none.


hehe. Seriously, Corey, I respect you very much, but it's not necessary to jump in and defend the Mets EVERY time someone posts about something that might be looked at in a negative light. They are just ice cream helmets, I don't think anyone is going to cancel their season tickets.

[BelTelMel]

Thanks Corey, that was very informative. I thought the Wilpons spent their evenings in their basement making ice cream helmet cups and silk screening commemorative t-shirts. Thanks for setting the record straight. You're wealth of knowledge is second to none.

:laugh :laugh

[piazza3142]

I think it is. That looks terrible as does the Xerox ad already there. What's the point of having a chain link fence you can see through, if you're going to cover it with ads. Looks like something you would see at a little league field. Yuck!!!

This may be a stretch but, I believe the Xerox ad is in front of the bullpen in order to block the visiting team from seeing who is warming up for the Mets. It also could be there because, why not?

[kingcohn]

My guess is that the new ad next to the foul pole is:

http://www.synergyretail.com/userfiles/image/TenantPhotos/KG.jpg

[nymdan]

This may be a stretch but, I believe the Xerox ad is in front of the bullpen in order to block the visiting team from seeing who is warming up for the Mets. It also could be there because, why not?
Considering the visiting bullpen is about 6 feet away from the Mets bullpen, I don't think it'll be too hard to see who is warming up, even if the bullpen isn't visible from certain angles on the field.

[piazza3142]

Considering the visiting bullpen is about 6 feet away from the Mets bullpen, I don't think it'll be too hard to see who is warming up, even if the bullpen isn't visible from certain angles on the field.

Good point. Like I said, it was a stretch. That ad is hideous by the way.;)

[metfan61]

This may be a stretch but, I believe the Xerox ad is in front of the bullpen in order to block the visiting team from seeing who is warming up for the Mets. It also could be there because, why not?

The visitor's bench is directly behind the Mets bullpen (best view in the house). I personally don't like it since they can listen to the coaches and player conversations. We can also spy on them but the whole setup seems a little wierd.

Also the Wise/DD sign looks too tall, it blockes the view of the fans in the stands.

[tomzpc]

I wasn't the one who posted that somehow these helmets were tied into Bernie Madhoff. Seriously, the amount of complaining around here is ridiculous and often misguided.

I really don't care if people are negative about the Mets, I certainly am when its warranted. But people need to be fair and with their complaints.

Um....I read the Bernie Madoff comment as very "tongue in cheek" and I'm pretty sure that's how it was intended. It's okay to lighten up just a little, at least outside of the CF vs NYS thread. We're all friends here right? :nod:

[ribant]

I believe these (eBay link) (http://cgi.ebay.com/N-Y-Mets-Tickets-Opening-Day-Delta-Club-Gold-Seats_W0QQitemZ170319753170QQ) are the Bernie Madoff seats.

Is someone really going to bid that much on an auction by a zero feedback seller. I wouldn't

[kingcohn]

Here's some of the promos for the Mets at Citi so far:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/1.jpg?t=1239380580
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/2.jpg?t=1239380605
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/3.jpg?t=1239380626

[ribant]

Gold's, the owner of Gold's is a big Mets fan (and a sponsor)

http://www.goldshorseradish.com/new/2.html

Golds is good. Hebrew National Deli Mustard is the best.

[ribant]

:D
Jackson hole burgers are my favorite
they claim 8 oz but its more like 10oz
they have one in englewood NJ and four in NY
how far is the Jackson hole from the 7 train enysteez?

I LOVE the Jackson Diner for Indian food before or after a game. Not traditional ballgame with the guys eats, but awesome. And right where the 7 and F trains meet.

[JLG]

Is someone really going to bid that much on an auction by a zero feedback seller. I wouldn't

Not only no feedback, NO PRIOR SALES!
Three people HAVE BID, one with no prior purchases!

[JimboX87]

Hey I just got my tickets for 4/18. Does anyone know offhand if section 522 is one of the sections that has an obstruction for the first row? Im gonna try and search the threads but I have a feeling Ill be here a while.

[kingcohn]

Even Mr. Met has that dreaded patch!
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST WAS NOT INTENTIONED TO START OFFTOPIC PATCH TALK!

[JLG]

Even Mr. Met has that dreaded patch!
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST WAS NOT INTENTIONED TO START OFFTOPIC PATCH TALK!

I don't think Mr Met or the Patch are off topic.
This this board dead after a loss. Now that is off topic.

[Dishy24]

Hey I just got my tickets for 4/18. Does anyone know offhand if section 522 is one of the sections that has an obstruction for the first row? Im gonna try and search the threads but I have a feeling Ill be here a while.

YES!!! That was my origional section-- If you are in seats 1-4 or 21-24 forget seeing the field!

[bluenautica]

Hey we should do a different BBF day and sit in the Big Apple seats.. what do you guys think?

[Yankees12]

Even Mr. Met has that dreaded patch!
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST WAS NOT INTENTIONED TO START OFFTOPIC PATCH TALK!

Which is worse - Penn Station or that patch?

;)

[CFmets09]

Even Mr. Met has that dreaded patch!
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST WAS NOT INTENTIONED TO START OFFTOPIC PATCH TALK!

oh my god that patch is so ugly what the hell were they thinking it's always about money why couldn't they have used the one they have on the hats the yankees patch is so much better this is so typical mets I can't believe somebody designed that the people on bbf are more creative than everybody why do the mets always have to be like this god that patch is so ugly we're being made fun of by espn this is why the yankees are the yankees it looks like the dominos pizza logo the wilpons are so cheap why cant they make a good patch

:laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh

[JimboX87]

Dishy-well i guess I'm screwed. I saw row 1 and I'm like SWEET! but then I remembered seeing something a while back about an obstruction. I scrolled back and found my exact seat and I was like DAMMIT! I should have researched my seats a little better. Ill just have to deal I suppose. oh yeah Im in seats 21-24 BTW.

[Retire #31]

Dishy-well i guess I'm screwed. I saw row 1 and I'm like SWEET! but then I remembered seeing something a while back about an obstruction. I scrolled back and found my exact seat and I was like DAMMIT! I should have researched my seats a little better. Ill just have to deal I suppose. oh yeah Im in seats 21-24 BTW.

Just go hang out in the field Level . Some of the SRO spots are amazing

[JimboX87]

Just go hang out in the field Level . Some of the SRO spots are amazing
SRO? Sorry. What does that mean?

[Retire #31]

SRO? Sorry. What does that mean?

Standing Room Only

[jfvmets]

Not only no feedback, NO PRIOR SALES!
Three people HAVE BID, one with no prior purchases!

man the guy that bought those tickets also took a big risk.. with this economy and 1100 for face value damm.. and so far 1650 on ebay - fees =that will be around face value..

also i prefer behind dougout than behind homeplate and a net. the good thing is the club and the nice cushion seats.

[DukeBX]

I really hope the Mets honor Shea Stadium,even if it's in a little way. They shouldn't forget where their home for over 40 years was. Hope the wilpons do it,even if down the road. Shea needs to be remembered other than just "Shea" retired name in left.

[MSchvatz44]

I really hope the Mets honor Shea Stadium,even if it's in a little way. They shouldn't forget where their home for over 40 years was. Hope the wilpons do it,even if down the road. Shea needs to be remembered other than just "Shea" retired name in left.

they already put in the old apple, along with the old skyline that was on top of the right field scoreboard.

[DukeBX]

yeah,but something that says a little about where they were before. something small. too bad there's no room for a small Plaque.

[MSchvatz44]

yeah,but something that says a little about where they were before. something small. too bad there's no room for a small Plaque.

im not sure exactly how they plan on doing it, but supposedly they will commemorate shea stadium where it stood in the parking lots of citi field.

[DukeBX]

I was looking at some pics and started thinking about stuff that would be cool to have at Citi.

I'd like to add a big "Mets" script logo,just like in philly,up on top of the outfield wall. i'd also add more "Mets" and "NY" logos all around Citi Field.:clapping

[DukeBX]

im not sure exactly how they plan on doing it, but supposedly they will commemorate shea stadium where it stood in the parking lots of citi field.

that's pretty cool. i hope it's not in an area that a regular fan can't access,or a place where cars will cover it.

[Retire #31]

that's pretty cool. i hope it's not in an area that a regular fan can't access,or a place where cars will cover it.

They are going to mark the parking lot with the original base paths and pitcher mound of Shea. In the off season they are going to use that "diamond " for wheel chair softball games

[DukeBX]

They are going to mark the parking lot with the original base paths and pitcher mound of Shea. In the off season they are going to use that "diamond " for wheel chair softball games

i see. that's sounds good for the outside of Citi.

[BelTelMel]

Is someone really going to bid that much on an auction by a zero feedback seller. I wouldn't


http://www.madofftrustee.com/

Update


Important Announcement Regarding Sale of New York Mets Tickets

The Trustee is currently auctioning Opening Day tickets on eBay, to view the auction please click here.

On April 7, 2009, the Trustee filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking approval for the sale of New York Mets tickets through an online auction conducted on eBay. The hearing on the motion will be held on Tuesday April 14, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

The sale motion and related exhibits (including the order shorting the notice period) may be viewed by following the links below:
Motion (click here to view)
Exhibit A (click here to view)
Order Shortening Notice (click here to view)
Affidavit (click here to view)
Links for the sale of other tickets for games in April will be posted to this site as they are available.

[NYBase]

Like you said... more Mets, some former player statues, more color (besides ads)... I'd really like to see this place on a sunny day to judge better. It seems gloomy but a lot has been due to weather, but I have a feeling not 100%

[DukeBX]

Like you said... more Mets, some former player statues, more color (besides ads)... I'd really like to see this place on a sunny day to judge better. It seems gloomy but a lot has been due to weather, but I have a feeling not 100%

i like that! statues and more Mets color.:clapping

[THINK BLUE]

the seats the same dark blue color as the steel

[mandrake]

Just one thing, a big banner on Citi Field showing a smiling Joan Payson, with her foot firmly planted up Lil Jeff's @$$.

[GordonGecko]

It's exactly 4 days until the opening day game starts. Only 1,000 tickets are left listed on StubHub, this is going to be a very hot ticket come Sunday

[citifaithful]

I would add color to the stairways to the different levels. I love how they are everywhere which will decrease traffic but they feel a bit cold and unwelcoming. That is probably the only thing I'd change about the entire park, that and the glass, which isn't a big deal where I'm sitting but will be for others. I love it and can't wait to go there the next 6 months, hopefully 7.

[410 FT]

Instead of those gigantic scoreboards of "ads", the centerfield scoreboad incorporated behind the fan walk(behind the bridge ,would be a new "old" Shea scoreboard,the one in right and closer the Ebbets field scoreboard.

[Dishy24]

Dishy-well i guess I'm screwed. I saw row 1 and I'm like SWEET! but then I remembered seeing something a while back about an obstruction. I scrolled back and found my exact seat and I was like DAMMIT! I should have researched my seats a little better. Ill just have to deal I suppose. oh yeah Im in seats 21-24 BTW.

Jimbo-
Seats 21-24 were my EXACT seats in my Full season location-- I would call the Mets and insist on a seat change-- the view from 23 & 24 is disgusting, 21 & 22 are liveable...

[mandrake]

Jimbo-
Seats 21-24 were my EXACT seats in my Full season location-- I would call the Mets and insist on a seat change-- the view from 23 & 24 is disgusting, 21 & 22 are liveable...

Wait a second.....I was specifically told by some of the Wilpon shills that these were not being sold. Of course, they were sold to you; but after just a few months of protesting, they relented knowing they were indeed obstructed. And again, the shills said they would not be resold to someone else.....and............surprise.

BTW, who needs to see LF and CF. You still have right field ! :laugh

The same shills also said there would be no vendors. Again, shocked to see the hot dog vendor standing in the stairwell. :D

[NYMfanChris]

i think ur mistaken. they said those seats wudnt be sold as full season tickets

[Onemoredayatshea27]

i think ur mistaken. they said those seats wudnt be sold as full season tickets

Are they at least discounted for single games. I would hope so.

[enysteez]

Has anyone sat in or seen the view from section 524? I have 2 games there this season including next Sunday. Row 7. Im not sure if I've seen any shots from that angle/section.

[met_dream]

Has anyone sat in or seen the view from section 524? I have 2 games there this season including next Sunday. Row 7. Im not sure if I've seen any shots from that angle/section.

I'm in 522 row6...and feel like I can spit on 3rd base.

From 524 row 7, you should feel like you can spit on short left field. Your view of home is safe, since you will be higher than the stairwells.

[metfan61]

Has anyone sat in or seen the view from section 524? I have 2 games there this season including next Sunday. Row 7. Im not sure if I've seen any shots from that angle/section.

I think this is 524 - 525 around the 3rd row.

67507

67508

67509

Anyone know why my pix won't show anymore?

[nymdan]

It's exactly 4 days until the opening day game starts. Only 1,000 tickets are left listed on StubHub, this is going to be a very hot ticket come Sunday
Yeah... I'm surprised by the ticket availability for the rest of the week, though. I bought a LF Reserved Opener Pack for my dad, and I've been trying to get rid of the rest of the games, but those sections are still available through the Mets, so they're not selling on Stubhub. I guess it's the same way for everything other than the promenade and maybe the porch.

[DiggerODell]

I think this is 524 - 525 around the 3rd row.

67507

67508

67509

Anyone know why my pix won't show anymore?

Oh? I thought you were just showing suggestive shots . . . like, this is a picture of what you would see, had I actually uploaded one. You know me and "simulations" . . j/k :waving

Good news is, they show up on my preview as a link to a photo! Go figure!

[enysteez]

Awesome guys. Thanks. Cant wait for Sunday. Shoot cant wait for Opening Day lol.

[keyman]

Did the Mets sell any Big Apple Seats for the opener ?

I have not seen any on stub hub.

[metsforever7515]

Awesome guys. Thanks. Cant wait for Sunday. Shoot cant wait for Opening Day lol.

What's Sunday? I'm missing something.

[tomzpc]

Has anyone sat in or seen the view from section 524? I have 2 games there this season including next Sunday. Row 7. Im not sure if I've seen any shots from that angle/section.

Here's a pic from 524 row 7. This one is from my seats on the aisle and those are my girls down in front of Saltzy's seats in row 1. :D

BTW...if anyone wants any weekday games I have many available at face value! Pardon the shameless plug. =)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i42/tomzpc/julesliv524.jpg

[reyes_7]

What's Sunday? I'm missing something.
The first regular season game enysteez will be at at Citi

Also you guys can add me to the list of BBF people going to Opening Day.

[Dishy24]

i think ur mistaken. they said those seats wudnt be sold as full season tickets

They should at least be marked "obstructed view" and discounted!!!

[metsfever24]

idk if anyone noticed this before but it appears that there are speakers behind homeplate on the field. i whish i could find a pic of them

[mandrake]

Here's a pic from 524 row 7. This one is from my seats on the aisle and those are my girls down in front of Saltzy's seats in row 1. :D

BTW...if anyone wants any weekday games I have many available at face value! Pardon the shameless plug. =)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i42/tomzpc/julesliv524.jpg

An absolute bargain ! Much better than Shea UD, including upper box. When you consider that you can sit in those seats for as little as $11 face, they are really some of the best seats for the buck anywhere in MLB !!!! You will not be unhappy with these seats. I know I'm not !!!!:clapping

[mandrake]

i think ur mistaken. they said those seats wudnt be sold as full season tickets

I think UR mstaken. They were sold to several people here on BF as full season tickets. And I had purchased a block of them from one of the unknowing victims. Happily, the victims were tipped off by a former poster and eventually were relocated; some as recently as 3 weeks ago.

Just because people make unsubstantiated claims does not make it true.:D

[gradeck]

http://www.madofftrustee.com/

The interesting stuff:

The Mets agreed to downgrade the seats from Delta Platinum to Delta Gold, and refunded the $19,000+ difference to the Madoff trustee;

The Mets agreed to confer the account holder rights (ie. playoff purchase right, right of renewal) if the trustee sells the season package;

The trustee asked for approval to sell April games on an individual basis while this proceeding is pending;

The trustee asked ticket scalpers if they had an interest in purchasing the seats but the scalpers declined;

The Mets agreed to guarantee a 50% of face value minimum bid for the tickets sold on eBay.

[metsforever7515]

The first regular season game enysteez will be at at Citi

Also you guys can add me to the list of BBF people going to Opening Day.

STILL searching EVERYWHERE for reasonably priced OD tickets.

[mets16]

Once again, let me point out that the Mets do not manufacture merchandise and they don't run the concessions. Those helmets are made by ANOTHER COMPANY besides the Mets and the ice cream is sold by Aramark.

Yes, but the Mets have a say before the helmets go to the public. They obviously didn't care weather it had the logo, that is cutting costs, no? If the Mets never check their products before selling them, we would be eating ice cream from a Cleveland Indians helmet.

[enysteez]

What's Sunday? I'm missing something.

Im sorry next Sunday. Thats the 1st day/weekend game I get out to this year with the wife and kids.

Im going to OD but thats with my homeboy.

[enysteez]

Here's a pic from 524 row 7. This one is from my seats on the aisle and those are my girls down in front of Saltzy's seats in row 1. :D

BTW...if anyone wants any weekday games I have many available at face value! Pardon the shameless plug. =)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i42/tomzpc/julesliv524.jpg

Cute girls you got there Tom.

Awesom pic of 524. Thanks. Look slike Ill be sitting near you a couple of times this year. I also have tix in 524 for Build-a-Bear day. The kids love it and we went last year so we'll have the last year at SHea bear and 1st at Citi bear.

[Gary Dunaier]

wheres gary duaner? :hissyfit:

Are you referring to me, Gary Dunaier, who takes the best damn ballpark photos you're ever gonna see, or are you referring to Duaner Sanchez, who pitches for the Mets? :D

[MetsFan24]

Are you referring to me, Gary Dunaier, who takes the best damn ballpark photos you're ever gonna see, or are you referring to Duaner Sanchez, who pitches for the Mets? :D
haha you mean, pitched for the mets.

[Gary Dunaier]

Two new ads have been put up on the centerfield scoreboard. The one on
top left is for Fox News Channel. I think the bottom left ad says "Buy & Sell
GOLD U.S. Coins."

I took this photo earlier today from a moving Flushing-bound #7 train, so in
order to enable you to see the ads as best as possible I'm reproducing the
photo at "original" size (2048 x 1536). I know that's probably going to make
this post go all the way off the screen for many of you, for which I apologize,
but in this case I feel it's important. Hopefully, I've formatted the text of
this post so you don't have to keep scrolling left and right to read it, and
the "relevant" portion of the photo (the new ads) is on the left, so you don't
need to scroll to the right unless you want to look at our beloved Iron
Triangle (and I know you secretly do :nod: ).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3428144770_9fc40d94ff_o.jpg

[nymdan]

Buy and Sell US Gold Coins? The Mets must have been desperate.

Looks like the championship flags are now flying on the flagpoles.

[MetsFan24]

what ever happened to lowering those flagpoles? they look pretty unchanged here.

[5ivese7enf15teen]

I was hoping that remaining ad space on the Center Field Video board was for National Grid et. al. Shea Stadium? Too bad. And it had to be Fox News. Yuck.

[mandrake]

Cute girls you got there Tom.

Awesom pic of 524. Thanks. Look slike Ill be sitting near you a couple of times this year. I also have tix in 524 for Build-a-Bear day. The kids love it and we went last year so we'll have the last year at SHea bear and 1st at Citi bear.

Build a bear day. I think that is 8/1? Do your kids get a build a bear?? That would be a great promotion.

[MSchvatz44]

ugh fox news? :rolleyes:

sorry guys, didnt mean to bring politics in here. :silent:

[islandxtreme26]

And just like that...the ADs ARE DONE FINALLY...maybe
The winner of the final ad is....LINCOLN MERCURY, though I think there is still a small space under it

A buddy of mine works for the team and posted this on facebook today:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2724/n1890417034755446263019.jpg

[SteveJRogers]

Build a bear day. I think that is 8/1? Do your kids get a build a bear?? That would be a great promotion.

Nope. You get a Mets bear that was built by the Build-A-Bear workshops. The retail outfit is the sponsor. Has been for quite some time now.

[mandrake]

Golds is good. Hebrew National Deli Mustard is the best.

My all time fave, made close to my parents house in Maspeth.......

August Bauer created unique recipes for Pure Prepared Mustard and Mustard with Horseradish in a shop on Metropolitan Avenue in Queens, N.Y.

Bauer's mustard !!!!!! Everything else is just "OK"

[metsforever7515]

And just like that...the ADs ARE DONE FINALLY...maybe
The winner of the final ad is....LINCOLN MERCURY, though I think there is still a small space under it

A buddy of mine works for the team and posted this on facebook today:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2724/n1890417034755446263019.jpg

There's the SNY add!

[MetsFan24]

And just like that...the ADs ARE DONE FINALLY...maybe
The winner of the final ad is....LINCOLN MERCURY, though I think there is still a small space under it

A buddy of mine works for the team and posted this on facebook today:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2724/n1890417034755446263019.jpg
so lincoln mercury, and sny round out the final scoreboard ads. looks like the ballparks ready for action fellas..

[islandxtreme26]

There's the SNY add!
Wow I missed that!!! DUH!

[jnakamura]

A buddy of mine works for the team and posted this on facebook today:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2724/n1890417034755446263019.jpg

What a mess.

[MetsFan24]

so i got 1 prediction right, not bad lol

[Dishy24]

Build a bear day. I think that is 8/1? Do your kids get a build a bear?? That would be a great promotion.

Yes! This promo started in 2003-- we have every one! I have 12 seats for this game in 507 (bought them from PrimeTimeStubs.com so we could all sit together) They are nice full size bears, too!! :nod:

[5ivese7enf15teen]

There also seems to be a new ad to the left of the Xerox ad on the bullpen fence. I can already hear the complainers. :D

[DukeBX]

Here's a pic from 524 row 7. This one is from my seats on the aisle and those are my girls down in front of Saltzy's seats in row 1. :D

BTW...if anyone wants any weekday games I have many available at face value! Pardon the shameless plug. =)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i42/tomzpc/julesliv524.jpg

cool view. i'll be around that same area (row 4) later this month.

[TinoM24]

i really hate to complain, but I dont understand the logic of making the bullpen fence clear if theyre gonna put ads over it anyway

[MetsFan24]

There also seems to be a new ad to the left of the Xerox ad on the bullpen fence. I can already hear the complainers. :D
Yep. Looks like a Caesers ad. Nothing like covering up transparent fences with non transparent ads..:dismay:

[BMF]

Good point. Like I said, it was a stretch. That ad is hideous by the way.;)

I just wanted to say that what they did with the xerox sign on the fence is what I thought they would have done with the retired numbers instead of putting it high up on that lf wall

[MSchvatz44]

What a mess.

ill reserve judgement until april 13th for my final say on the ad's, but right now im not really liking what im seeing. i went to all 3 of the games played there so far, and i never had a problem with any ad's, as for me, i dont really notice them during the game. yet with these latest ad's added, along with another one on the left field wall and on the bullpen fence, i fear that it might turn into a bit of distraction for me.

[jopa96]

does it come with the the standing or that seperated, where you u get that.

The mini-ticket comes with both the wall hanging and two-piece stand.

[DukeBX]

what ever happened to lowering those flagpoles? they look pretty unchanged here.

that's what Gary C. said on SNY. even he said that the poles are too tall for the nice retro Pepsi sign there.he said they were going to lower the poles. anyone have a pic of the poles with the championships on it?

[BMF]

And just like that...the ADs ARE DONE FINALLY...maybe
The winner of the final ad is....LINCOLN MERCURY, though I think there is still a small space under it

A buddy of mine works for the team and posted this on facebook today:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2724/n1890417034755446263019.jpg

I GOTTO SAY IM A LIL UPSET THAT ALL THE ADS ARE A RAINBOW OF COLORS IT LOOK A LIL MESSY. WHY COULDNT THEY UNIFORM ALL THE ADS ONE COLOR IF THEY WERE GONNA HAVE A THOUSAND BOARDS UP THERE. i HAVE NO GRIPES WITH THE OVERALL OUTCOME OF THE PARK BUT THAT.

[GordonGecko]

The interesting stuff:

The Mets agreed to downgrade the seats from Delta Platinum to Delta Gold, and refunded the $19,000+ difference to the Madoff trustee;

The Mets agreed to confer the account holder rights (ie. playoff purchase right, right of renewal) if the trustee sells the season package;

The trustee asked for approval to sell April games on an individual basis while this proceeding is pending;

The trustee asked ticket scalpers if they had an interest in purchasing the seats but the scalpers declined;

The Mets agreed to guarantee a 50% of face value minimum bid for the tickets sold on eBay.

Pretty shocking if you ask me. Consider that the Mets were one of the organizations hit hardest by the Made-off fraud to the tune of half a billion dollars. That 19K they gave away is basically on top of the $500M

[jopa96]

Where did you get that done? I totally want to do that with my Son & Nephew's OD tickets!! What a cool gift idea!!!

Here's the link to get a personalized Mega-Ticket:

http://www.thatsmyticket.com/bpzdmt.html

Right now it's on sale for $135. Unfortunately they don't do personalized mini-mega tickets, but are selling a mini-mega ticket for opening day here:

http://www.thatsmyticket.com/bnymmm09ig.html

or on Mets.com here:

http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3556666

[mandrake]

Yes! This promo started in 2003-- we have every one! I have 12 seats for this game in 507 (bought them from PrimeTimeStubs.com so we could all sit together) They are nice full size bears, too!! :nod:

Well, I don't have any Sat games so it will be stubhub for me and my daughter !!!!! Bear for daughter, beer for daddy.

[KoosFan]

When I went on my ST tour in mid-March I made it a point to ask the rep about the location in CF for the Mets Museum.
I was told (pretty emphatically) that it was going behind the large 42 in the JRR.

I just saw Gary's latest batch of shots on flickr (awesome job as always, Mr Dunaier) and I noticed that the exterior stadium map has no such indication for any museum.

I haven't been to the main team store yet, does anyone know if its in there?

[metsforever7515]

When I went on my ST tour in mid-March I made it a point to ask the rep about the location in CF for the Mets Museum.
I was told (pretty emphatically) that it was going behind the large 42 in the JRR.

I just saw Gary's latest batch of shots on flickr (awesome job as always, Mr Dunaier) and I noticed that the exterior stadium map has no such indication for any museum.

I haven't been to the main team store yet, does anyone know if its in there?

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/fightinitalian21/IMG_3536.jpg

You be the judge. I can't really tell what's directy behind it. (This was taken at an angle)

[nymdan]

Nice pics as always, Gary. The landscaping looks good. Did you get any pictures of the Shea site?

[KoosFan]

Thanks for the assist, MetsForever, that shot's a big help.
I know that the store extends from the middle of the 42 to the right of the picture but I don't see any Mets Museum.
Off camera to the far left is a ticket booth.

Does anyone know what that door is to the left of the 4?

I'm trying to find the location of the Museum.

Many thanks in advance.

[RayNY]

There also seems to be a new ad to the left of the Xerox ad on the bullpen fence. I can already hear the complainers. :D

For good reason too! What is the point of having an exposed bullpen that you can see through if you're just going to cover it up with an ad? Makes no sense.

[johnql]

Thanks for the assist, MetsForever, that shot's a big help.
I know that the store extends from the middle of the 42 to the right of the picture but I don't see any Mets Museum.
Off camera to the far left is a ticket booth.

Does anyone know what that door is to the left of the 4?

I'm trying to find the location of the Museum.

Many thanks in advance.
Here's a shot of that door, Koos, taken on 3/29. It's out of focus but I think you can still make it out as an entrance for the Delta Sky360 Club. As for the location of a future Mets Museum, I don't know any more than you do.

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%20St%20John%203-29-09/IMG_5679.jpg

[johnql]

Gary D - just checked out your latest shots. Great pics as always. You even got a shot of my seats!

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/Citi%20Field/cf_myseats2.jpg

[Gary Dunaier]

that's what Gary C. said on SNY. even he said that the poles are too tall for the nice retro Pepsi sign there.he said they were going to lower the poles. anyone have a pic of the poles with the championships on it?

Here's a head-on shot from Sunday of the Pepsi sign with the flagpoles in front of them, taken from the very last row of the Promenade Reserved (upper deck). Sorry, no flags...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3422937282_7b4646cb39_b.jpg
(Photo taken April 5, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3422937282/in/set-72157616450045440).)

[Coach Bombay]

Fox News? Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Coach Bombay]

There also seems to be a new ad to the left of the Xerox ad on the bullpen fence. I can already hear the complainers. :D

Well, what's the point of having a chain link fence if you're going to cover it with ads?

[headshoes]

It's exactly 4 days until the opening day game starts. Only 1,000 tickets are left listed on StubHub, this is going to be a very hot ticket come Sunday

Mets OD on the hub = 1004
Yanks OD on the hub = 2719

Should be interesting.. prices are on the rise for sure

Additionally, the Mets have pulled OD from all full season packages avail.. you now get 75 games...

[Shbmets]

And just like that...the ADs ARE DONE FINALLY...maybe
The winner of the final ad is....LINCOLN MERCURY, though I think there is still a small space under it

A buddy of mine works for the team and posted this on facebook today:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2724/n1890417034755446263019.jpg

Not to do an "I told you so" but, I now feel vindicated. I said there would be an ad for Chevy, Lincoln Mercury and Nissan of Queens. I believe Nissan of Queens is associated with Titan Motor Group.

My source was accurate.

[BobbyBo685]

that's what Gary C. said on SNY. even he said that the poles are too tall for the nice retro Pepsi sign there.he said they were going to lower the poles. anyone have a pic of the poles with the championships on it?

I've gotta figure (or at least hope) that they'll all be raised on Opening Night- Hopefully the Mets do it right and have one key guy from each team raise each flag. Would add a nice touch to the opening ceremonies.

[Ralf]

Ok, I waited til they all were up to make a judgment - the ads do look cluttered and kind of messy. There are way too many of them. And whats with that freakn FOX NEWS ad? Good Lord thats disappointing.

One thing I will say is that both times I've been there I hardly even noticed the ads on the 2 main scoreboards so its likely worse looking at it in a picture than it is in person.

[CoreyNYC]

How exactly do you know that the Mets have a say?


Yes, but the Mets have a say before the helmets go to the public. They obviously didn't care weather it had the logo, that is cutting costs, no? If the Mets never check their products before selling them, we would be eating ice cream from a Cleveland Indians helmet.

[CoreyNYC]

Fox News had a sign at Shea (for the last 3-4 years) too. All the people here showing dismay at the "new" Fox News ad proves that the ads will eventually blend in once people stop obsessing about ever nuance and start focusing in on the field.


Ok, I waited til they all were up to make a judgment - the ads do look cluttered and kind of messy. There are way too many of them. And whats with that freakn FOX NEWS ad? Good Lord thats disappointing.

One thing I will say is that both times I've been there I hardly even noticed the ads on the 2 main scoreboards so its likely worse looking at it in a picture than it is in person.

[CoreyNYC]

Considering the Mets used to have a big OD party in the picnic area every year and then have 100's of invited guests sitting out there, I think it is safe to assume that they are putting invited guests in the Big Apple Seats on OD.


Did the Mets sell any Big Apple Seats for the opener ?

I have not seen any on stub hub.

[Ralf]

Fox News had a sign at Shea (for the last 3-4 years) too. All the people here showing dismay at the "new" Fox News ad proves that the ads will eventually blend in once people stop obsessing about ever nuance and start focusing in on the field.

The Fox News ad at Shea was on a rotating board. It was maybe up for 3 innings, tops. The one at Citi is prominent and permanent in CF. There is no comparison.

I was just going through my pics from the last day at Shea and here are some companies I noticed didn't make it over to Citi:

Southpole
Nikon
Casio
State Farm
National Grid
Tommy Hilfiger
Mohegan Sun (obvious reason)
Mastercard
Verizon Yellow Pages
Stop and Shop

I'm going to guess that a lot of these companies backed off once Citi went under and the backlash started.

[Ralf]

Correction:

The Fox News ad at Shea was in foul territory in RF right next to the LED board. Its tiny.

[Ralf]

I have 2 tickets to the 2nd game, 4/15, if anyone is interested. Face of course. Pm.

424, Row 3

[tomzpc]

Gary D - just checked out your latest shots. Great pics as always. You even got a shot of my seats!

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/Citi%20Field/cf_myseats2.jpg

Wow John, those are incredible seats. That's got to be one of the best spots in the house.

[Perseus71]

I have 2 tickets to the 2nd game, 4/15, if anyone is interested. Face of course. Pm.

424, Row 3

Have you sat in those seats yet? That's where I will be for my weekday plan?

[tomzpc]

Ok, I waited til they all were up to make a judgment - the ads do look cluttered and kind of messy. There are way too many of them. And whats with that freakn FOX NEWS ad? Good Lord thats disappointing.

One thing I will say is that both times I've been there I hardly even noticed the ads on the 2 main scoreboards so its likely worse looking at it in a picture than it is in person.

The ads with the white backgrounds are the worst ones. Replace all of those with darker ads and it wouldn't look half as bad IMO. Of course, that ain't gonna happen so we'll just have to get used to it.

[CoreyNYC]

There were 2 Fox News signs at Shea, one in LF & one in RF, both next to the board where they posted pitch speeds & stock quotes. They also had ads on the ribbon board and sponsored a giveaway day.


Correction:

The Fox News ad at Shea was in foul territory in RF right next to the LED board. Its tiny.

[supremebeing002]

Yeah... I'm surprised by the ticket availability for the rest of the week, though.

Me too. But what I think is happening people are holding their $$$ aside in case a good deal for opening day comes up some where. I believe once opening day (night) is done with the dominos will fall the rest of the week and tickets will start to move .....Of course the weather has to coroperate in all this too.

[Confused]

Mets OD on the hub = 1004
Yanks OD on the hub = 2719

Should be interesting.. prices are on the rise for sure

Additionally, the Mets have pulled OD from all full season packages avail.. you now get 75 games...


that's before tonights e delivery deadline. at 5:15 available tickets should drop dramatically.

in my section there wer only 3 instant delivery listings yesterday.

[BMF]

corey are you really a wilpon? its ok you can tell us:laugh:laugh:laugh

[supremebeing002]

that's before tonights e delivery deadline. at 5:15 available tickets should drop dramatically.

in my section there wer only 3 instant delivery listings yesterday.

Wouldn't the "e delivery" deadline drop tomorrow at 5:10PM for Monday's game? Just asking.

[tomzpc]

Does Stubhub have a window at CF and if so is it just for customer service or could someone walk up to that window say an hour before game time and purchase tickets? Just curious really. I have my tickets. :D But if you can do that I'd imagine that there might be some late deals available.

[tomzpc]

I know that it's already been said but I have to agree that putting ads on the chain link fence in front of the bullpen is very lame. It also has to suck for the relievers who would normally sit on the BP benches to watch the game. Talk about obstructed seats! :laugh

[kramtelak]

Just because, hey good to see there's a Fox News sign at CF. Now I like fox news but could really care less if they put a CNN or NBC sign there. None of that money is going in my pocket. All the new stadiums have way too many ads anyway. I'm a hockey fan so how long before they put signs up and down the left and right field walls along the stands.

[Dishy24]

Well, I don't have any Sat games so it will be stubhub for me and my daughter !!!!! Bear for daughter, beer for daddy.

How many do you need PM me-

[CoreyNYC]

Why? Because I am honest, don't complain about minutiae like everyone else, and I remember and understand things others don't?


corey are you really a wilpon? its ok you can tell us:laugh:laugh:laugh

[thrill5one6]

Here's the link to get a personalized Mega-Ticket:

http://www.thatsmyticket.com/bpzdmt.html

Right now it's on sale for $135. Unfortunately they don't do personalized mini-mega tickets, but are selling a mini-mega ticket for opening day here:

http://www.thatsmyticket.com/bnymmm09ig.html

or on Mets.com here:

http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3556666

Can anyone tell me if you are able to have your actual section/row and seat number on the ticket?

[BMF]

Just because, hey good to see there's a Fox News sign at CF. Now I like fox news but could really care less if they put a CNN or NBC sign there. None of that money is going in my pocket. All the new stadiums have way too many ads anyway. I'm a hockey fan so how long before they put signs up and down the left and right field walls along the stands.

fox bites!!!! I'd much rather see a nbc out there. Or even a new york one which did have one in shea on the rotating ad board.

[kramtelak]

fox bites!!!! I'd much rather see a nbc out there. Or even a new york one which did have one in shea on the rotating ad board. Oh well we can agree that the Mets are the team we all like I guess. At least we all have that in common.

[BMF]

Why? Because I am honest and I remember and understand things others don't?

I just figured I'd say it before someone else:laugh:laugh On a personal note I love what your doing over in the yankee thread. I have a friend at work who gets infuriated with your posts good job...:clapping:clapping:clapping

[JLG]

Pretty shocking if you ask me. Consider that the Mets were one of the organizations hit hardest by the Made-off fraud to the tune of half a billion dollars. That 19K they gave away is basically on top of the $500M

Not if they had a buyer for the Row 2 seats, and the ones that they "downgraded" them to were obviously available. Also, its great PR IHMO. I would believe that the Wilpon's know some of his other clients (victims) personally. They also may get a return (however small) on whatever can be recovered.

[Gary Dunaier]

Considering the Mets used to have a big OD party in the picnic area every year and then have 100's of invited guests sitting out there, I think it is safe to assume that they are putting invited guests in the Big Apple Seats on OD.

The Mets ain't sent me no invite yet. :hissyfit:

[JLG]

Can anyone tell me if you are able to have your actual section/row and seat number on the ticket?

That is what they mean when they say 'Personalized'.

[BMF]

Oh well we can agree that the Mets are the team we all like I guess. At least we all have that in common.

im biased because of my employer(s) there are some good programing on fox though as all stations have.

hi Dishy:waving

[Jim Vaz]

I almost wish that it was still under construction.

This way we would be getting new pics...:cry:

[Gary Dunaier]

Does Stubhub have a window at CF

I haven't seen a dedicated Stub Hub window yet. But if they had one last year - and they did - and since they're the official ticket scalper-- er, I mean reseller - of the Major League Baseball, I'm sure there'll be one set one up in time for Opening Day.

[kramtelak]

im biased because of my employer(s) there are some good programing on fox though as all stations have.
I understand I am forced to watch CNN here by my employer. Do you think I can claim harrasment.

[Gary Dunaier]

Maybe those ads on the bullpen fence are printed on the kind of material like they have on buses, where from the outside the entire side of the bus is an ad but when you're in the bus you can look through the windows and see through them?

[manik34]

How exactly do you know that the Mets have a say?

The Mets have a final say on everything Aramark does. His name is Mike Landeen VP of venue services.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=nym

[BMF]

I understand I am forced to watch CNN here by my employer. Do you think I can claim harrasment.

:laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh I forgot they were even still around :laugh:laugh but getting back to citi field im still trying to soak in all the bevy of colors on the scoreboard

[Shbmets]

I almost wish that it was still under construction.

This way we would be getting pics...:cry:

Me too!:cry:

Those ads on the bullpen fence are really bothering me. I hope they think better of this and move them to the regular fence. They'll have to slide all of the ads over to accomodate, but it's worth it. That is the most ridiculous thing I've seen to date. As bad as the turf is (looks better now but painting it is a joke. Reminds me of Meet the Parents when he spray paints the cat's tail), the stickers at the end of each ailse instead of embossing the logos (again, looks better in person, it almost seams like a rubberized covering that wouldn't make you think it's a sticker) and the Arpielle ads, the bullpen obstruction is the worst.:crazy

[CoreyNYC]

OK. But do you REALLY think that Aramark called a meeting with him or his staff to say "this is what we are doing with the leftover ice cream helmets"?


The Mets have a final say on everything Aramark does. His name is Mike Landeen VP of venue services.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=nym

[CoreyNYC]

Again, I am honest over there and they don't like it there either.


I just figured I'd say it before someone else:laugh:laugh On a personal note I love what your doing over in the yankee thread. I have a friend at work who gets infuriated with your posts good job...:clapping:clapping:clapping

[islandxtreme26]

OKAY. New article posted at 10am on Mets website about the Scoreboards:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090410&content_id=4208106&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym



04/10/09 10:00 AM ET
Citi Field scoreboards to shine bright
Large displays to provide crisp high-definition pictures
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- The video board at Shea Stadium served a purpose. Whenever Jose Reyes would flash on the screen to deliver his "Profesor Reyes" Spanish lessons, or whenever the Mets would replay a defensive highlight or long home run, most of the crowd would turn to watch. Then they would turn back.

Though always there, always in the background, the screen was not an attraction unto itself.

That was something the Mets decided to change when they went about the business of designing their new ballpark. The age of Jumbotrons and massive scoreboards had long since swept across America's arenas and stadiums, prompting owners to begin perfecting them. Bigger is still better, but quality counts, too.

And like most other features of Citi Field, the Mets aimed for quality.

"They didn't hold back on anything," right fielder Ryan Church said, "to say the least."

Not one, but two high-definition LED displays adorn the Citi Field outfield, covering a combined 7,100 square feet. The main center field screen, 50 feet high by 70 feet wide, will primarily be used to display player information throughout the game. The 40-foot by 90-foot HD board in right-center field will be used to display additional player information, a running line score, lineups and defensive alignments.

Developed by Daktronics, the scoreboards display remarkably crisp images and video. And they easily rank among the largest in the league.

"Daktronics provides the premier product offering in multiple video formats to best serve our fans," Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said when the partnership was announced. "The introduction of Daktronics technology and equipment will allow us the opportunity to inform, entertain, and engage fans at our new ballpark in unprecedented ways."

One of the most useful features is actually mounted behind the main board in center field, where a video display overlooks fans gathered at the Taste of New York food court and the 2K Sports FanFest area. Those are two of the only spots in Citi Field without clear views of the action, but thanks to the scoreboard -- and yet another LED video display in the FanFest area -- fans there can still follow the game.

The Mets also installed one of the longest ribbon boards in baseball, stretching 850 feet around the facing of the Promenade Level of seating. That board, too, displays scoring information, as well as captioning of the public-address system.

Outside the park, a marquee display greets fans with game information. And Citi Field's main entrance, the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, is home to two nine-foot by 16-foot LED displays.

Those features all differentiate Citi Field from Shea Stadium in obviously visible ways. But they are hardly the only differences. One of the most noticeable features of Shea's outfield setup, for example, was an out-of-town scoreboard that listed all the league's happenings in two electronic columns. When a home run slammed off the massive board in right field -- a rare occurrence -- it was clear that it had traveled a long way.

No home runs are likely to touch Citi Field's out-of-town scoreboard, a horizontal board perched on the roof canopy in left field. But many eyes may rest there frequently.

Reminiscent of the much larger out-of-town scoreboard atop the bleachers at Wrigley Field, Citi Field's model displays scores with a miniature diamond for each game. In addition to displaying the score itself, the board identifies each pitcher currently in the game, and relays the number of outs and the runners on each base. In that fashion, it represents both runs and rallies alike.

It is one more convenience in a stadium full of them -- or, more accurately, in a stadium full of thousands of square feet of convenience, from every conceivable angle. If the other areas of Citi Field represent a throwback to the past, the scoreboards are an unequivocal nod to the future.

[BMF]

Those ads on the bullpen fence are really bothering me. I hope they think better of this and move them to the regular fence. They'll have to slide all of the ads over to accomodate, but it's worth it. That is the most ridiculous thing I've seen to date. As bad as the turf is (looks better now but painting it is a joke. Reminds me of Meet the Parents when he spray paints the cat's tail), the stickers at the end of each ailse instead of embossing the logos (again, looks better in person, it almost seams like a rubberized covering that wouldn't make you think it's a sticker) and the Arpielle ads, the bullpen obstruction is the worst.:crazy

agreed nuff said:crazy:crazy

[islandxtreme26]

Can anyone tell me if you are able to have your actual section/row and seat number on the ticket?
According the the rep I spoke to, you cannot get a personalized Mini Mega Ticket, but you can get the larger Mega ticket personalized. You can do it at the table they are setting up in the Mets Team Store for Monday's game

[islandxtreme26]

I haven't seen a dedicated Stub Hub window yet. But if they had one last year - and they did - and since they're the official ticket scalper-- er, I mean reseller - of the Major League Baseball, I'm sure there'll be one set one up in time for Opening Day.

From Stubhub:

Will Call:
Tickets purchased through StubHub! and designated for "Stadium Pickup" can be picked up at any open Citi Field ticket window with signage indicating that the window is available for StubHub! ticket pickups. Tickets can be picked up in advance of the game date or on game day up until the middle of the fifth inning.

[CoreyNYC]

I haven't seen a dedicated Stub Hub window yet. But if they had one last year - and they did - and since they're the official ticket scalper-- er, I mean reseller - of the Major League Baseball, I'm sure there'll be one set one up in time for Opening Day.

The difference is that this year, everything with SH is e-delivery. That makes a window unnecessary. Whether they have a window at CF remains to be seen but this is on the SH site:


Q: What is eDelivery - and how does it work?
A:

eDelivery is a new delivery method being introduced at StubHub. With eDelivery, your tickets will be delivered electronically instead of being shipped by FedEx.

eDelivery includes three delivery options:

* eDelivery
* Instant eDelivery
* Will Call/Kiosk

With eDelivery and Instant eDelivery, your tickets will be delivered electronically and you'll print them from home to take to the game.

With Will Call/Kiosk, you won't receive any paper or electronic tickets for your order. Instead, you'll just take your photo ID and purchase credit card to the venue Will Call window or any venue ticket kiosk on the day of the game.

[nymdan]

Me too!:cry:

Those ads on the bullpen fence are really bothering me. I hope they think better of this and move them to the regular fence. They'll have to slide all of the ads over to accomodate, but it's worth it. That is the most ridiculous thing I've seen to date. As bad as the turf is (looks better now but painting it is a joke. Reminds me of Meet the Parents when he spray paints the cat's tail), the stickers at the end of each ailse instead of embossing the logos (again, looks better in person, it almost seams like a rubberized covering that wouldn't make you think it's a sticker) and the Arpielle ads, the bullpen obstruction is the worst.:crazy
That Meet the Parents reference made me laugh.

I don't understand why everyone is complaining about the stickers, though. Yes, something permanent would look better, but it'd be more expensive to do, the Mets wouldn't make any more money from it (and it would be more expensive to change if the park changed names, but that's probably less of an issue because the new sponsor would pay for it). The bottom line is that the Mets are a business, and they're not going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for something if they're not going to get a return from it.

That reminds me of a restaurant I went to that had a locking, one-person bathroom with both a urinal and a toilet in it. If there's only going to be one person in there at a time, why spend $200 on a urinal? That's the same thing as the stickers. You're spending some extra money on something that might be nice, but you're losing money on it for no reason.

[Confused]

Wouldn't the "e delivery" deadline drop tomorrow at 5:10PM for Monday's game? Just asking.


yeah right, 2 days before.

sorry.

[Shbmets]

That Meet the Parents reference made me laugh.

I don't understand why everyone is complaining about the stickers, though. Yes, something permanent would look better, but it'd be more expensive to do, the Mets wouldn't make any more money from it (and it would be more expensive to change if the park changed names, but that's probably less of an issue because the new sponsor would pay for it). The bottom line is that the Mets are a business, and they're not going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for something if they're not going to get a return from it.

That reminds me of a restaurant I went to that had a locking, one-person bathroom with both a urinal and a toilet in it. If there's only going to be one person in there at a time, why spend $200 on a urinal? That's the same thing as the stickers. You're spending some extra money on something that might be nice, but you're losing money on it for no reason.

After seeing them first hand, I can honestly say I have little issue with the stickers. Definately not a big deal afterall.

I'm going to give the Mets the benefit of the doubt on the turf. I'm sure they will do something a little more permanent. I just wish they would do it before the Grand Opening. All they need to do is take a few of those shrubs from the plaza area and plant them near the apple. You can call it the "Big Apple Garden."

[thrill5one6]

Does anyone know the measurements of the opening day tickets? They are larger than the regular tickets. I am looking for ticket holder but i don't think they will fit into a holder 3inches wide

[ribant]

Me too. But what I think is happening people are holding their $$$ aside in case a good deal for opening day comes up some where. I believe once opening day (night) is done with the dominos will fall the rest of the week and tickets will start to move .....Of course the weather has to coroperate in all this too.

I think it's that there is no real rush to catch the second or third game for a bunch of reasons.

OD is the big one, and they have hade the park open three times already.
April nights are cold in the ballpark.
Most fans leave the park early on weekday nights because they have to be up in the morning.
Many parents will not take the kids to a weeknight game, ends too late.
Whats the rush to see the second, or third game anyway when you can wait another day or two and go to a weekend day game.
Face it, April 16th is the Yanks Home opener. Lots of TV's will be turned on to that game


Sorry, someone had to say it.

[kingcohn]

There were 2 Fox News signs at Shea, one in LF & one in RF, both next to the board where they posted pitch speeds & stock quotes. They also had ads on the ribbon board and sponsored a giveaway day.


Here's the Fox News Ad At Shea:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Other/DSCN1286-1.jpg?t=1239374072

[tfc3rid]

I think it's that there is no real rush to catch the second or third game for a bunch of reasons.

OD is the big one, and they have hade the park open three times already.
April nights are cold in the ballpark.
Most fans leave the park early on weekday nights because they have to be up in the morning.
Many parents will not take the kids to a weeknight game, ends too late.
Whats the rush to see the second, or third game anyway when you can wait another day or two and go to a weekend day game.
Face it, April 16th is the Yanks Home opener. Lots of TV's will be turned on to that game


Sorry, someone had to say it.

The Yankees home opener is a day game... The Mets play Thursday night.

That said, I think there will be a lot of eaten tickets for next Wednesday and Thursday... Mets fans are nothing like Yanks fans when it comes to buying tix because of the Shea Stadium mentality... 'There will always be cheap tickets avaialble'.

[islandxtreme26]

I think it's that there is no real rush to catch the second or third game for a bunch of reasons.

OD is the big one, and they have hade the park open three times already.
April nights are cold in the ballpark.
Most fans leave the park early on weekday nights because they have to be up in the morning.
Many parents will not take the kids to a weeknight game, ends too late.
Whats the rush to see the second, or third game anyway when you can wait another day or two and go to a weekend day game.
Face it, April 16th is the Yanks Home opener. Lots of TV's will be turned on to that game


Sorry, someone had to say it.
You're not off on any of your points, and I agree with all of them...except the last one. If I undertsand you correctly, I just do not see how people watching the Yankee game has anything to do with the Mets' attendance. A Mets fan is not going to stay hom just to watch the Yankee game - they may DVR it, like I did for the final game at RYS and the first Cubs game, but to use that as a reason NOT to go to a Mets game, I just don't see the logic. But that just me.

[metfan61]

Here's the Fox News Ad At Shea:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Other/DSCN1286-1.jpg?t=1239374072

Damn Shea was big!

[JLG]

OKAY. New article posted at 10am on Mets website about the Scoreboards:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090410&content_id=4208106&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

Good find!

On the question of the Mets Muesum, do you see any area in the Citi Field plans for it?
I did find a reference to it on this Mets site page: Citi Field Overview (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/citifield_overview.jsp)
Last line in the AMENITIES/FAN ENHANCEMENTS section.
"Numerous permanent attractions built into the master plan add to Citi Field's family-friendly environment, including: an expanded Fan Fest family entertainment area within the ballpark on the Concourse level, an enhanced outfield Picnic Area adjacent to the batter's eye, multiple party deck areas,
and an interactive METS museum with club memorabilia and Hall of Fame displays."

My guess would be between the Bridge and CF. Door might say Verizon currently. Gary might have a picture. :D

[jfvmets]

:D
I think it's that there is no real rush to catch the second or third game for a bunch of reasons.

OD is the big one, and they have hade the park open three times already.
April nights are cold in the ballpark.
Most fans leave the park early on weekday nights because they have to be up in the morning.
Many parents will not take the kids to a weeknight game, ends too late.
Whats the rush to see the second, or third game anyway when you can wait another day or two and go to a weekend day game.
Face it, April 16th is the Yanks Home opener. Lots of TV's will be turned on to that game


Sorry, someone had to say it.


i don't think mets fan will the the game or not the whole games.. propably watch the beginning ceremony the fidt pitch and the first inning or 2 and the rest is nothing. second mets fan also have to work.. so a midday game not go idea to spend a lot of time on the tv.

nobody has a discount coupon or free airline ticket to give away :D or maybe trade for other games??...traveling from dc to ny for opening day... i need to work at least half day so need to go by air.... any help... ;) will appreciate... don't loss nothing asking...

[islandxtreme26]

PICTURE TIME!!!

Found these on Picasa. The gallery is "2009 CitiField VIP" and pics are dated 4/8.
http://picasaweb.google.com/cleankidnyc/2009CitifieldVIP#
From the scoreboard, it looks like a event for ticketholders of the DeltaSky360 Club

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7725/img0788y.jpg

Wow, the dugout really looks like the old Shea dugout now, with all the bllue inside
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9800/img0792.jpg

The HR Apple has a LED ring around the Mets logo
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9950/img0797w.jpg

This is the window looking down from the Delta Club to the Mets Batting Cages
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4645/img0807v.jpg


Inside the park with the LED and scoreboards on but no field lights on...pretty cool
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5853/img0813l.jpg


Notice the rotating ad board in CF behind the apple has an SNY logo on it too. So it will alternate a Citi ad and an SNY ad
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/189/img0811.jpg


Ignore the two guys here...you can see the last ad on the right side of the PPorch is for FoxNation.com
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3641/img0799h.jpg

[kingcohn]

And That other ad right of the foul pole is another fox news ad:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SzmEjxyi71Q/Sd1lZ3S_DvI/AAAAAAAACnM/Bs8tCgiTPqc/s800/IMG_0792.JPG

And That is another ad on the bullpen fence for Lincoln:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SzmEjxyi71Q/Sd1lxB3UxQI/AAAAAAAACn0/zaabEEpAgRg/s800/IMG_0783.JPG

[nymdan]

I think the biggest reason for the availability is, as ribant said, people have already been to the park, whether it was the St. John's game, the exhibition games, the Sunday workout, or even the tours. I bet if Wednesday was truly the second game/event ever at the ballpark, there would only be a few expensive tickets left. But at this point, the "I really need to see the new park as soon as possible" crowd has already been there.

[WillMissShea]

Yep, that's where I had it done :clapping

How about the Shea Stadium/Willets Point sign? I think it was mentioned here at one time that the MTA might sell them. It really completes that room! Tremedous.

[islandxtreme26]

Another new article from today about CF:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/04/10/ap6278813.html



Associated Press
Harrah's Entertainment in deal with NY Mets
Associated Press, 04.10.09, 08:25 AM EDT

Privately held Harrah's Entertainment said Friday that signed a multiyear deal with the New York Mets that makes it one of the team's signature partners.

Terms were not disclosed.

The casino operator's agreement includes the Caesars Club, a 12,000-square-foot area that will serve food and drinks at the Mets' Citi Field. The deal, which includes the Mets' minor league affiliates, also gives Harrah's a major advertising presence within Citi Field.

In addition, Harrah's will give Mets fans special offers to its Atlantic City, N.J. casinos :D and will provide theme nights at the stadium.

The Mets are scheduled to play their home opener at Citi Field on Monday. :clapping

[kingcohn]

Its amazing what a difference four days and a few plants can do:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3422181073_c3a2d6e011.jpg
Picture taken by Gary Dunaier On April 5, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3422181073/sizes/l/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3428074740_d0321243c2.jpg
Picture taken by Gary Dunaier On April 9, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3428074740/sizes/l/

[supremebeing002]

I think it's that there is no real rush to catch the second or third game for a bunch of reasons.

OD is the big one, and they have hade the park open three times already.
April nights are cold in the ballpark.
Most fans leave the park early on weekday nights because they have to be up in the morning.
Many parents will not take the kids to a weeknight game, ends too late.
Whats the rush to see the second, or third game anyway when you can wait another day or two and go to a weekend day game.
Face it, April 16th is the Yanks Home opener. Lots of TV's will be turned on to that game


Sorry, someone had to say it.


No worries. All good points. Like someone said on here yesterday we'll just have to be a bit more aggressive at times finding other avenues selling tickets. It's all good.

[metfan13]

Me too!:cry:

Those ads on the bullpen fence are really bothering me. I hope they think better of this and move them to the regular fence. They'll have to slide all of the ads over to accomodate, but it's worth it. That is the most ridiculous thing I've seen to date. As bad as the turf is (looks better now but painting it is a joke. Reminds me of Meet the Parents when he spray paints the cat's tail), the stickers at the end of each ailse instead of embossing the logos (again, looks better in person, it almost seams like a rubberized covering that wouldn't make you think it's a sticker) and the Arpielle ads, the bullpen obstruction is the worst.:crazy

And the orange line = home run.

[nymdan]

Its amazing what a difference four days and a few plants can do:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3422181073_c3a2d6e011.jpg
Picture taken by Gary Dunaier On April 5, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3422181073/sizes/l/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3428074740_d0321243c2.jpg
Picture taken by Gary Dunaier On April 9, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3428074740/sizes/l/

The landscaping looks good, but that's not really a good comparison since the first one was taken in the parking lot and the second one looks like it was taken at the fence along Roosevelt.

[nyc113]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SzmEjxyi71Q/Sd1lxB3UxQI/AAAAAAAACn0/zaabEEpAgRg/s800/IMG_0783.JPG

OK, the Mets have really gone off the deep end with these advertisements. I understand times are tough right now and they're trying to maximize revenue, but this is a scene right out of Major League. It looks silly.

They have blocked the view of the pitchers in the bullpen to put up a Lincoln ad? What is that, 35 full-sized ads inside the stadium? 40? Does any other team in sports have anything close to this?

[CoreyNYC]

Not sure if they still have them but the MTA Museum stores used to have them


How about the Shea Stadium/Willets Point sign? I think it was mentioned here at one time that the MTA might sell them. It really completes that room! Tremedous.

[Tullydew]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SzmEjxyi71Q/Sd1lxB3UxQI/AAAAAAAACn0/zaabEEpAgRg/s800/IMG_0783.JPG
OK, the Mets have really gone off the deep end with these advertisements. I understand times are tough right now and they're trying to maximize revenue, but this is a scene right out of Major League. It looks silly.

They have blocked the view of the pitchers in the bullpen to put up a Lincoln ad? What is that, 35 full-sized ads inside the stadium? 40? Does any other team in sports have anything close to this?

My only question is WHY have a screen wall in front of the bullpen if your going to cover it up by ads?

[CoreyNYC]

OK, the Mets have really gone off the deep end with these advertisements. I understand times are tough right now and they're trying to maximize revenue, but this is a scene right out of Major League. It looks silly.

They have blocked the view of the pitchers in the bullpen to put up a Lincoln ad? What is that, 35 full-sized ads inside the stadium? 40? Does any other team in sports have anything close to this?

The Yankees filled up just about every available square inch in the outfield with ads, as bad as CF...if not worse

http://www.baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67555&stc=1&d=1239375785

[atdy17]

The Mets are just trying to compete with the amount of ads Ebbets Field has.

http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.carmelproducts.com/images/ebbets%2520field.jpg&usg=AFQjCNGx3wU-_tpNnRsBsdGg8Wi1N1WhSQ

http://www.baseballforum.com/attachments/baseball-history-teams-yester-year/214d1152685397-brooklyn-dodgers-1957-ebbets-field-color-postcad.jpg

[kingcohn]

852 Days Of Waiting All Comes Down to 3 Days Of Waiting!

OR

20,448 Hours Of Waiting Comes Down to 72 Hours Of Waiting

1,228,880 Minutes Of Waiting Comes Down to 4,320 Minutes Of Waiting
(73,732,800 Seconds Of Waiting Comes Down to 259,200 Seconds)



...But Hey, Who's counting, right? :laugh

[cgcoyne2]

I think the name Citi Field sucks.

I do understand the idea of accepting 400 million bucks for the name but that doesn't mean we have to call it that.

Another thing, I am a Yankee fan. I do not dislike the Mets at all. As a matter of fact I root for them. I'm a baseball fan.

My suggestion for the new stadium is:

SECOND SHEA!!!

What do you guys think? Have at it. Lets come up with some new names and we can vote on them.

[Shbmets]

The Mets are just trying to compete with the amount of ads Ebbets Field has.

http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.carmelproducts.com/images/ebbets%2520field.jpg&usg=AFQjCNGx3wU-_tpNnRsBsdGg8Wi1N1WhSQ

http://www.baseballforum.com/attachments/baseball-history-teams-yester-year/214d1152685397-brooklyn-dodgers-1957-ebbets-field-color-postcad.jpg

that is funny:laugh:laugh:laugh

[metfan13]

I think the name Citi Field sucks.

I do understand the idea of accepting 400 million bucks for the name but that doesn't mean we have to call it that.

Another thing, I am a Yankee fan. I do not dislike the Mets at all. As a matter of fact I root for them. I'm a baseball fan.

My suggestion for the new stadium is:

SECOND SHEA!!!

What do you guys think? Have at it. Lets come up with some new names and we can vote on them.

No thanks. Shea Stadium was a particular ballpark. This is a new park.

[nyc113]

The Mets are just trying to compete with the amount of ads Ebbets Field has.

http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://www.carmelproducts.com/images/ebbets%2520field.jpg&usg=AFQjCNGx3wU-_tpNnRsBsdGg8Wi1N1WhSQ

http://www.baseballforum.com/attachments/baseball-history-teams-yester-year/214d1152685397-brooklyn-dodgers-1957-ebbets-field-color-postcad.jpg

Granted, Ebbets Field had a lot of ads, but at least they were uniform, and just on the outfield fence. It Citi, the team built extra walls for the sole purpose of putting ads on them. That just seems like a backwards way of building a stadium to me. The concepts of an "ad wall" seems so unnatural. Do they know it's OK to just have a wall be a wall? You do not have to cover every square inch of the stadium with a bright color.

[nymTom]

Been gone a while and i see the main topic is still the ad boards. Yes a little mish moshy and wish they didnt cover the bullpen fence?? why did they do that?? but other then that i like the much needed colorful pallette it gave the park.. Dark Green, soot walls and dark blue steel everywhere else was kinda depressing me...

[metfan13]

At Ebbets that was taken care of by the buildings across the street.

[the_Bored]

What is that, 35 full-sized ads inside the stadium? 40? Does any other team in sports have anything close to this?
It's the same thing at Yankee Stadium.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/the-Bored/ys25.jpg
At least you can see the black outfield walls in Citi.

[atdy17]

Granted, Ebbets Field had a lot of ads, but at least they were uniform, and just on the outfield fence. It Citi, the team built extra walls for the sole purpose of putting ads on them. That just seems like a backwards way of building a stadium to me. The concepts of an "ad wall" seems so unnatural. Do they know it's OK to just have a wall be a wall? You do not have to cover every square inch of the stadium with a bright color.

That might not be so true. The Dodgers had deals with the apartment buildings outside of Ebbets field, so they could have huge ads on them.

[atdy17]

It's the same thing at Yankee Stadium.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/the-Bored/ys25.jpg
At least you can see the black outfield walls in Citi.

That is very true.

[islandxtreme26]

It's the same thing at Yankee Stadium.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/the-Bored/ys25.jpg
At least you can see the black outfield walls in Citi.
My next question was going to be "what color are the NYS walls?"
sheesh...got ads?

[KoosFan]

Good find!

On the question of the Mets Muesum, do you see any area in the Citi Field plans for it?
I did find a reference to it on this Mets site page: Citi Field Overview (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/citifield_overview.jsp)
Last line in the AMENITIES/FAN ENHANCEMENTS section.
"Numerous permanent attractions built into the master plan add to Citi Field's family-friendly environment, including: an expanded Fan Fest family entertainment area within the ballpark on the Concourse level, an enhanced outfield Picnic Area adjacent to the batter's eye, multiple party deck areas,
and an interactive METS museum with club memorabilia and Hall of Fame displays."

My guess would be between the Bridge and CF. Door might say Verizon currently. Gary might have a picture. :D

I hope this is just a matter of "it's still in progress, we'll make a big announcement in the near future, once the pressures of getting the park ready for opening day is past". That's totally understandable.

Maybe they'll name the location of the Mets Museum, Shea Hall Or Payson Place (poor pun, but hopefully you get the point).
That would be cool.

It would be even cooler if the location is that enormous retail space on the corner of 126th Street.

However, until that happens, I'm going to have a real tough time passing that floor-to-ceiling picture of Ebbets Field and the club named after it whenever I turn left on the concourse off the top of JRR.

[kramtelak]

My next question was going to be "what color are the NYS walls?"
sheesh...got ads?
Take a look at NYS on Yes someday the ads hit you right in the face with the behind home camera. Which is probably exactly what they wanted. To me it's distracting. Not a yankee fan so doen't matter.

[islandxtreme26]

Not a yankee fan so doen't matter.

My sentiments exactly.

I really don't care about the ads, regardless of what some hater here wants to say. They stick out and are annoying at first, but they quickly blend into the beauty of the ballpark. I am not going to Citi to read ads. If I want that, I'll open the yellow pages, drive through times square, or ride the subway. Just my :twocents::twocents:

[tfc3rid]

My sentiments exactly.

I really don't care about the ads, regardless of what some hater here wants to say. They stick out and are annoying at first, but they quickly blend into the beauty of the ballpark. I am not going to Citi to read ads. If I want that, I'll open the yellow pages, drive through times square, or ride the subway. Just my :twocents::twocents:

I'm not going to comment on the signs until I see them on Monday afternoon...

I wish the game was at like 4 PM... Damn CBA... That said, I want to be in for BP on Monday... Taking the day off...

[CoreyNYC]

Interesting because when I commented about ads at CF & NYS a week or 2 ago, you posted and PM'd a tirade.


My sentiments exactly.

I really don't care about the ads, regardless of what some hater here wants to say. They stick out and are annoying at first, but they quickly blend into the beauty of the ballpark. I am not going to Citi to read ads. If I want that, I'll open the yellow pages, drive through times square, or ride the subway. Just my :twocents::twocents:

[ribant]

You're not off on any of your points, and I agree with all of them...except the last one. If I undertsand you correctly, I just do not see how people watching the Yankee game has anything to do with the Mets' attendance. A Mets fan is not going to stay hom just to watch the Yankee game - they may DVR it, like I did for the final game at RYS and the first Cubs game, but to use that as a reason NOT to go to a Mets game, I just don't see the logic. But that just me.

My bad, I thought then Yanks were playing at night.

[metsforever7515]

Good find!

On the question of the Mets Muesum, do you see any area in the Citi Field plans for it?
I did find a reference to it on this Mets site page: Citi Field Overview (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/citifield_overview.jsp)
Last line in the AMENITIES/FAN ENHANCEMENTS section.
"Numerous permanent attractions built into the master plan add to Citi Field's family-friendly environment, including: an expanded Fan Fest family entertainment area within the ballpark on the Concourse level, an enhanced outfield Picnic Area adjacent to the batter's eye, multiple party deck areas,
and an interactive METS museum with club memorabilia and Hall of Fame displays."

My guess would be between the Bridge and CF. Door might say Verizon currently. Gary might have a picture. :D

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/fightinitalian21/IMG_3946.jpg

I have a picture!!! :D

[jessy111191]

It's the same thing at Yankee Stadium.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/the-Bored/ys25.jpg
At least you can see the black outfield walls in Citi.

I am pretty disapointed with the appearence of the ads at Citi...and I have to say (and maybe I'm the only one) who thinks that the NYS ads aren't as bad as ours.

Someone before said that at Ebbets Field the ads looked uniform, I think the NYS ones have that uniform look. Even though you can't see the color of the walls, at least its not like little bits and peices of the wall are showing. It's unique that the wall is made of ads, at Citi they look random and thrown on. As for the larger ads in center, I think those look dignified, they stand out, and they are good ads and don't distract me from the field because its not 30 ads for my eyes to focus on, its 4 or 5 big ones that are easy to see.

Being a Mets fan and having been to Citi already I love it to death...but I also have lots of respect for NYS.

[ribant]

I think the biggest reason for the availability is, as ribant said, people have already been to the park, whether it was the St. John's game, the exhibition games, the Sunday workout, or even the tours. I bet if Wednesday was truly the second game/event ever at the ballpark, there would only be a few expensive tickets left. But at this point, the "I really need to see the new park as soon as possible" crowd has already been there.

Something that amazes me is demand for OD has not diminished over time. Citi Field has been open four times already. New Yankee has been open three times and the secondary market for both official openers has been holding steady.

OD will be my third visit to Citi, and I know some of you have been there 3 or 4 times already.

[ribant]

Last Friday night I went to both exhibhition games.

Saw the first five innings of Mets/Red Sox, the ran to Yankee for the last three of the Yanks/Cubs.

Any one else do the same?

[kingcohn]

A Couple More Citi Field Promos:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/1.jpg?t=1239380580
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/f-1.jpg?t=1239380702
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/key.jpg?t=1239508402
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/a.jpg?t=1239380688
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/2.jpg?t=1239380605
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/3.jpg?t=1239380626

http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll300/KingCohn9/Promos/

[islandxtreme26]

Interesting because when I commented about ads at CF & NYS a week or 2 ago, you posted and PM'd a tirade.

go back and read every post I have said since then. Then get back to me.
This will be the only post I will ever address you, since I have you ignored. I have no desire to see your response either.

You are going to take my comments out of context again...just like you do to everyone else. You act like ... [removed for personal attack] ... as evidenced by the PM's that are going around about you, no one on this thread has agreed with or enjoyed your posts from day one.

When I commented about the posts, I commented about the cheesiness of the companies the Mets had advertising for. I also clearly stated after that post and in my posts since then that the ads do not bother me as they blend in. Have fun reading through all the pages going back two weeks, since you apparently want to keep tabs on who you think is right and who is wrong.

[removed for personal attack]


Sincerely,
"The Thread Police" ... gotta admit, you made me laugh with that one ... cute

[kingcohn]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/fightinitalian21/IMG_3946.jpg

I have a picture!!! :D

Here's Gary's:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3412601279_f517d9bce1.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3412601279/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3412659881_ed80caf155.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3412659881/

[islandxtreme26]

Here's Gary's:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3412601279_f517d9bce1.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3412601279/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3412659881_ed80caf155.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3412659881/
I hope you're right...although, do we really think the Mets are that creative with being secretive about things?

Well, they did a decent job hiding the apple/skyline locations before their unveiling, so who knows?

[dstoffa]

For what it's worth, I received a pair of emails from the Mets letting me know that my inventory has been loaded into their system and is ready to go... Registering and logging in indicates that my inventory is indeed ready for sale via stub-hub.

cheers!
-Doug

[KoosFan]

Pages and pages of stadium ad discussion. Really, who cares? Crappy ads in baseball stadiums are the norm. They're ADS! So they have garbage up there now, trust me, there will be ugly ads during the full life of this park and the ones that replace it. Ads are intrusions and 99% of them are terrible.

Advertisers don't care what other ads look like, in their minds, they want to stand out so uniformity for the sake of stadium aesthetics isn't high on their priority list. And management could care less.

They probably made suggestions to their clients to keep it simple but as long as the sponsorship check cleared, so be it. It's the game that matters, my friends. The game, the team and overall great memories we all hope to have.

"Wow, great game, but the ads sucked."
Give it a rest already.

[CoreyNYC]

Pages and pages of stadium ad discussion. Really, who cares? Crappy ads in baseball stadiums are the norm. They're ADS! So they have garbage up there now, trust me, there will be ugly ads during the full life of this park and the ones that replace it. Ads are intrusions and 99% of them are terrible.

Advertisers don't care what other ads look like, in their minds, they want to stand out so uniformity for the sake of stadium aesthetics isn't high on their priority list. And management could care less.

They probably made suggestions to their clients to keep it simple but as long as the sponsorship check cleared, so be it. It's the game that matters, my friends. The game, the team and overall great memories we all hope to have.

"Wow, great game, but the ads sucked."
Give it a rest already.

Amen. I agree totally. Now lets get back to talking about stickers on seats, blaming the Wilpons for the weather on Opening Night, and other minutiae

[kingcohn]

I hope you're right...although, do we really think the Mets are that creative with being secretive about things?

Well, they did a decent job hiding the apple/skyline locations before their unveiling, so who knows?

I'm Trying to figure out where that is in relation to this picture:
http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/DbLiteGraphic/200904/4161457.jpg

[metsforever7515]

I'm Trying to figure out where that is in relation to this picture:
http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/DbLiteGraphic/200904/4161457.jpg

Well I would save it and use paint, but I just got a MacBook so I have no idea how to do something like that. Anyway. It's 10-15 feet from the end of the bridge.

[thrill5one6]

For what it's worth, I received a pair of emails from the Mets letting me know that my inventory has been loaded into their system and is ready to go... Registering and logging in indicates that my inventory is indeed ready for sale via stub-hub.

cheers!
-Doug

I am trying to transfer my opening day tickets to myself and it's not working :hissyfit:
can anyone help? :banghead:

[Shbmets]

I hope you're right...although, do we really think the Mets are that creative with being secretive about things?

Well, they did a decent job hiding the apple/skyline locations before their unveiling, so who knows?

Who knows, maybe it's the Met's Ineractive Museum, brought to you by Verizon!!!

It's seems like they've sold sponsorships to everything else....

[Confused]

For what it's worth, I received a pair of emails from the Mets letting me know that my inventory has been loaded into their system and is ready to go... Registering and logging in indicates that my inventory is indeed ready for sale via stub-hub.

cheers!
-Doug


i got the same 2 emails, but have been transferring for a couple of weeks now.

[metsforever7515]

Either I missed it or I can't believe no one has brought this up yet.

What the heck is the "Verizon Studio" in the center field concourse? It said opening April 13. Could it be an SNY studio in Citi Field? Or maybe a sponsored Mets Museum?

Brought it up the day that I saw it.

[Fudbutter]

There is one good thing about the ads. Years from now, you'll see pictures (or maybe by then simulated holigrams) of the ballpark from this era and have a lot of fun talking about companies that hadn't existed for years. It will be like seeing Rheingold, Schaefer and Imperial now for us old folk.

Old Guy #1: "Hey Steve, look at this one. Remember Subway?"
Old Guy #2: "Yeah, you could get a sandwhich for $5
Kid #1: "$5 !?!? Wow, it cost me $50 for a small sprout and curd at Abdul's last night"
OG 1: "Yeah, kid, that was when the stadium first opened"
K1: "You were here when it opened !?!?!, you must be ooooold"
OG 2:" Great days then, three straight championships, a win over Nagoya in the inter-series in '14. You could get real meat at the concession stands and actually sit outside without protecta-derma. Reyes, Holt, Wright, Parnell, Strasburg, it was great"
K2: "Boy would I give anything tio have seen it then"

[tomzpc]

I think the name Citi Field sucks.

I do understand the idea of accepting 400 million bucks for the name but that doesn't mean we have to call it that.

Another thing, I am a Yankee fan. I do not dislike the Mets at all. As a matter of fact I root for them. I'm a baseball fan.

My suggestion for the new stadium is:

SECOND SHEA!!!

What do you guys think? Have at it. Lets come up with some new names and we can vote on them.

As far as stadiums tagged with naming rights, Citi Field was one of the best ones until the economic collapse came along.

Wm. Shea has received enough due IMO. He had a stadium named after him for 45 years and now has his name retired along with the Mets retired numbers. If the stadium ever was given a non-sponsored name I'd be all for Payson Park at Willets Point.

[islandxtreme26]

I'm Trying to figure out where that is in relation to this picture:
http://imgsrv.wcbs880.com/image/DbLiteGraphic/200904/4161457.jpg
Here is where it is:

http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu124/chrisswann26/4161457.jpg

[islandxtreme26]

There is one good thing about the ads. Years from now, you'll see pictures (or maybe by then simulated holigrams) of the ballpark from this era and have a lot of fun talking about companies that hadn't existed for years. It will be like seeing Rheingold, Schaefer and Imperial now for us old folk.

Old Guy #1: "Hey Steve, look at this one. Remember Subway?"
Old Guy #2: "Yeah, you could get a sandwhich for $5
Kid #1: "$5 !?!? Wow, it cost me $50 for a small sprout and curd at Abdul's last night"
OG 1: "Yeah, kid, that was when the stadium first opened"
K1: "You were here when it opened !?!?!, you must be ooooold"
OG 2:" Great days then, three straight championships, a win over Nagoya in the inter-series in '14. You could get real meat at the concession stands and actually sit outside without protecta-derma. Reyes, Holt, Wright, Parnell, Strasburg, it was great"
K2: "Boy would I give anything tio have seen it then"
That is awesome

[nymTom]

go back and read every post I have said since then. Then get back to me.
This will be the only post I will ever address you, since I have you ignored. I have no desire to see your response either.

You are going to take my comments out of context again...just like you do to everyone else. You act like ... [removed for personal attack] ... as evidenced by the PM's that are going around about you, no one on this thread has agreed with or enjoyed your posts from day one.

When I commented about the posts, I commented about the cheesiness of the companies the Mets had advertising for. I also clearly stated after that post and in my posts since then that the ads do not bother me as they blend in. Have fun reading through all the pages going back two weeks, since you apparently want to keep tabs on who you think is right and who is wrong.

[removed for personal attack]


Sincerely,
"The Thread Police" ... gotta admit, you made me laugh with that one ... cute



Agreed Island.. This Corey character has been an obnoxious poster and i see he has been attacking your posts as well. I think he needs to settle down and relax.. That said i can't beleive all the banter over the ads. They are what make places like Times Square or Vegas so Unique, yes all the lights and ads. Without them i think Citifield looked really bland..

[KoosFan]

I hope you're right...although, do we really think the Mets are that creative with being secretive about things?

Well, they did a decent job hiding the apple/skyline locations before their unveiling, so who knows?

One thing I do know is that the pressure is on as to how they payoff on this Mets Museum. The Mets and their fans deserve something every bit as cool as what other teams have done to celebrate their history.

That includes the team across the bridge and their Monument Park.
I say that with all seriousness too, because although they may outnumber us in flags, trophies and HOFers, we love our Mets just as much (and arguably more since its way easier to front run than to cheer for a team that disappoints as much as ours does) and after 40+ years, our history is just as colorful.

So if management can choose to name one of their exclusive clubs after another team's long departed stadium over this team's recently departed one, let's hope they can do this team and its fanbase right with an amazing homage to its past.

Fingers crossed.

[supremebeing002]

i got the same 2 emails, but have been transferring for a couple of weeks now.

I got the two emails this AM as well. I guess they were a little to the party tellling us what we already knew :)

[SS Express]

There is one good thing about the ads. Years from now, you'll see pictures (or maybe by then simulated holigrams) of the ballpark from this era and have a lot of fun talking about companies that hadn't existed for years. It will be like seeing Rheingold, Schaefer and Imperial now for us old folk.

Old Guy #1: "Hey Steve, look at this one. Remember Subway?"
Old Guy #2: "Yeah, you could get a sandwhich for $5
Kid #1: "$5 !?!? Wow, it cost me $50 for a small sprout and curd at Abdul's last night"
OG 1: "Yeah, kid, that was when the stadium first opened"
K1: "You were here when it opened !?!?!, you must be ooooold"
OG 2:" Great days then, three straight championships, a win over Nagoya in the inter-series in '14. You could get real meat at the concession stands and actually sit outside without protecta-derma. Reyes, Holt, Wright, Parnell, Strasburg, it was great"
K2: "Boy would I give anything tio have seen it then"

hahaha thats awesome. I wish we could get Strasburg though but we don't even have a first rounder. No matter how much Boras demands, I cannot see him slipping to us.

[tomzpc]

I am pretty disapointed with the appearence of the ads at Citi...and I have to say (and maybe I'm the only one) who thinks that the NYS ads aren't as bad as ours.

Someone before said that at Ebbets Field the ads looked uniform, I think the NYS ones have that uniform look. Even though you can't see the color of the walls, at least its not like little bits and peices of the wall are showing. It's unique that the wall is made of ads, at Citi they look random and thrown on. As for the larger ads in center, I think those look dignified, they stand out, and they are good ads and don't distract me from the field because its not 30 ads for my eyes to focus on, its 4 or 5 big ones that are easy to see.

Being a Mets fan and having been to Citi already I love it to death...but I also have lots of respect for NYS.

I agree with you 100%. The ads at NYS just look better than the CF ads. The ad boards at CF are very "chaotic" while the ones at YS are much more uniform like you said.

Yes, they're just ads so it's really not a big deal, but since it does affect the aesthetics of the ballpark I don't see any problem with people sharing their opinions on them. In the end it's no different than debating the wall color.

[cgcoyne2]

As far as stadiums tagged with naming rights, Citi Field was one of the best ones until the economic collapse came along.

Wm. Shea has received enough due IMO. He had a stadium named after him for 45 years and now has his name retired alongwith the Mets retired numbers. If the stadium ever was given a non-sponsored name I'd be all for Payson Park at Willets Point.

That is kind of nice also. I agree that its not a stadium but a park.

[LIFAN12]

If you are a fan of the Mets and the Howard Sterm Show (and have a few extra bucks) this is an event not to be missed!! I'll be in the Empire Party Suite.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc127/LIFAN12/banner_autism_text.gif

http://autismawarenessday.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=308530

PARTY WITH BABA BOOEY:
PARTY WITH GARY DELL ABATE! PUT ME IN THE LUXURY "BABA BOOEY EMPIRE SUITES" (200 PEOPLE ONLY) ticket price $250 (the non-deductible portion of each ticket is $120)
Features
Located in the Empire Party Suites. Includes buffet and cash bar. Meet and Greet with the Mets and visit from Mr. Met for the children. :D


KNOTHOLE ALLEY PARTY:
SEE THE GAME RIGHT AT FIELD LEVEL IN THE PRIVATE PARTY AREA WITH THE BUFFET, CASH BAR, AND A VISIT FROM GARY DELL'ABATE Ticket price: $250.00 (The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $90.00)
Features
Located in the Knothole Alley private party area at field level. Includes buffet and cash bar, visits from Gary Dell'Abate and Mr. Met. :p


BRIDGE TERRACE PARTY:
SEE THE GAME AND TAKE IN THE AMAZING NEW DOUBLE-DECKER BULLPEN. I CAN WATCH THE PITCHERS WARM UP WHILE I PARTY IN THE BULLPEN PLAZA AND WATCH THE GAME IN TERRACED SEATING THERE. Ticket price: $250.00 (The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $75.00)
Features
Located in the Bridge Terrace. Includes pre-game party in the Bullpen Plaza and pre-paid gift card for food and drink purchases. Meet and Greet with Gary Dell'Abate. ;)


BABA BOOEY FARM TEAM PARTY:
PARTY IN THE BULLPEN PLAZA AND SIT IN THE BIG APPLE SEATS. Ticket price: $150 (The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $65.00)
Features
Located in the Big Apple section. Includes pre-game party in the Bullpen Plaza and pre-paid gift card for food and drink purchases. Meet and greet with Gary Dell'Abate ;)


GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS (designated reserved seating) - Left Field:
Left Field Reserve Tickets at $65.00 (The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $40) :o


GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS (designated reserved seating) - Pepsi Porch:
Pepsi Porch Tickets at $50 (The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $32.00) :toung2:


GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS (designated reserved seating) Promenade Reserve:
Promenade Reserve Infield Tickets at $40. (The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $20.) :clapping


:):):)

[JeremyEye]

^^^

... Is that post an ad?

[headshoes]

We are down to 909 tickets for Opening Day on the Stubhub!

[LIFAN12]

^^^

... Is that post an ad?

No, just a great opportunity to see a game where you may not otherwise be able to - Empire Suite, Bridge Terrace or Knothole Alley, and support a worthy cause.

[CoreyNYC]

Agreed Island.. This Corey character has been an obnoxious poster and i see he has been attacking your posts as well. I think he needs to settle down and relax.. That said i can't beleive all the banter over the ads. They are what make places like Times Square or Vegas so Unique, yes all the lights and ads. Without them i think Citifield looked really bland..

Tom,

Some perspective.

This all started because I said I didn't care about the Bob's Discount Furniture ad at CF and said it was no better or worse than Zales or Sharper Image ads at NYS. . People were getting all hot & bothered about the "quality" of CF ads vs NYS ads and I feel all those are crappy mall stores

That opinion resulted in an attack by IE, which I can't link to because he took it down and then he continued via PM.

The truth is that I wasn't the first person he's attacked in the CF threads because he didn't like the content of a post (or a series of posts that veered off topic). But when he goes off topic, that is OK of course. I

When I responded to that post, I said it was unneccessary and uncalled for and reminded him that I did help him with his Shea get together. BIG MISTAKE.

He didn't like that I said I helped reaching out to media regarding the Shea get together few few months back. Then when I answered him back, without any insults, he had no guts to reply.

The facts are that I reached out to 3 separate WFAN contacts I have (2 hosts that I know directly & indirectly and also a producer) along with Matt Cerrone (who I also know), to help get the word out about that day. It was an insult to my intelligence to tell me I didn't do anything and he knows it's not true.

The truth is that he is the 1 and only person I have attacked in the CF threads and that is because I was provoked. People may not like me because I am honest, I speak my mind, and I don't whine about minutae and the Wilpons...but I never attack other people. He attacked me that day, he attacked me today (look at how he edited his post).

I'll state the same thing here I did in my PM to him...

Chris did a great thing in posting all those pictures over the past year, I really appreciated it. But I think the publicity he has gotten to his head. From where I sit, he thinks he is the "leader" of this thread when the reality is he was in the right job at the right time and was kind enough to share his experience with us.

I am sorry for veering far off topic here but my side of the story needed to be presented. I'm not sorry I have been attacking him, considering what he did to me to provoke it. But I do apologize to everyone who read any of these posts and had to get caught up in this nonsense.

[McDodger]

Correction:

The Fox News ad at Shea was in foul territory in RF right next to the LED board. Its tiny.

God, who cares. I think Budweiser is horrible beer, but I don't give a rat's ass that there's a huge ad for it.

[CoreyMac]

First Arpielle , then bobs discount furniture, then freecreditreport.com....now BIG NUT BARS, Foxnation.com and Lincoln blocking the bullpen windows....lol. The ad choices are very suspect at CitiField.

[McDodger]

They are what make places like Times Square or Vegas so Unique, yes all the lights and ads. Without them i think Citifield looked really bland..

You're comparing apples and oranges. If Times Square or Las Vegas switched out all their neon and digital ads for static billboards, those places would look hideous, cluttered and tacky rather than "unique".

[islandxtreme26]

The facts are that I reached out to 3 separate WFAN contacts I have (2 hosts that I know directly & indirectly and also a producer) along with Matt Cerrone (who I also know), to help get the word out about that day. It was an insult to my intelligence to tell me I didn't do anything and he knows it's not true.

[REMOVED - Off Topic according to "The Leader of the Thread...aka...Thread Police"]

[allmysalvation]

I am trying to transfer my opening day tickets to myself and it's not working :hissyfit:
can anyone help? :banghead:

I transferred my tickets to a friends email this morning, and had no problems. What part of the process is it giving you trouble on?

[CoreyNYC]

Zales
SHarper Image
Utz
Komatsu

How are these any better and at the end of the day, who cares?

I think the next ad at CF will be for WhyDoYankeeFansWorrySoMuchAboutTheMets.org


First Arpielle , then bobs discount furniture, then freecreditreport.com....now BIG NUT BARS, Foxnation.com and Lincoln blocking the bullpen windows....lol. The ad choices are very suspect at CitiField.

[WillMissShea]

Not sure if they still have them but the MTA Museum stores used to have them


Thanks Corey. I just checked and they do have them. $16 for that sign.

[allmysalvation]

HAHAHA that is classic. Show me who you talked to and I will retract.
I emailed Matt - NOT YOU...I have seven emails Matt and I sent back and forth. YOU ARE A FRAUD.

I spoke to the head of promotions at the FAN on the phone three times for the rally. NOT ONE MENTION WAS MADE ABOUT THE RALLY BEFORE I CALLED. You claim to me that you know someone, yet this alleged person never mentioned it to anyone at the station. FUNNY, I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM ON THE AIR TWICE, NOT YOU. EVEN FUNNIER, I DIDN'T CALL IN EITHER TIME. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT.

YOU ARE A FRAUD. YOU ARE TAKING CREDIT FOR MY WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHERS HERE.

I sent emails to every media outlet. I have email trails saved with Peter Haskell at WCBS radio, segment producers from CBS2 TV and SNY, the Queens Courier, Ken Belson at the NYTimes, Katie Strang and Roderick Boone from Newsday.

I'll be in Section 129 ALL GAME on Monday. Attack me there.

Seriously, both of you need to take your chest thumping to PM's. No one else really cares who put the "Meet at Shea" thing together.

We just want to talk about the stadium. Which is a mighty beautiful stadium, indeed, one in which I hope never to see two mets fans fighting each other.

[CoreyNYC]

Here's what I sent to Adam The Bull on FaceBook (I graduated HS with Adam).


Adam,

I know some people who are organizing a grassroots farewell for SHea Stadium this weekend. It looks like the the stadium will be completely torn down in the next week and they asked for help reaching out to the media. So far CBS 880 is definitely covering the event and there's probably going to be some print coverage as well.

Anyway can you pass along the info below to the morning & afternoon producers/hosts so they can maybe give it a quick plug. All those guys are Mets fans so I am sure they would be in to it.

Thanks (and good luck with Heilman).


To whom it may concern,

Good evening and thank you for your attention to this message.

As it is evident to all from the New York Area, the end is terribly near for the ballpark that housed our beloved New York Mets for 44 years. The life of the ballpark that hosted four World Series’, a Pope, The Yankees, The Beatles, The Stones, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and a Red Cross staging area after 9/11 is rapidly nearing its end. While it has been known since September 28th that there would be no more games in the park, the end did not fully begin to appear until the past two weeks when sections of the structure came down rapidly. Now, the steel skeleton is nearly all that remains of the park, and appears to be gone by the end of this weekend.

On Saturday, January 31st at 12:00pm, a large group of fans are planning to organize at the big blue ballpark one last time to say farewell to the old girl. There is no cost of course, and the day will include a walking tour around the site one last time, stories, photographs, and much more.

Last weekend, groups of fans and tourists flocked to the site to take pictures, share stores, and even leave notes on the fence around the demo site in what was a truly emotional two days for fathers with their children and tourists from around the world. This weekend, we would like to organize one formal farewell that was never done by the team for the fans. In the Bronx, memorabilia has been carried with dignitaries and schoolchildren from old park to new park, while no such occasion has been held for the Mets fans.

We invite you and any of your staff to attend the event and help us document the collective organization of fans at Shea Stadium one last time, not for a funeral, but for a celebration.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time. Your input, suggestions for greatest exposure, assistance, and support would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for the diligence in your reply and I look forward to seeing you on Saturday.


Best regards,

Christopher G.M. Swann

Office Engineer
]

[CoreyNYC]

Here's what I sent to my wife, who's good friend is good friends with Evan Roberts' sister.


From: Corey [redacted]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:47 PM
To: [redacted], Emily
Subject: Re:



BTW see if you can get me Evan Roberts phone # or e-mail. The Baseball Fever people are organizing a grassroots farewell for SHea this wknd and I said I would see what I can do to ghet him to talk about it

[Shbmets]

HAHAHA that is classic. Show me who you talked to and I will retract. I KNOW FOR A FACT IT IS NOT TRUE!!!
I emailed Matt - NOT YOU...I have seven emails Matt and I sent back and forth. YOU ARE A FRAUD.

I spoke to the head of promotions at the FAN on the phone three times for the rally. NOT ONE MENTION WAS MADE ABOUT THE RALLY BEFORE I CALLED. You claim to me that you know someone, yet this alleged person never mentioned it to anyone at the station. FUNNY, I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEM ON THE AIR TWICE, NOT YOU. EVEN FUNNIER, I DIDN'T CALL IN EITHER TIME. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE PROMOTIONS DEPARTMENT.

YOU ARE A FRAUD. YOU ARE TAKING CREDIT FOR MY WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHERS HERE. YOU ARE AN INSULT TO BMF, BILL, NAUTICA, AND ALL THE BLOG WRITERS WHO REALLY SPREAD THE WORD. THOSE WERE THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME...NOT YOU.

I sent emails to every media outlet. I have email trails saved with Peter Haskell at WCBS radio, segment producers from CBS2 TV and SNY, the Queens Courier, Ken Belson at the NYTimes, Katie Strang and Roderick Boone from Newsday.

I'll be in Section 129 ALL GAME on Monday. Attack me there. I'd be happy to listen to what you have to say.



Where is the big man, BMF, when you need him??????

Why not meet at the Rotunda, high noon!!!!!!


Can't we all just calm down and enjoy the game........


By the way, I'll be in the parking lot eating and drinking my face off until about 6pm. Then I'll be hanging near Foulpole during the game.

Section 430 Row 3!!!:waving

[islandxtreme26]

Chris did a great thing in posting all those pictures over the past year, I really appreciated it. But I think the publicity he has gotten to his head. From where I sit, he thinks he is the "leader" of this thread when the reality is he was in the right job at the right time and was kind enough to share his experience with us.


[Removed - Off Topic according to "The Leader of the Thread...aka...Thread Police" ]

[CoreyNYC]

As for me not knowing Matt Cerrone.
I guess that wasn't me hanging at his table on Monda during the Metsblog party
http://pickmeup.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/04/pics_from_mattys_metsblog_open.html


Instead of counting how many men we left on base throughout, I will share with you some pics of our bloggerati gang. You'll see Metsie, Coop of My Summer Family, Will of Smear the Q.u.e.e.r (ugh, obscenity filter, really?), Dykstraw of our Divas and Dykstraw, and of course "TV's Matt Cerrone" as we affectionately call him--and a guest appearance by SNY.tv's own Ted Berg. Make sure to check out their links on the right sidebar!

http://pickmeup.mlblogs.com/assets_c/2009/04/Picture%20871mb-thumb-260x195-1015672.jpg
I'm the tall guy in the middle with the black shirt

In the interest of not boring everyone else and being off topic, I'll save the rest.

Corey The Fraud.

[islandxtreme26]

Here's what I sent to Adam The Bull on FaceBook (I graduated HS with Adam).


Here's what I sent to my wife, who's good friend is good friends with Evan Roberts' sister.

Fine, you win. You are right as always. I apologize for calling it like I saw it since you never produced anything before. I am finished with this pissing match. End it.