Citi Field

[thrill5one6]

ok so ive been to citi field about 6-7 times now and i want my opinion to finally be heard about the stadium so im going to call in tomorrow and complain i dunno if im going to try and stay calm or if im going to explode on the phone, anybody have any certain complaints they would want me to add.
The main reason i am calling are because of the rude ushers and guards.

There was an extremely rude "supervisor" (late 40s, medium build, salt and pepper hair) outside of section 512 that was yelling at people to exit at the stairwell. There was an older couple (late 60's) that asked to use the bathroom that was about 15 feet behind him and he said no. He was also yelling at people to leave and wouldn't let them access that "food court" area about the Rotunda to use the restrooms. It was a pretty bad experience, i was not involved but i would not want to be yelled at for trying to walk to the bathroom :ughh

[thrill5one6]

LOL Carmela has a good arm too...stood on the rubber and reached the plate, a little to the left. A lot better than Bababooey did. lol

Exactly what I thought!:laugh

[Flushing Roots]

Some stop after the first game, some stop early/mid-summer, and some don't stop at all. Last year the Mets had a 7 game pennant race pack that gave you full rights, but you had to put down a $500 deposit for the next year towards 81 games. But I think there was as little as a 14-game commitment for full rights with no deposit. Obviously the available location choices were less than idealThanks GG! I like your business plan... And yes, Bud Fox was still a rat!!!:nod::nod::nod::nod:

[MezzSec2RowH]

And btw, yes, there is a moat at CF, though not as obvious.


The definition of a "moat" is that it "surrounds". That section of lowered walk way that you showed a cropped picture isn't surrounding anything.

[Gary Dunaier]

Cascarino's Pizza - Let's just say that I won't be visiting their store in Queens anytime soon. Sicilian crust was soggy, and Grandma's pizza nothing to write home about. Both had sweet sauces to boot, which I hate. C-

One has to presume - not just with Cascarino's, but with any of the branded food choices at any ballpark - that part of the reason these guys do this is to get their name out there in the public. What better way than by having your food served at the ballpark?

Funny thing is that I love pizza, but none of the pizza offerings at Shea have been anything special - definitely not value for the money, although I suppose you can't expect that at the ballpark - and, as Rob R's experience with Cascarino's suggests, nothing that would make me seek out their product on the outside.

Is there any kind of quality control in terms of company-supplied guidelines? Is it just generic ingredients that the company paid for the right to have their logo slapped on? Is it just something intrinsic to the structure of ballpark foodservice?

The "Taste Of The City" offerings are nice to have, but I think if you want a hot dog at the ballgame, you're going to get a hot dog, and you don't care whether it's a Nathan's or a Kahn's or a Oscar Meyer. As Frank Sinatra once said: "This is American whiskey. When you drink a half a glass, you don't know who made the whiskey... and you don't care who made the whiskey."

[Rob R]

The definition of a "moat" is that it "surrounds". That section of lowered walk way that you showed a cropped picture isn't surrounding anything.
If you want to get technical on how much of the lower level it "surrounds" perhaps. But the ditch it is clearly there, running the length of a few sections, to separate the haves from the have nots, with no entry way for the latter. That's what what was being referred to when talking about NYS's. And the photo wasn't cropped....I zoomed in on that particular one and have a few more.

Edit: A wider angle...

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[Gary Dunaier]

Gary, do you know if the Mets Magazine program is sold in the CF Team Store? I might be going by there tomorrow afternoon and would like to pick up a copy if it's available.

Yes, I know.

[thrill5one6]

I went into the outfield for the pregame and national anthem and the size of the outfield and height of the walls are overwhelming. I was also on the field at citizen bank which feels like a little league field compared to Citi Field. It's unreal to see the height of the wall in person from the field. Obviously a pitcher's park :D
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[Gary Dunaier]

Oh... you wanted me to tell you? You just asked me if I knew, and my proper response was... yes, I knew.

:thumbsdown:

Okay, I'll behave. Yes, you should be able to get the Mets Magazine in the team store.

In fact, although you (johnql) may be planning to go there during a non-game time, I'd suggest anyone buying a program do so at the team store, or at any one of the other walk-in souvenir stores - not from a vendor or a small kiosk. Reason: at the stores they'll give you one of those reusable bags to put it in. A little extra added value for your money.

[tfc3rid]

Some stop after the first game, some stop early/mid-summer, and some don't stop at all. Last year the Mets had a 7 game pennant race pack that gave you full rights, but you had to put down a $500 deposit for the next year towards 81 games. But I think there was as little as a 14-game commitment for full rights with no deposit. Obviously the available location choices were less than ideal

I bopught the 15 game PRP lst season with $500 deposit and full postseason rights.

[tfc3rid]

If you want to get technical on how much of the lower level it "surrounds" perhaps. But the ditch it is clearly there, running the length of a few sections, to separate the haves from the have nots, with no entry way for the latter. That's what what was being referred to when talking about NYS's. And the photo wasn't cropped....I zoomed in on that particular one and have a few more.

Edit: A wider angle...

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w241/fafafooey69/IMG_0625.jpg


There is a 'most' but it goes behind the plate, just like in every park... It's VERY different than Yankeeland, where said 'moat' goes past the infield. We're talking a few hundred seats versus a few thousand...

[peterrod16]

There was an extremely rude "supervisor" (late 40s, medium build, salt and pepper hair) outside of section 512 that was yelling at people to exit at the stairwell. There was an older couple (late 60's) that asked to use the bathroom that was about 15 feet behind him and he said no. He was also yelling at people to leave and wouldn't let them access that "food court" area about the Rotunda to use the restrooms. It was a pretty bad experience, i was not involved but i would not want to be yelled at for trying to walk to the bathroom :ughh

I was standing in front of the prom club to the right of home plate.
I made sure i wasnt obstructing the view of customers inside the club.
After watching the game for 10 mins an usher(guessing 60 year old male) told me you dont belong here and go back to your seat.
I understand the gentleman is doing his job but it seemed a little rude
I went down to the field level and met two friendly sercuity guards behind the bridge.
The guard was ribbing his coworker saying hey your head is blocking the fan view of home plate.

[robardin]

For those who have been to the Acela Club: did you have the right tickets to make reservations, or just did a walk-up?

I'd be interested in doing a walk-up some time but want to get a feel for when a good time to try it would be. (Or maybe it's "any time" if they're rarely fully booked?)

[tfc3rid]

If you want to get technical on how much of the lower level it "surrounds" perhaps. But the ditch it is clearly there, running the length of a few sections, to separate the haves from the have nots, with no entry way for the latter. That's what what was being referred to when talking about NYS's. And the photo wasn't cropped....I zoomed in on that particular one and have a few more.

Edit: A wider angle...

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w241/fafafooey69/IMG_0625.jpg

BTW, Rob, if you look at the very top center of your photo, there is a stairway connecting the 'have's' and'have-not's'. It's on the 1st base dugout side as well.

[tfc3rid]

Love the double shack and blak and white shake... Mets are 4-0 when I have that at Citi, 0-3 when I don't.

[tfc3rid]

I spied Gary taking a photo last night of the 'banners' on the bridge around the 5th inning or so last night...

[peterrod16]

I spied Gary taking a photo last night of the 'banners' on the bridge around the 5th inning or so last night...

i saw gary at the mets store on the field level before the game. BBF celebrity
i didnt realize a blank mets home jersey with the good patch was $100 yikes
I purchase the patch for $18 and will have the dry cleaner near my apartment attach it to my $20 reyes jersey from modells
free island and dishy.

[thrill5one6]

I spied Gary taking a photo last night of the 'banners' on the bridge around the 5th inning or so last night...

I saw Gary sidestep his way past seated fans in the first row of 512 without any blue or orange on his clothes as usual. He discarded the AA batteries from his camera into the cup holder in front of him and popped in some fresh ones. He wrote something in blue ink on a folded up piece of paper (probably where he is located) and then started snapping pictures.
He is an interesting character to look at, almost hypnotic, with cowbell man a close second.
I wondered what Gary (and cow-bell man) does for a living. Gary? :reporter:
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According to some information I was able to dig up... Gary is a 5'9" tall 46 year old single male that resides in Flushing, NY with "some college" education and works as a "court employee". Also, for those who are wondering, Gary is a Virgo

[Rob R]

i saw gary at the mets store on the field level before the game. BBF celebrity
i didnt realize a blank mets home jersey with the good patch was $100 yikes
I purchase the patch for $18 and will have the dry cleaner near my apartment attach it to my $20 reyes jersey from modells
free island and dishy.
I was searching for some familiar faces here that I would have recognized and liked to meet, including Gary, BMF, Dishy, mandrake, nymdan, Vaz, CF, mets16, 7515 and others to say hi. Then I see a PM from you last night but I had already taken off. Speaking of mandrake - hi buddy, I'm shocked that you joined Dishy in the penalty box and didn't know till I tried pm'ing you).

Next time I promise to let some of you guys and gals know when I'll be there to say hi and shoot the bull. Beers on me. I wasn't sure if I was going till fairly late and had to run off.

[Rob R]

I saw Gary sidestep his way past seated fans in the first row of 512 without any blue or orange on his clothes as usual. He discarded the AA batteries from his camera into the cup holder in front of him and popped in some fresh ones. He wrote on a something in blue ink on a folded up piece of paper (probably where he is located) and then started snapping pictures....


LOL...That's great. We have some creative people on this site..

[GordonGecko]

Read your review, agree with some of it - staircases in the upper deck are an abomination and the staircases in general do look unfinisihed but IMO that second part is not such a big deal. There is puddling after rain just like NYS and I don't get who the dropout HOK engineer is that didn't design proper drainage. You're comparing the field level concourse at CF with the one at NYS, which isn't really fair because that concourse at NYS is truly exceptional. Agree on the lack of Mets branding too, Mets need to really get on this.

The staff uniforms are generic dark tone jackets that have a purpose for each color. It's to let you know immediately if the person is security, an usher, alcohol control, or whatever. I don't see the problem here. And yes the ads are over the top, but I don't really care, baseball parks have always been plastered with ads and if that makes it look more like AAA then so be it because minor league parks are more fun to be at after all. And I think that's the bottom line with CF, that despite the shortcomings it's a fun place to watch a game.

The outfield concourses are an awesome hangout space, and like you said the Shakeshack Burgers can't be beat and they're half the price of generic NYS rocket burgers. NYS purposely doesn't have anything to distract from the game, which is fine but it's nice to have an alternative like CF where you can take your kids to the wiffle ball field and throw at the dunk tank and get pictures taken with Mr. Met with special promotions like being able to run the bases. I think both philosophies are completely legitimite and I'm glad I have the option of either in the same city :twocents:



Citi Field - first game
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[Rob R]

Read your review, agree with some of it - staircases in the upper deck are an abomination and the staircases in general do look unfinisihed but IMO that second part is not such a big deal. There is puddling after rain just like NYS and I don't get who the dropout HOK engineer is that didn't design proper drainage. You're comparing the field level concourse at CF with the one at NYS, which isn't really fair because that concourse at NYS is truly exceptional. Agree on the lack of Mets branding too, Mets need to really get on this.

The staff uniforms are generic dark tone jackets that have a purpose for each color. It's to let you know immediately if the person is security, an usher, alcohol control, or whatever. I don't see the problem here. And yes the ads are over the top, but I don't really care, baseball parks have always been plastered with ads and if that makes it look more like AAA then so be it because minor league parks are more fun to be at after all. And I think that's the bottom line with CF, that despite the shortcomings it's a fun place to watch a game.

The outfield concourses are an awesome hangout space, and like you said the Shakeshack Burgers can't be beat and they're half the price of generic NYS rocket burgers. NYS purposely doesn't have anything to distract from the game, which is fine but it's nice to have an alternative like CF where you can take your kids to the wiffle ball field and throw at the dunk tank and get pictures taken with Mr. Met with special promotions like being able to run the bases. I think both philosophies are completely legitimite and I'm glad I have the option of either in the same city :twocents:

Thanks, man. I may have sounded harsh because I really did expect more, but I should have highlighted the fact that Citi does have the potential to be awesome with a few fixes and some finishing off.

I also should have been clearer with my thoughts on the view from the concourse. What I was saying is that if I took NYS out of the equation, the view would have been a positive; that's why I qualified it. Maybe I shouldn't have used NYS as the measuring stick. Not so much the dreariness of Citi's concourses though. They need much better lighting, not to mention more Met-related stuff. They also need to reposition those pay stations and formation of lines, because it's hard to navigate through them and they seem pretty narrow, and with the poor lighting it makes it worse. Again, very fixable.

I too loved the outfield concourse and as far as food is concerned, I don't think that any offering at NYS can compete with the Shack burger; it's that good (and NYS's food is pretty fair to ordinary).

But I do hope, for Citi's sake, that the people who designed the scoreboard billboards and overall advertisement placement, stay away from future exterior enhancements. Maybe I'm alone, but I think that the exterior should be a defining feature of any ballpark. With Citi (other than the rotunda), you have no clue, only tacky mish mosh of ugly, gaudy ads. Keep that stuff inside.

[GordonGecko]

I bopught the 15 game PRP lst season with $500 deposit and full postseason rights.

Yeah sounds right, so the minimum games with no deposit was probably 20-something games. But it's a gamble because if you keep waiting for the number of games to decrease one day you click on the website and they're no longer available. This just happened to me recently grrrrrr

[Coach Bombay]

BTW, Rob, if you look at the very top center of your photo, there is a stairway connecting the 'have's' and'have-not's'. It's on the 1st base dugout side as well.

Notice the security guard, I'm pretty sure there's entrances around the NYS moat as well, but it's also secured by a guard.

[peterrod16]

I was searching for some familiar faces here that I would have recognized and liked to meet, including Gary, BMF, Dishy, mandrake, nymdan, Vaz, CF, mets16, 7515 and others to say hi. Then I see a PM from you last night but I had already taken off. Speaking of mandrake - hi buddy, I'm shocked that you joined Dishy in the penalty box and didn't know till I tried pm'ing you).

Next time I promise to let some of you guys and gals know when I'll be there to say hi and shoot the bull. Beers on me. I wasn't sure if I was going till fairly late and had to run off.

Rob, just curious were your wearing a Yankee home pinstripe jersey if so i saw you twice.
beers on you now your talking.
Do you know the next time you will be at citi field?

[CFmets09]

I agree with a lot of his review, but I was in the last row of the upper deck and I felt like I was in the mezzanine in shea. They really are some of the best seats in the house.

[thrill5one6]

I agree with a lot of his review, but I was in the last row of the upper deck and I felt like I was in the mezzanine in shea. They really are some of the best seats in the house.

what section?

[CFmets09]

what section?

517, i have a clear view of the empire state building and everything

[MrMet84]

hey guys, i got 3 tickets for tomorrows game against the marlins, section 525 row 15. I'm just looking for 35 bucks for all 3 tickets. Let me know before i chuck em up on stubhub.

[tfc3rid]

Notice the security guard, I'm pretty sure there's entrances around the NYS moat as well, but it's also secured by a guard.

Technically, security has black shirts/windbreakers... He's an usher.

[Afikoman]

The ridiculous billboard exterior and first thing I and I'm sure other fans see upon arrival:

I never come in that way and to be honest when you are standing in front of it inside the stadium it just does not bother me.

I guess I'm too busy waiting for my delicious SS burger that, btw... you will never get the chance to enjoy in The Bronx. :)

[tomzpc]

Hey all--

Looking for 4 tix for this Friday 5/29 for my wife and mom and dad and found some tix on mets.com for "wheelchair/companion seating". Mom's not in a wheelchair but has difficulty walking long distances/sitting for a long time. The site is actually offering up some good seats, 317 row 5 seats 5-8 ($60ea). Just wondering if anyone knows, do we have to actually have a wheelchair for those seats? As usual, any help you guys can provide would be very much appreciated.
Thanks!

This is from Mandrake (via email) who is unable to post at the moment. He's taken his parents to a few games this year and they are unable to sit in or get to the regular seating areas.


You do NOT have to be in a w/c . There are many disabilities that do not require a w/c (having a pacemaker, having COPD where stairs keep you from getting O2, having a hip replacement,etc). You are given a padded seat which is ten times better than the stadium seat. The companions either get a regular seat or a padded chair. The Mets see older fans and they do not question you. If you and I are there by ourselves,then they have a right to say something to us. This is what the Mets have in mind; someone taking their parents to a game!

The seats you are looking at are excellent. I actually sat in those very seats at the April 16th game. They have a fantastic view and are located in front of the radio booths. You do not need to be in a w/c in order to be classified as 'disabled'. Obviously, the Mets do not want people to misuse seats set aside for DAP's, but they will not question you when you purchase the tickets. Each DAP can have up to 3 companions. The DAP has the choice of sitting in their w/c, or sitting in a very comfortable padded chair. The companions will get either a stadium seat or a padded chair depending on the seat number. The seats in section 317 are under cover in case of inclement weather; they give you access to the Caesar's Club; and they have great sightlines. When you are in Row 5, your view is unobstructed as you are several feet above row 4. There is nobody behind you, so your mom can get up and stretch her legs, or even walk into the Club. These seats have a better view, IMHO, than the Loge Box seats at Shea. You can also take any elevator up to that level (5?) as long as you tell the usher you are headed to DAP seating. This includes the VIP entrances.

[BMF]

Another thing. Are you guys troubled that between innings, the big screen is basically used for commercial breaks? Don't you want to go to the ballpark to get away from that? How many Keith Hernandez Just For Men commercials and pushing every single concession can $Wilpon$ shove down the fan's throats?

agreed...

Rob R quote
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- If I were a foreigner, parked my car, got out, and took my first glance of the ballpark, I'd think that it was named, "Citi Field Titan Izod Bobs Discount Daily News Sharp Gold Coins Linclon Mercury Fox News SNY Aprielle etc." Stadium. What exactly ARE the Wilpons thinking? To advertise like this on the exterior of the stadium and to lose whatever identity they are trying to create isn’t very becoming.

I said the same thing about the bull pen entrance. It woulda been nice if they just left it black on the outside and put home of the mets instead of whoring theirselves out


- When walking along the side of the building, at eye level, all you see is pretty common, not overly attractive brick after brick after brick. Unlike Fenway, where the brick is richer and darker, and the park is dressed up nicely, Citi is almost barren, giving it that loading dock look some talk about. When you do come across the exterior Mets photos, the material the are printed can be better. Some even look out of focus. Anyway, Citi's exterior IS something that CAN be made more attractive. Somebody with a good eye needs to fix the sides of the building; they should take a lesson from whoever dresses up Fenway. Oh, and knock down those ugly, disgusting, shady CHOP SHOPS pronto! The neighborhood really does look like a war zone and this in no way enhances Citi Field."

agreed

see I was objective and civil.:twocents:

[nymdan]

i noticed the nacho stand in the promenade i guess near section 420 had a line of 20 deep.
I told my wife about the mama's sandwich and she wants one for saturday.
I was talking about the nachos at the Taqueria. The "Nachos Grande" stand is good--pretty big portion--but the chips themselves are nothing special.

[kimthemetschick]

Rob, your review was okay but most of your negatives can be fixed.
Eliminating the chop shops and installing portals in the rest of the promenade are the toughest things to accomplish.
Paded down by sercurity is no different than NYS
Unfinish staircase please view the ramps at NYS same scenario.
Long bathroom lines are always a problem in every arena/ballpark.
Crowd Noise well since a good majority of fans are walking the concourses but it was louder last night than tuesday night.
Exclusive clubs are the reason why the mets and yanks built two new ballparks.
Citi field is still improving slowly so maybe your opinion can change next year when the mets open citi field as World Series champs
well here are some pics from last night

Yay!! I finally see myself in a pic here!! Second pic, I am sitting in the third row behind the Pepsi girl waiting to come onto the field!!

I'm famous!!!:reporter:

[CFmets09]

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[kimthemetschick]

Been to CF numerous times but tonight was the first time that a bag-checker at the gate told me I couldn't take in my plastic soda bottle. He pointed out that if the bottle is not sealed (i.e., it's been opened before), that they don't allow it into the park. He said they do this to prevent people from spiking their soda/water or simply refilling the bottle with booze. I took the bottle back and told him I would drink it and come back. I put it back into my bag and proceeded to the next gate where they didn't stop me from entering.

Has this happened to anyone else?


Yep, happened to me last night too. I had to leave my 'cranberry juice' at the gate (entered via pullpen gate), b/c he said it was not sealed. It was in a Poland spring bottle, and was red. This was the first time I experienced this.

[thrill5one6]

Yep, happened to me last night too. I had to leave my 'cranberry juice' at the gate (entered via pullpen gate), b/c he said it was not sealed. It was in a Poland spring bottle, and was red. This was the first time I experienced this.

I had a powerade bottle filled with water and a young geeky bag checker took it and said "this is not in it's original bottle, powerade should be red".

[jimbojoker38]

This is from Mandrake (via email) who is unable to post at the moment. He's taken his parents to a few games this year and they are unable to sit in or get to the regular seating areas.


You do NOT have to be in a w/c . There are many disabilities that do not require a w/c (having a pacemaker, having COPD where stairs keep you from getting O2, having a hip replacement,etc). You are given a padded seat which is ten times better than the stadium seat. The companions either get a regular seat or a padded chair. The Mets see older fans and they do not question you. If you and I are there by ourselves,then they have a right to say something to us. This is what the Mets have in mind; someone taking their parents to a game!

The seats you are looking at are excellent. I actually sat in those very seats at the April 16th game. They have a fantastic view and are located in front of the radio booths. You do not need to be in a w/c in order to be classified as 'disabled'. Obviously, the Mets do not want people to misuse seats set aside for DAP's, but they will not question you when you purchase the tickets. Each DAP can have up to 3 companions. The DAP has the choice of sitting in their w/c, or sitting in a very comfortable padded chair. The companions will get either a stadium seat or a padded chair depending on the seat number. The seats in section 317 are under cover in case of inclement weather; they give you access to the Caesar's Club; and they have great sightlines. When you are in Row 5, your view is unobstructed as you are several feet above row 4. There is nobody behind you, so your mom can get up and stretch her legs, or even walk into the Club. These seats have a better view, IMHO, than the Loge Box seats at Shea. You can also take any elevator up to that level (5?) as long as you tell the usher you are headed to DAP seating. This includes the VIP entrances.

wow thanks to you both! couldn't ask for better detail in an answer. Makes you really appreciate how helpful this site really is.
Go Mets!

[tomzpc]

My turn to address Rob's negatives, since he put so much effort into them. :happy:

- If I were a foreigner, parked my car, got out, and took my first glance of the ballpark, I'd think that it was named, "Citi Field Titan Izod Bobs Discount Daily News Sharp Gold Coins Linclon Mercury Fox News SNY Aprielle etc." Stadium. What exactly ARE the Wilpons thinking? To advertise like this on the exterior of the stadium and to lose whatever identity they are trying to create isn’t very becoming.

I agree that there are way too many ads on the outside. The stadium looks like one giant billboard from certain vantage points. It bugs me a little but in the end I don't really care as long as ownership keeps spending the revenue.

- When walking along the side of the building, at eye level, all you see is pretty common, not overly attractive brick after brick after brick. Unlike Fenway, where the brick is richer and darker, and the park is dressed up nicely, Citi is almost barren, giving it that loading dock look some talk about. When you do come across the exterior Mets photos, the material the are printed can be better. Some even look out of focus. Anyway, Citi's exterior IS something that CAN be made more attractive. Somebody with a good eye needs to fix the sides of the building; they should take a lesson from whoever dresses up Fenway. Oh, and knock down those ugly, disgusting, shady CHOP SHOPS pronto! The neighborhood really does look like a war zone and this in no way enhances Citi Field.

Obviously there is nothing that the METS can do about the chop shops and we've discussed the neighborhood in many threads time and time again so no need to go into that again. I love the exterior of Citi Field EXCEPT for the lighter shade of block used for the crowning. The rest of the brick and limestone exterior looks great and classic to me.

- Upon entering, my buddy, myself and our ladies were patted down like we were entering a jail cell, by some jagoff FBI wannabe stooge and his mistress, Frau Blücher. I haven't been patted down at Yankee Stadium in years, following 9-11. And whoever thinks YS houses Gestapo, Citi is filled with them, only they are wearing Phillies uniforms and look like Archie Bunker's neighbors.

I get patted down at every venue I go to nowadays and I'd be surprised if they don't do it at YS. Every now and then they let you go when the lines get long but regardless, this is part of today's world and it has nothing to do with the ballpark.

- I just don’t feel like I’m in NYC - the same applied to Shea. Citi carries on this suburban tradition, and with the chop shops, it's a low district suburban town.

Your perception only, and considering there was no option, this isn't even worth mentioning.

-Upon entering the concourse you feel like you're in a cave. You keep looking for light, but it continues to be dark, dank, till you see some welcome light way down by the centerfield food court. I’m talking both in the daytime and nighttime. And to make matter worse, navigating them is God-awful. Because of the pay stations and lines, the walkways on the concourses on all levels are extremely narrow. Plus having ½ of the fans in a trance while walking doesn’t help.


Hmm..it only feels dark to me right behind the plate bythe Ebbets Club when you come up the rotunda escalator so I think that this is an exaggeration.



- Speaking of the interior and concourses, there is NO excuse for the lack of anything Mets. No banners, posters, memorabilia, nothing. Don’t be fooled, anything that’s added is not because it’s a work in progress, it's damage control. And obviously, on May 27th, they haven't added much. They should have had some simple Mets things in place from day one. Very few things about this park says “Mets.” It really is a shame.

I agree. More Mets history is needed in the form of banners, posters, murals and memorabilia and unlike some of the posters on here I believe that there is no excuse why it shouldn't have been done for opening day. You don't have a grand opening and leave a place undecorated. They had plenty of time to plan and then implement this stuff. Some things (the exit stairways) are okay to call a work-in-progress but this is something that should have been done from the get-go.

-The staircases are unfinished and inexcusably FILTHY-the walls, the floors, the ceiling, everything. Do they not take pride in maintaining this new park?


I didn't notice them being filthy when I've gone and I don't mind them being unfinished (for now) but I do hope that they dress them up. I have noticed some graffitti which is a problem. They should have security people stationed full time in the stairways IMO.

- LONG lines for the bathrooms. There are too few bathrooms, too few urinals. In addition, the went el cheapo on the bathrooms, even at the field level. I’ve seen more attractive, finished bathrooms in subway stations.

I disagree. On the few occasions where I've seen a bathroom line, the next bathroom down the hall was empty. Don't be a lemming. Not sure what you want in the bathrooms so that they aren't "el cheapo". They seem fine to me. I don't need marble floors in my restrooms. They serve the purpose as is IMO.

- The view from the field level concourse is far from the action (NYS is much closer) and very limiting, because of the low ceiling and deck overhang. You see a significantly smaller portion of the field from Citi’s concourse than you do at NYS. I guess viewing from the concourse can be a positive if I had nothing to compare it to, which is why I bring up NYS.

I have nothing to compare it to but Shea so I love what we've got there. Can't say it couldn't be better but I hadn't thought about it.

- The exclusivity/clubs are much more pronounced and in your face, than at NYS. Wanna stroll the entire concourse? Ooops, I can't. Why? Because another Phillies fan is stopping me at the glass door to the Excelsior Club. Please, Mr Philly, may I take a peak? And btw, yes, there is a moat at CF, though not as obvious.

Clubs suck but that's the way it is everywhere nowadays. Mocking the color of employees hats or jackets is silly though and I've seen/heard a lot of that. Doesn't it make sense to have them in different colors than what the fans are wearing? Green, red, whatever...they all serve the purpose well.

- Intimacy. I know many of you speak of it, but I just don't get it. When I look at photos of Citi, I can see what you mean, and expected as much. I sat in the low row of the promenade section and expected to be pretty much on top of the action, but I felt like I was miles away. I haven't sat in NYS grandstand yet (will next week) but at RYS, if I were in the upper rows, I'd have a better view. It's very, very misleading by the looks of it, until you sit down. I was disappointed.

Again, compared to Shea it is MUCH more intimate and the upper level is also a great deal closer to the action than in most of the new ballparks, hence the blind spots which we are learning to have to deal with.

- The seats. Man, they are narrow. The leg room is just OK, nothing to write home about, but I felt like I was squeezed in from both sides of the seats next to me. I'm 6'1/190 and I can only imagine how uncomfortable somebody bigger would be. The rest of my group is smaller and felt likewise. Where's this comfort that was promised?

Seats in the promenade are the same as they were in Shea's upper reserve. I'm disappointed in this as well. I would have liked an extra inch or so.
Seat room is not an issue on the other levels though.

- Crowd noise - Maybe its due to the smaller capacity, but the noise level comes nowhere near Shea or for comparison sake, NYS. It just sounds different, maybe muted or something, even after Santana K's, Met homers, and even after that replay decision, that was ruled a Met HR. I can't put my finger on it, but the crowd noise and cheers just don't jolt your body and make your hairs stand at attention. It’s almost as if I had cotton in my ears.

Hard to judge the crowd noise until we have some really meaningful games against Philly. I hadn't noticed a difference but I wasn't paying close attention to it either.

- Obstructions. I'll save the worst for last. Yes, I sat near the dreaded staircase. Luckily (I suppose), it blocked my view from 1B to the outfield and not the pitcher/batter. But, between the cloudy glass, steel bars, and constant traffic, it was a huge annoyance. It was always in my peripheral vision and I did miss some game action because of it. Quite frankly, it sucked. I can only imagine the poor fans who have worse seats and/or have to go though this every game.

Like I said, I sat in the 2nd row. The people in the first row who sat directly in front of me had to lean forward so that they can see above the railing. Because of this, I too had to lean forward for much of the game, otherwise my view of the pitcher and batter would be blocked. That, plus the narrow seats made it pretty uncomfortable. Overall poor seating planning at Citi.[/QUOTE]

The staircases in the promenade level are by far the worst part of Citi Field. Even though my main seats are in row 7 I'll never get over the stairways because if it weren't for them I'd have front row seats. As it is, I like my seats okay but I don't love them by any means. I'd feel differently if I was in the first row away from a stairway.

All in all I think that you have some valid points here but I also think that some of your negatives are either a bit of an exaggeration or completely unwarranted. My guess is that you subconsciously went in looking more for negatives than positives even if you didn't intend it that way. Heck, that's probably how I'd be if I ever went to NYS. :nod:

For the record, I don't love Citi Field (I like it) but I do consider it a huge improvement over Shea Stadium regardless of the all of the great memories that I have from the latter. BTW, you didn't mention two of my biggest negatives.

1) The ridiculously contrived homerun wall, especially where it incorporates the apple.
2) The lack of draft beer stands. Yes, I'm serious. LOL

[kimthemetschick]

- LONG lines for the bathrooms. There are too few bathrooms, too few urinals. In addition, the went el cheapo on the bathrooms, even at the field level. I’ve seen more attractive, finished bathrooms in subway stations.

Okay, I can only speak to the womens rooms: But they are a MAJOR improvement from Shea. One of the things I hated most about Shea. Not nearly enough stalls, only 2 sinks in the one closest to my old section (Mezz, sec 13). The new ones are HUGE, and everything is automatic: the flushers, the soap, the sink and the papertowels. And the stalls have more rooms (great when you have kids who insist on sharing a stall ;) ) They were heated in March/April, and the game is being broadcasted. Yes, the floors are made of cement, but who cares? It's not the Plaza hotel, it's a ballpark!!

[johnql]

Yep, happened to me last night too. I had to leave my 'cranberry juice' at the gate (entered via pullpen gate), b/c he said it was not sealed. It was in a Poland spring bottle, and was red. This was the first time I experienced this.


I had a powerade bottle filled with water and a young geeky bag checker took it and said "this is not in it's original bottle, powerade should be red".

Sounds like there was a recent directive from the powers-that-be to be stricter about opened containers.

P.S. You two should have switched bottles.

[kimthemetschick]

Sounds like there was a recent directive from the powers-that-be to be stricter about opened containers.

P.S. You two should have switched bottles.

Good point ;)

[johnql]

Never hurts to post a few more shots, even though most of these are pretty familiar. These were taken yesterday.

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%205-27-09/IMG_7202.jpg

From across the last section of the parking lot to be paved
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%205-27-09/IMG_7213.jpg

Shortened flag poles
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%205-27-09/IMG_7222.jpg

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%205-27-09/IMG_7246.jpg

Daniel Murphy's game-tying 2-run shot off the Subway sign
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%205-27-09/IMG_7281.jpg

Hold on there - instant replay required after the ball is initially ruled in-play and Sheffield is tagged out at home
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%205-27-09/IMG_7282.jpg

New banners in the Bullpen area
http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu87/johnql/CF%205-27-09/IMG_7315.jpg

[BiggieSmalls]

My turn to address Rob's negatives, since he put so much effort into them. :happy:
Oh, and knock down those ugly, disgusting, shady CHOP SHOPS pronto! The neighborhood really does look like a war zone and this in no way enhances Citi Field.


The City today announced the start of Eminent Domain proceedings against the remaining businesses in the Iron Triangle who have not sold their property.

The City owns 65% of the land to date after announcing two more deals earlier in the week.

The first public meeting on the ED proceeding is June 22nd.

Good News for Mets Fans!!

[Jim Vaz]

The City today announced the start of Eminent Domain proceedings against the remaining businesses in the Iron Triangle who have not sold their property.

The City owns 65% of the land to date after announcing two more deals earlier in the week.

The first public meeting on the ED proceeding is June 22nd.

Good News for Mets Fans!!

Bad news for IPO! :laugh

[RayNY]

Maybe I'm alone on this opinion but personally I don't see what the big deal is about the stairwells. To me they're just stairwells and I usually don't expect stairwells to be all fancy and decorated anyway. I'm perfectly fine with the way they are now.

[ribant]

I also posted this in the Mets forum where it really belongs, but you guys are pretty erudite so here goes

It's a long article so I'll just post the link.

In the fifth paragraph the writer uses Koos' name to symbolize something. I think.

Can any one decipher what he means

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...des/index.html

If Mandrake were here he would understand it.

[Citi_Field]

For those who have been to the Acela Club: did you have the right tickets to make reservations, or just did a walk-up?

I'd be interested in doing a walk-up some time but want to get a feel for when a good time to try it would be. (Or maybe it's "any time" if they're rarely fully booked?)

I made a reservation for 5:30 about 2 months in advance, but only because I wanted a "window" seat. We had the first teir right by the outside tables. My cousin, (who was also at the game) did not have reservations, and waited about 1 hour for a table. He ALSO did not have tickets that permitted him in the club, but they allowed him in anyway. This was just at the start of the game.

[Jim Vaz]

Maybe I'm alone on this opinion but personally I don't see what the big deal is about the stairwells. To me they're just stairwells and I usually don't expect stairwells to be all fancy and decorated anyway. I'm perfectly fine with the way they are now.

NO!!!
The walls MUST be showered with EVERY moment in METS history! If Rusty Staub went 5-5 on May, 22 1983 I WANT TO SEE IT!!!

If lee Mazzili made a diving catch on September 5th, 1985, I WANT TO SEE IT!

[thrill5one6]

Sweet pics johnql!
RayNY, yes you are alone
BiggieSmalls yes thats good news!

[ribant]

NO!!!
The walls MUST be showered with EVERY moment in METS history! If Rusty Staub went 5-5 on May, 22 1983 I WANT TO SEE IT!!!

If lee Mazzili made a diving catch on September 5th, 1985, I WANT TO SEE IT!

Me too, since Rusty went 0-1 as a PH that day. Maz was a back up 1B/PH for the Pirates and had a DNP 9/5/85.

Yeah, I know I'm being an a@@, but I just got to use some brand new useless information

[Oct251986]

NO!!!
The walls MUST be showered with EVERY moment in METS history! If Rusty Staub went 5-5 on May, 22 1983 I WANT TO SEE IT!!!

If lee Mazzili made a diving catch on September 5th, 1985, I WANT TO SEE IT!

Sorry but Rusty went 0-1 in a PH apperance on 5/22/83 :happy:

I agree with the fact that it is a Stairway!

[Jim Vaz]

Sorry but Rusty went 0-1 in a PH apperance on 5/22/83 :happy:

I agree with the fact that it is a Stairway!

lol

And you're most likely right too...:happy:


and exacty, its a stairwell. Nobody cares whats in a stairwell

[RayNY]

Sweet pics johnql!
RayNY, yes you are alone
BiggieSmalls yes thats good news!

It wasn't meant to be answered... at least not by one person because how can you know? Oct251986 seems to agree with me.

But seriously, it's just a stairwell which also serves as an emergency exit if it needs to. I just don't see what the big fuss is about having it all decorated. People barely spend time there and it's only to go from one floor to another.

Eh, to each their own I guess... no biggie.

[johnql]

I also posted this in the Mets forum where it really belongs, but you guys are pretty erudite so here goes

It's a long article so I'll just post the link.

In the fifth paragraph the writer uses Koos' name to symbolize something. I think.

Can any one decipher what he means

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...des/index.html

If Mandrake were here he would understand it.

The link doesn't work for me. What's the article about?

[ribant]

The link doesn't work for me. What's the article about?

Rather than paraphrase it here is the part of the article that has Koosman in it. And another attmpt at posting the link

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_marchman/05/28/potential.trades/index.html



Italics mine
Tim Marchman > INSIDE BASEBALL



Trades often don't add up, but that won't stop teams from dealing

Most baseball trades are ridiculous, the equivalent on one end of paying someone to take your money. The wonder is that so many teams make them.
Take the sad case of the Cleveland Indians, who have won more than they've lost just twice since 2001, mysteriously pulling the neat trick of drawing praise as a model franchise all the while. This year they're lousy again. Happily, they have two quite marketable players: Cliff Lee, the defending Cy Young Award winner who has run up a 2.66 ERA and averaged more than seven innings per start since the beginning of last season, and catcher Victor Martinez, who's hitting .362/.438/.564 on the year. Both are 30, both are signed to cheap contracts through next season and, together, they're worth something like a pair of decent minor leaguers. Maybe.
The problem is less the players than the money. As Dave Cameron shows here, teams paid about $4.5 million for an expected win on the free-agent market this past winter. This makes Lee and Martinez, who will, between them, earn about $26 million between now and the end of 2010, fantastic bargains. According to WAR, the metric underlying Cameron's research, the two have been worth 4.5 wins so far this year. Assume that they'll finish out the season as strong as they've started, but that next year they'll decline a bit, and you'll end up with a value of something like 16 wins for the two between now and the end of 2010. That's what a team that traded for them could optimistically expect, and it's worth nearly $50 million more than they're being paid.
By the same math, though, a random minor leaguer of the sort who might be part of a deal for two such players is far more valuable than you might think. An average player is worth two wins in a year. A prospect who struggles in his first two years, giving the team just one win in each, and then settles in at dead average for the next four before leaving the team as a free agent, will have been worth about $45 million -- and he'll likely have been paid somewhere between $15 and $20 million, given baseball's idiosyncratic pay scale. Two such players would thus be a reasonable return on Lee and Martinez.
Of course wins are worth more at some times than others, which is why if the Indians move these two they could command a premium in the deal. And real life is nowhere near so neat as these numbers. Factoring the odds that a prospect will give the team six years of more or less average play against those that he'll do nothing at all against the odds that the veteran for whom he's traded will just stop being good, while taking into account that one of them is a drunk and the other spends his spare time watching old Jerry Koosman game films, is complicated work.

[metsforever7515]

I went into the outfield for the pregame and national anthem and the size of the outfield and height of the walls are overwhelming. I was also on the field at citizen bank which feels like a little league field compared to Citi Field. It's unreal to see the height of the wall in person from the field. Obviously a pitcher's park :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009043.jpg?t=1243519798

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009010.jpg?t=1243519732

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009021.jpg?t=1243519744

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009023.jpg?t=1243519776

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009025.jpg?t=1243519779

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009028.jpg?t=1243519783

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009032.jpg?t=1243519788

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MetsGameMay272009039.jpg?t=1243519793

That's crazy. When I saw that I said to my dad "Garunteed someone from Baseball-Fever is on there." :D

[johnql]

Rather than paraphrase it here is the part of the article that has Koosman in it. And another attmpt at posting the link

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_marchman/05/28/potential.trades/index.html



Italics mine
Tim Marchman > INSIDE BASEBALL



Trades often don't add up, but that won't stop teams from dealing

Most baseball trades are ridiculous, the equivalent on one end of paying someone to take your money. The wonder is that so many teams make them.
Take the sad case of the Cleveland Indians, who have won more than they've lost just twice since 2001, mysteriously pulling the neat trick of drawing praise as a model franchise all the while. This year they're lousy again. Happily, they have two quite marketable players: Cliff Lee, the defending Cy Young Award winner who has run up a 2.66 ERA and averaged more than seven innings per start since the beginning of last season, and catcher Victor Martinez, who's hitting .362/.438/.564 on the year. Both are 30, both are signed to cheap contracts through next season and, together, they're worth something like a pair of decent minor leaguers. Maybe.
The problem is less the players than the money. As Dave Cameron shows here, teams paid about $4.5 million for an expected win on the free-agent market this past winter. This makes Lee and Martinez, who will, between them, earn about $26 million between now and the end of 2010, fantastic bargains. According to WAR, the metric underlying Cameron's research, the two have been worth 4.5 wins so far this year. Assume that they'll finish out the season as strong as they've started, but that next year they'll decline a bit, and you'll end up with a value of something like 16 wins for the two between now and the end of 2010. That's what a team that traded for them could optimistically expect, and it's worth nearly $50 million more than they're being paid.
By the same math, though, a random minor leaguer of the sort who might be part of a deal for two such players is far more valuable than you might think. An average player is worth two wins in a year. A prospect who struggles in his first two years, giving the team just one win in each, and then settles in at dead average for the next four before leaving the team as a free agent, will have been worth about $45 million -- and he'll likely have been paid somewhere between $15 and $20 million, given baseball's idiosyncratic pay scale. Two such players would thus be a reasonable return on Lee and Martinez.
Of course wins are worth more at some times than others, which is why if the Indians move these two they could command a premium in the deal. And real life is nowhere near so neat as these numbers. Factoring the odds that a prospect will give the team six years of more or less average play against those that he'll do nothing at all against the odds that the veteran for whom he's traded will just stop being good, while taking into account that one of them is a drunk and the other spends his spare time watching old Jerry Koosman game films, is complicated work.

OK, the new link works.

I've read and re-read that last sentence several times. Here's what I think - the writer was using Jerry Koosman's name but it could have been one of hundreds of other names, as long as it was a recognizable, old-time player. I think he's talking about a player who goes the extra mile by analyzing game films, but not just of star players like Sandy Koufax or Bob Gibson, but of slightly less stellar performers with the hope and expectation that there's still something to be gained even though the player in question (Koosman) wasn't a Hall of Famer. In other words, the writer is praising the type of player who would scrutinize the game films of somebody who isn't everybody's top choice for emulation.

[metsforever7515]

I was searching for some familiar faces here that I would have recognized and liked to meet, including Gary, BMF, Dishy, mandrake, nymdan, Vaz, CF, mets16, 7515 and others to say hi. Then I see a PM from you last night but I had already taken off. Speaking of mandrake - hi buddy, I'm shocked that you joined Dishy in the penalty box and didn't know till I tried pm'ing you).

Next time I promise to let some of you guys and gals know when I'll be there to say hi and shoot the bull. Beers on me. I wasn't sure if I was going till fairly late and had to run off.

I was there last night. 516, row 1, seat 9!

[elancaster]

How is the shrimp dog made? Can you go into more detail about it. This is the first time I have seen it reviewed. Thanks

They take hot dog casing and stuff it with cooked shrimp. I think it's chopped sort of coarsely, but didn't get a good look as I was busy wolfing it down. They drizzle mustard, shrimp sauce, and I think a bit of mayonnaise (ptooey!) on it, then top it off with very finely chopped red onions. It's accompanied by shrimp chips shaped like crinkle-cut fries. On 4/28, my shrimp dog had a very small bun, but on 5/26, it was regulation size. The hot dog itself is bigger than a Nathan's one, but not gigantic.

Cost is $8.75, which isn't quite as overpriced as the pizzas look. There's a lady standing right by the sushi bin and you just ask her for the shrimp dog. The cook then prepares it. You have to ask for the shrimp shu mai too if you want that. The sushi and edamame can just be taken off the refrigerated bin.

[kimthemetschick]

I had a hero from mama's of corona last night (smoked turkey and mozzerella). YUMMMMMMMMM

Nice and moist. I am not a fan of roasted peppers, but I put the mushrooms on it. The bread was good. Nice portion too. I'd say it was a good deal for 9.75 (all things considered).

I also have had the sushi twice already. I forgot which rolls, but one of them had that crunchy crumb stuff in it... very good. That one was $14, again not bad, for Citi.

I do not, however, recommend eating it in your seat :laugh. Sushi is not a lap food, IMO. The first time, we just grabbed a table in the 102ish area, the tall ones you stand near. That worked out much better than balancing a roll, soy sauce and chopsticks on my lap.

[Citi_Field]

Is tomorrows game sold out? There is no inventory left on Mets.com for any seating range.

[reyes_7]

I was there last night. 516, row 1, seat 9!

Very good view at 516. . .
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/WiiLSON123/IMG00620.jpg

[metmet]

No, it can't be sold out. I went to the site and got the same not for sale message, but then I went to buy tickets through clubmets and was able to put seats in my cart. Must be some kind of bug in the system.

[SteveJRogers]

but not just of star players like Sandy Koufax or Bob Gibson, but of slightly less stellar performers with the hope and expectation that there's still something to be gained even though the player in question (Koosman) wasn't a Hall of Famer. In other words, the writer is praising the type of player who would scrutinize the game films of somebody who isn't everybody's top choice for emulation.

Oh no, I think you may have touched a nerve with some of the visitors in this thread and folder!

[metsforever7515]

Very good view at 516. . .
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/WiiLSON123/IMG00620.jpg

Yeah, they're great seats.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/fightinitalian21/IMG_5163.jpg

[nymdan]

I had a hero from mama's of corona last night (smoked turkey and mozzerella). YUMMMMMMMMM

Nice and moist. I am not a fan of roasted peppers, but I put the mushrooms on it. The bread was good. Nice portion too. I'd say it was a good deal for 9.75 (all things considered).
I like peppers and mushrooms, and I like them on the Mama's Special, but I find them too overpowering on the turkey sandwich.

[Citi_Field]

No, it can't be sold out. I went to the site and got the same not for sale message, but then I went to buy tickets through clubmets and was able to put seats in my cart. Must be some kind of bug in the system.

Yea, your right. Must be a bug.

[Greg B.]

They take hot dog casing and stuff it with cooked shrimp. I think it's chopped sort of coarsely, but didn't get a good look as I was busy wolfing it down. They drizzle mustard, shrimp sauce, and I think a bit of mayonnaise (ptooey!) on it, then top it off with very finely chopped red onions.

So many otherwise good dishes are ruined by the unnecessary use of raw red onions... uggggh. Half the time people don't eat them and leave them on their plates so I can't understand why restaurateurs put them on everything. :ughh

[Oct251986]

Hey everyone.

Heard from Islandextreme26 (chris) who is on a short vacation from us. Here is a link to some great shots that he took last night.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28612242@N08/sets/72157618924035126/

According to Chris, For anyone who didn't know, I haven't seen it posted on BBF, but the home plate used for the Home Opener is now team-signed and mounted on the wall in the Verizon Studio along with some other stuff from the opener. I got as many shots as I could (I'm with you Peter, having the G10 with me was awesome) and hopefully you enjoy.

I guess that I know wear two ribbons. Miss you Dish and Chris!

Seth

[BMF]

dont know if this was posted yet but island asked me to pass on these shots he took from the other day. due to his banning he can not post so have at it.
http://sports.webshots.com/album/572515035lZZmlo
nevermind seth beat me to it.

[CFmets09]

what the heck did island get banned for? THIS PLACE IS A JOKE

[tomzpc]

Sounds like there was a recent directive from the powers-that-be to be stricter about opened containers.


I have no problem with this as long as they continue to let us bring in unopened bottles. When I bring the family I'll usually bring in a soft sided cooler with several sealed water bottles. That alone saves quite a bit of money when you consider ballpark prices for bottled water or soda, not to mention I can keep my tops!!!

[kimthemetschick]

They let me keep my top last night, after I was forced to buy a soda b/c they took my cocktail (in an opened bottle away). I totally forgot that they took them off at Shea.

I have a friend whose husband brings his own tops in. He puts it on as soon as the vendors take off the top :)

[johnql]

I have no problem with this as long as they continue to let us bring in unopened bottles. When I bring the family I'll usually bring in a soft sided cooler with several sealed water bottles. That alone saves quite a bit of money when you consider ballpark prices for bottled water or soda, not to mention I can keep my tops!!!

I'm not happy about it but I can live with it. For years, I have purchased 2-liter bottles of soda for home use and simply fill a 20-oz plastic bottle with the soda before heading out to the game. That is much more economical than buying cases of 20-oz bottles. But, if that's their policy, so be it.

[Fudbutter]

One thing that I'd love to see them bring to CitiFld is the old fashioned minor league-major league double headers.

They would have a farm club play early (like 4 or 5p) before the major league game.

Two specific games were Lynchberg vs Salem before Mets-Padres in '83 when Dykstra homered and Gooden pitched his first game at Shea and Binghampton-Auburn (Koosman started) at Yankee Stadium in '66 or so before an A's Yankees game.

There were others but these were the only two I remember being at.

Anyone else remember these?

[johnql]

One thing that I'd love to see them bring to CitiFld is the old fashioned minor league-major league double headers.

They would have a farm club play early (like 4 or 5p) before the major league game.

Two specific games were Lynchberg vs Salem before Mets-Padres in '83 when Dykstra homered and Gooden pitched his first game at Shea and Binghampton-Auburn (Koosman started) at Yankee Stadium in '66 or so before an A's Yankees game.

There were others but these were the only two I remember being at.

Anyone else remember these?

I don't remember them doing that. Was it a single admission double header?

[Swoboda4]

Oh no, I think you may have touched a nerve with some of the visitors in this thread and folder!

HEY! WHO'S BAD-MOUTHING JERRY KOOSMAN?!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

He is under-appreciated, though. I think Fud had an insight once that Koos was never the same after an injury, and that he was once thought to be more of a #1 prospect than Seaver. Koos was certainly money in the big game.

[johnql]

Anybody else surprised that there hasn't been any word yet from the Mets about Subway Series tickets? After all, the series is less than a month away.

[peterrod16]

more pics from last night
the second pic you can see the grass on top of the adminstration building
i love the view of flushing bay from the top of section 505
change color to sepia(slight redish) for the rotunda shot

[peterrod16]

island pic from last night.
G10 is a great camera
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2239058010065625104RRGJUF

[GordonGecko]

Anybody else surprised that there hasn't been any word yet from the Mets about Subway Series tickets? After all, the series is less than a month away.
Not surprised, the closer they can get the more clarity they'll have on what tickets to other games they need to bundle because they aren't moving on their own. That's just a theory though, the Mets have never said anything about subway series packs, only about a ticket lottery opportunity

[Mygirljess]

HEY! WHO'S BAD-MOUTHING JERRY KOOSMAN?!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

He is under-appreciated, though. I think Fud had an insight once that Koos was never the same after an injury, and that he was once thought to be more of a #1 prospect than Seaver. Koos was certainly money in the big game.

Did you know he pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges last week, and he could be facing up to a year in jail?

[Paul W]

he's gotta know better... his "reason" was that he thought that fed. taxes did not apply to ordinary citizens like him.

[KoosFan]

Did you know he pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges last week, and he could be facing up to a year in jail?

Say it ain't so, Jer!
My hero... a jailbird... an inmate... a con.
Oh, the shame!

It'd be nice if they retired his number at CF as a sign of support.
Hey Doc and Straw got second chances.

What do I do now?
MookFan just doesn't have the same zing.

[Mygirljess]

Say it ain't so, Jer!
My hero... a jailbird... an inmate... a con.
Oh, the shame!

It'd be nice if they retired his number at CF as a sign of support.
Hey Doc and Straw got second chances.

What do I do now?
MookFan just doesn't have the same zing.

Well, I'm still a Koos fan. Maybe he just had a lousy accountant. Maybe he won't do time, he has not been sentenced yet. Probably the last guy you'd have expected to be convicted of any crime.

What a curve he had. 75 miles per hour, but when he was "on", it fell off the table so sharply, they couldn't have hit it with an oar.

[Gary Dunaier]

One thing that I'd love to see them bring to CitiFld is the old fashioned minor league-major league double headers.

They would have a farm club play early (like 4 or 5p) before the major league game.

Two specific games were Lynchberg vs Salem before Mets-Padres in '83 when Dykstra homered and Gooden pitched his first game at Shea and Binghampton-Auburn (Koosman started) at Yankee Stadium in '66 or so before an A's Yankees game.

There were others but these were the only two I remember being at.

Anyone else remember these?

I was at that Lynchburg game. How come you didn't come over and say hello? :D

Somewhere in my archives I might even have a picture I took, from the field level (I loved that they allowed everyone to be in the field level for those games), of Gooden on the mound... of course I didn't know who the hell "Goodman" was, I was just going for views I couldn't usually get.

[KoosFan]

Well, I'm still a Koos fan. Maybe he just had a lousy accountant. Maybe he won't do time, he has not been sentenced yet. Probably the last guy you'd have expected to be convicted of any crime.

What a curve he had. 75 miles per hour, but when he was "on", it fell off the table so sharply, they couldn't have hit it with an oar.

You're absolutely right!
No fair weather KoosFan am I.
How can I even talk about abandoning him?!!

Our hero will prevail in the end!!

RETIRE 36 ALREADY!!!
Citi Field has plenty of room for uniform numbers to hang (17 & 31 too).
Let's get it done while the guy's free to enjoy the ceremony.

BTW I just looked up some prison slang at
http://www.geocities.com/waytoofunny_2000/prisonslang.html
and I'd be pretty worried if I were Jerry.
When it comes to having a bad day, getting shanked overrides a hanging curve any day of the week.

[justinleon]

I took "faux" poloroids at Monday's game. I did it with the "Camerabag" iphone app.

http://7.media.tumblr.com/RCYEFtGBRo1wur1fMXaImnvjo1_500.jpg

http://19.media.tumblr.com/RCYEFtGBRo1wtv7guuqs0pguo1_500.jpg

[Fudbutter]

I don't remember them doing that. Was it a single admission double header?

One ticket, two games. They handled it like BP, you sat wherever you wanted until the second game when you went to your assigned seat.

[Fudbutter]

I was at that Lynchburg game. How come you didn't come over and say hello? :D

Somewhere in my archives I might even have a picture I took, from the field level (I loved that they allowed everyone to be in the field level for those games), of Gooden on the mound... of course I didn't know who the hell "Goodman" was, I was just going for views I couldn't usually get.


There weren't many people there if I remember right. Gooden lost 2-1 right? Id love to see the picture.

It would be great if they did this at CitFld and be able to sit in the rich guy seats for it. We should start a campaign.

[Gary Dunaier]

Darryl Strawberry book signing outside the Mets Team store before the game...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3574289627_944d817abc_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3574289627/in/set-72157618858083603).)


View of the scoreboard, bullpens and "Bridge" as seen from section 128, row B, seat 5...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/3575102888_61d850ae48_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3575102888/in/set-72157618858083603/).)


Edie "Carmela Soprano" Falco throws out the ceremonial first pitch... photo taken from section 419, row 1, seat 2...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3575114852_04aa2c97e8_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3575114852/in/set-72157618858083603).)


Gary Sheffield is about to hit a 2-RBI double in the bottom of the 1st inning... photo taken from section 419, row 1, seat 2...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3574311523_62e6430369_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3574311523/in/set-72157618858083603).)


Proof that even the rich people in the Delta Club seats - and these particular seats (section 15) are directly behind home plate - will fight for a foul ball...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3574312261_789e8085a3_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3574312261/in/set-72157618858083603).)


Note the security guard stationed at the Promenade Club entrance to check tickets; ironically, the "Mets Magazine" program sold at that very game clearly states that the Promenade Club is "Accessible to all ticket holders" (Page 56)... on a lesser note, the "PROMENADE CLUB" lettering above the door appears to be new...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3574314203_15d4133cef_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3574314203/in/set-72157618858083603).)


Game action shot with Johan Santana striking out Washington's Wil Nieves in the top of the 4th inning, as seen from behind section 121. Unfortunately, this (and a similar angle from behind section 114) is the closest you can get to seeing actual game action behind home plate on the Field Level concourse; that's one "battle of the ballparks" the new Yankee Stadium wins, hands down...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3574317233_4d3edae43d_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3574317233/in/set-72157618858083603).)


Another Johan Santana action shot, this one taken from behind section 140...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3575151762_0cecfbacf1_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3575151762/in/set-72157618858083603).)


For you fans of obstructed views, here's a lovely shot of Daniel Murphy hitting a two-run double in the bottom of the 7th inning... this photo, taken from section 509, row 7, seat 1, features the top of the plexiglass right in front of Murphy...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3575162478_f6512618fa_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3575162478/in/set-72157618858083603).)


Finally... something a little more serious... at least, it must have been for them to post this message on the scoreboard with the game down to its final strike...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3574360013_f13d760f15_b.jpg
(Photo taken May 27, 2009. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3574360013/in/set-72157618858083603/).)

Link to the entire set on Flickr (149 photos): here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/sets/72157618858083603/).

[EM0909153]

Lot of demand for this weekends games on the stubhub maps

Tonight has 963 available with 4452 sold
Saturday has 679 available with 4873 sold
Sunday has 1293 available with 4102 sold

[Jim Vaz]

Great pictures as usual!

[thrill5one6]

Lot of demand for this weekends games on the stubhub maps

Tonight has 963 available with 4452 sold
Saturday has 679 available with 4873 sold
Sunday has 1293 available with 4102 sold

Hey, how do you findout how many are sold?:shrug:

[supremebeing002]

Lot of demand for this weekends games on the stubhub maps

Tonight has 963 available with 4452 sold
Saturday has 679 available with 4873 sold
Sunday has 1293 available with 4102 sold

And ALL the listings in the PRI for Saturday are above face. Now THATS more like it!! Of course I always use my Saturday tickets. Never been known for my timing. :)

[tomzpc]

They let me keep my top last night, after I was forced to buy a soda b/c they took my cocktail (in an opened bottle away). I totally forgot that they took them off at Shea.

I have a friend whose husband brings his own tops in. He puts it on as soon as the vendors take off the top :)

I do that too when I go to Giants Stadium. =)

[tomzpc]

I'm not happy about it but I can live with it. For years, I have purchased 2-liter bottles of soda for home use and simply fill a 20-oz plastic bottle with the soda before heading out to the game. That is much more economical than buying cases of 20-oz bottles. But, if that's their policy, so be it.

I hear ya but frankly I'm surprised (but very satisfied) that they let us bring in bottles at all, or bags of food. I don't think that the Yankees allow you to bring in a backpack or soft side cooler full of food and drinks, do they? I can live with a minor change like this one as long as the food and drink policy remains family-friendly.

[tfc3rid]

I hear ya but frankly I'm surprised (but very satisfied) that they let us bring in bottles at all, or bags of food. I don't think that the Yankees allow you to bring in a backpack or soft side cooler full of food and drinks, do they? I can live with a minor change like this one as long as the food and drink policy remains family-friendly.

Yankees don't let you bring anything in really. My buddy ended up having his small backpack confiscated from him at the gates at Yankeeland.

[GordonGecko]

And ALL the listings in the PRI for Saturday are above face. Now THATS more like it!! Of course I always use my Saturday tickets. Never been known for my timing. :)
Saturday games have been the real winner this year, always well above face in all categories

[GordonGecko]

Yankees don't let you bring anything in really. My buddy ended up having his small backpack confiscated from him at the gates at Yankeeland.
They're tough on bags but in terms of food you can bring whatever you want as long as it's in a clear plastic bag, which is retarded. But if you have a baby, feel free to bring in a giant "diaper bag" of any kind, which kind of defeats the purpose of everyone having clear bags

[tiscipa165]

The Yankees are more than fair, they let you bring as much food in as you want. I haven't spent a dime on food there in 10 years.

[elancaster]

So many otherwise good dishes are ruined by the unnecessary use of raw red onions... uggggh. Half the time people don't eat them and leave them on their plates so I can't understand why restaurateurs put them on everything. :ughh

Interesting you mention that, because I too am not crazy about raw onions. But you know what, I didn't even note the taste of the onions and mayonnaise. Had I tasted them, I might have wretched. Honestly, don't worry too much. They weren't overpowering by any means.

[mets86zbt203]

Just noticed something pretty cool- in Gary's 5/27/09 game Flickr gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3575165482/in/set-72157618858083603/
.....Right above where it says "The" from The Mo-Zone sign, thats me! (It's best viewed in the 1024x768/large size) My friend is wearing the throwback Gooden jersey next to me and a young kid in a blue hoody is next to him! Great shots as usual, Gary! Keep up the amazing work!

[tomzpc]

The Yankees are more than fair, they let you bring as much food in as you want. I haven't spent a dime on food there in 10 years.

Ah, my mistake. I thought that people said that you couldn't bring outside food into YS. So basically you can stuff a clear plastic bad with whatever food you want (sandwiches, bags of chips, cracker jacks, etc)?

Do the Yankees allow you to bring in sealed plastic water and soda bottles too?

[koufax]

hey guys, im going to new shea for the first time tomorrow.

I am definately trying the ribs from blue smoke and I want to ATTEMPT to eat a shake shack burger too. any tips or suggestions on when to get in line and what to order?

btw, I am a dodger fan so with no rooting interest I wont mind missing an inning or 2 in the food lines. Id rather not, but it wont kill me one bit

[CFmets09]

people complaining about not being able to bring certain things into the stadium should sit back for a second and think about the reasoning for it

[GordonGecko]

people complaining about not being able to bring certain things into the stadium should sit back for a second and think about the reasoning for it
The reason is overreaction to "potential" threats to security

[koufax]

no, the reason is people who bring their own food dont spend cash at the all mighty consession stands

the first time I went to Camden yards and saw the line of vendors down the street in front of the warehouse selling all kinds of stuff CHEAP as can be and getting told it was ok to bring it into the park baffled me. I was amazed, because from what I remembered going to shea and yankee stadium all my life you were never allowed to bring your own food

[GordonGecko]

no, the reason is people who bring their own food dont spend cash at the all mighty consession stands

the first time I went to Camden yards and saw the line of vendors down the street in front of the warehouse selling all kinds of stuff CHEAP as can be and getting told it was ok to bring it into the park baffled me. I was amazed, because from what I remembered going to shea and yankee stadium all my life you were never allowed to bring your own food

so true! obviously they want to maximize revenue, and they usually use security as the excuse. In the case of NYS though, you can bring whatever food you want as long as it's in a clear plastic bag. If you don't have one, they'll actually give you one to put your stuff in so I think that's pretty fair on the food side. But everything else they don't let you in is an overreaction to security. Other parks have different policies. When I went to World Series in Philadelphia last year, anyone could have snuck in weapons or alcohol they were barely checking anything

[dstoffa]

I have no problem with this as long as they continue to let us bring in unopened bottles. When I bring the family I'll usually bring in a soft sided cooler with several sealed water bottles. That alone saves quite a bit of money when you consider ballpark prices for bottled water or soda, not to mention I can keep my tops!!!

Citi isn't stingy with water fountains, either. If they don't allow opened/unopened water bottles, just bring in empty ones, and fill at the water fountains.

Cheers!
-Doug

[RayNY]

This is what really bothers the hell out of me... it just can't be enough to have these items in a public place for the fans to walk by and see. No. How will the Wilpons ever make a profit off of that? So of course all of these interesting items like the signed home plate have to go into the biggest waste of marketing space in the ballpark, the Verizon Studio.

Image courtesy of Islandextreme26
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3573209059_6efdef2c06.jpg

[JoostSuderFain]

so true! obviously they want to maximize revenue, and they usually use security as the excuse. In the case of NYS though, you can bring whatever food you want as long as it's in a clear plastic bag. If you don't have one, they'll actually give you one to put your stuff in so I think that's pretty fair on the food side. But everything else they don't let you in is an overreaction to security. Other parks have different policies. When I went to World Series in Philadelphia last year, anyone could have snuck in weapons or alcohol they were barely checking anything


I was just going to chime in about Philly (where I live). The security here is quite laid back with things like that. I've never been patted down or anything, and I think the only times we've been checked is when we've brought a backpack in with things for our daughter. Even then, it wasn't a cavity-type search, just a quick open and glance.

[KoosFan]

This is what really bothers the hell out of me... it just can't be enough to have these items in a public place for the fans to walk by and see. No. How will the Wilpons ever make a profit off of that? So of course all of these interesting items like the signed home plate have to go into the biggest waste of marketing space in the ballpark, the Verizon Studio.

Image courtesy of Islandextreme26
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3573209059_6efdef2c06.jpg

Brother, I thought the exact same thing.
Heavy handed manipulating of the fans.
So sad, really.

[tfc3rid]

Ticker Update for tonight...

As of 2PM: 821 tickets avaialable (201 in Prom Infield)

[WASLOGE8]

The subway series lottery is now available at Mets.com

[Bruce Boisclair]

As someone who from time to time has access to the Caesar's Club and it dawned on me the second time I went there: Why is there all this Caesar's memorabilia...photos of Neil Diamond performing there and crap....but no Mets stuff in a ballpark that is hurting for Mets stuff? Being above the rotunda, it's such a perfect place and it's huge! I know money talks, but this is ridiculous. Mets relations managers have to work better with these sponsors to come up with stuff that gets them their money's worth while being complimentary to the ballpark and the team. The new shiny blue and burnt orange floor doesn't quite cut it.

[EM0909153]

The subway series lottery is now available at Mets.com

If you read the game times in the registration it has Sunday game time at 8:05, when the mets schedule still says 1:10, could ESPN picked up the game?


UPDATE:

On the MLB.com mass schedule that it the 8:05 game, Texas plays at night too, but they always play on sunday night because of the extreme daytime heat in Dallas. Looks like ESPN picked up the Sunday game, no Sunday afternoon game now, all 3 games are now night games

[GordonGecko]

The subway series lottery is now available at Mets.com
Nice, too bad I only sold one of my 2 available subway series games (I'm going to the Saturday game). When the lottery closes I expect prices to dump by about 40-50%

[metsforever7515]

The subway series lottery is now available at Mets.com

Already going to the Saturday and Sunday games and I can't make the Friday game, so this year that lottery doesn't matter to me really.

[tfc3rid]

Nice, too bad I only sold one of my 2 available subway series games (I'm going to the Saturday game). When the lottery closes I expect prices to dump by about 40-50%

I wanted to go to the Friday game... I sold the Sat and Sun at face to friends. I sold the Friday game on StubHub for $120 each.

[thrill5one6]

I wanted to go to the Friday game... I sold the Sat and Sun at face to friends. I sold the Friday game on StubHub for $120 each.

$120 each for Promenade 521 Row 8?

[GordonGecko]

$120 each for Promenade 521 Row 8?
I got 110 each for the Friday game in 504, row 8 on Craigslist

[robardin]

Nice, too bad I only sold one of my 2 available subway series games (I'm going to the Saturday game). When the lottery closes I expect prices to dump by about 40-50%

Why is that? Because there will be so many more available on StubHub (you're assuming a lot of the lottery ticket buyers will be reselling, and that there is a significant number of unsold tickets that will be so disbursed)?

[tfc3rid]

$120 each for Promenade 521 Row 8?

Yes I did.

[nychris31]

Finally got tickets to the Pepsi Porch. Section 302 Row 1 Super excited. Hope they are worth it for $160 for 2 seats. Does anyone know if there is anything i sould be on the look out for, and is there much food options up there?

[GordonGecko]

Why is that? Because there will be so many more available on StubHub (you're assuming a lot of the lottery ticket buyers will be reselling, and that there is a significant number of unsold tickets that will be so disbursed)?
A lot of the lottery winners will be people that already have tickets, and brokers that sign up dozens of credit card accounts. It's a combination of supply and demand, I see it all the time. For the MLB Sunday night opener in Philadelphia, prices on StubHub were no less than $200 for standing room only right up until they had their ticket lottery, then almost immediately the lowest price went down to about $70. It's not just that the supply goes up, but that the demand goes down too because people who really want to go will be able to buy from the mets. My reference point is the subway series at Yankee Stadium, prices are about 40-50% cheaper than at CF. They have more overall capacity though, so CF prices will probably stay a bit higher but there's no way people will be paying $100 for upper deck come 2-3 weeks from now

[RkFast]

Maybe I'm alone on this opinion but personally I don't see what the big deal is about the stairwells. To me they're just stairwells and I usually don't expect stairwells to be all fancy and decorated anyway. I'm perfectly fine with the way they are now.

I CANNOT STAND the graffiti in them, though. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting that there are so many low lifes who do that...and worse that the Mets dont clean it up.

[peterrod16]

Finally got tickets to the Pepsi Porch. Section 302 Row 1 Super excited. Hope they are worth it for $160 for 2 seats. Does anyone know if there is anything i sould be on the look out for, and is there much food options up there?

hot dogs, burgers and sausage sandwiches if my memory serves me correctly from wednesday

[tomzpc]

Just noticed something pretty cool- in Gary's 5/27/09 game Flickr gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14504460@N02/3575165482/in/set-72157618858083603/
.....Right above where it says "The" from The Mo-Zone sign, thats me! (It's best viewed in the 1024x768/large size) My friend is wearing the throwback Gooden jersey next to me and a young kid in a blue hoody is next to him! Great shots as usual, Gary! Keep up the amazing work!

Pretty cool! You can always count on Gary to get the shot, even when he doesn't know it! How'd you like sitting there for a game?

[tomzpc]

Finally got tickets to the Pepsi Porch. Section 302 Row 1 Super excited. Hope they are worth it for $160 for 2 seats. Does anyone know if there is anything i sould be on the look out for, and is there much food options up there?

Yeah, keep a close eye on balls that may or may not graze the Subway sign!

[tomzpc]

I CANNOT STAND the graffiti in them, though. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting that there are so many low lifes who do that...and worse that the Mets dont clean it up.

I agree. They should have a security person posted in each stairwell from start to finish at each game just to help deter the graffiti.

[tfc3rid]

Yeah, keep a close eye on balls that may or may not graze the Subway sign!

I actually was in the SRO area along the RF line when Murph hit the HR... The ball skimmed and I mean skimmed the sign...

It was a HR.

[ribant]

Say it ain't so, Jer!
My hero... a jailbird... an inmate... a con.
Oh, the shame!

It'd be nice if they retired his number at CF as a sign of support.
Hey Doc and Straw got second chances.

What do I do now?
MookFan just doesn't have the same zing.

I felt the same when Dennis Ribant pled guilty to tax evasion and bribery.

He only got probation, no jail time

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:VDZZzrNH6DQJ:www.ftb.ca.gov/aboutFTB/press/archive/2004/04_07.shtml+Dennis+Ribant+%2B+felony&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

And don't forget the first young Met starter to make a difference was Dennis.

[peterrod16]

I actually was in the SRO area along the RF line when Murph hit the HR... The ball skimmed and I mean skimmed the sign...

It was a HR.

I was slightly behind the bridge and i was waiting for a loud bang off the ad's but i never heard it.
it was pretty kewl to see the crowd reaction after the ump called a homerun.

[thrill5one6]

Finally got tickets to the Pepsi Porch. Section 302 Row 1 Super excited. Hope they are worth it for $160 for 2 seats. Does anyone know if there is anything i sould be on the look out for, and is there much food options up there?

What day are you going? For 7:10 games the sun will be in your eyes until the end of the second inning. For day games it will be very hot. The pepsi porch has its own bathrooms and normal concession stand. Enjoy!
p.s. 302 is in fair territory which is a plus! but $80 a ticket seems a little high....

May 7 2009 Section 305 Row 6 Seats 9 and 10 ($6 each on stubhub :) )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MayMetsGames003.jpg?t=1243630160

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/thrill5one6/May%20Mets%20Games/MayMetsGames019.jpg?t=1243630146

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These pictures do not do the Pepsi Porch justice. You feel very close to the game and I was more into the game since the two giant score boards aren't in front of you.

[LBCaptain]

Just posted this in the Citi Field Construction as well.. but I'm guessing most people have moved on from there by now... Thanks again!

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Tried searching but I guess I can't come up the the right phrase to use... Do any of you recall pictures being posted towards the end of construction that showed all the AV equipment at Citi.. especially where all the cameras were (were going to be) located. Pretty sure it was this thread at least.. any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

[thrill5one6]

I got 110 each for the Friday game in 504, row 8 on Craigslist

Ouch, sold my 518 row 7 for $19 each on SH :ughh
I forgot i had an extra pair of tickets, i'll be in 512 row 1 tonight. Wanted to unload them

[johnql]

Just posted this in the Citi Field Construction as well.. but I'm guessing most people have moved on from there by now... Thanks again!

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Tried searching but I guess I can't come up the the right phrase to use... Do any of you recall pictures being posted towards the end of construction that showed all the AV equipment at Citi.. especially where all the cameras were (were going to be) located. Pretty sure it was this thread at least.. any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Try this link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36694382@N08/sets/72157615773721532/

[thrill5one6]

The average price for tonight looked like $25 for PRI. How did you get so much? almost $100 over face value :shrug:

[nymdan]

hey guys, im going to new shea for the first time tomorrow.

I am definately trying the ribs from blue smoke and I want to ATTEMPT to eat a shake shack burger too. any tips or suggestions on when to get in line and what to order?

btw, I am a dodger fan so with no rooting interest I wont mind missing an inning or 2 in the food lines. Id rather not, but it wont kill me one bit
Get on line as early as possible. Any time after 12 is probably prohibitive.

I'd recommend a double at Shake Shack, but since you're getting ribs too, maybe you don't want to.

[KoosFan]

I was slightly behind the bridge and i was waiting for a loud bang off the ad's but i never heard it.
it was pretty kewl to see the crowd reaction after the ump called a homerun.

As much as I love CF, I still think that there's something missing when it comes to camera placement for the broadcasts.
The two most poorly shot areas (and the Murphy homer highlighted this point) is the Mo Zone/Pepsi Porch area and the visitor bullpen.

I've stated before how much of a joke the peek-a-boo of the visitor bullpen is,
but with the strange configuration of the Notch and the Overhang,
you'd think they'd set up a camera in that corner of the bullpen facing up and in.

And I really miss the overhead home plate shot we used to get with Shea
but with the current configuration of CF I doubt they could do it.
Maybe a rigging where there's a camera on the end of a long pole behind and over home?

[nymdan]

As much as I love CF, I still think that there's something missing when it comes to camera placement for the broadcasts.
The two most poorly shot areas (and the Murphy homer highlighted this point) is the Mo Zone/Pepsi Porch area and the visitor bullpen.

I've stated before how much of a joke the peek-a-boo of the visitor bullpen is,
but with the strange configuration of the Notch and the Overhang,
you'd think they'd set up a camera in that corner of the bullpen facing up and in.

And I really miss the overhead home plate shot we used to get with Shea
but with the current configuration of CF I doubt they could do it.
Maybe a rigging where there's a camera on the end of a long pole behind and over home?
Where was that camera mounted at Shea, anyway?

*Cue Gary*

[nychris31]

What day are you going? For 7:10 games the sun will be in your eyes until the end of the second inning. For day games it will be very hot. The pepsi porch has its own bathrooms and normal concession stand. Enjoy!
p.s. 302 is in fair territory which is a plus! but $80 a ticket seems a little high....

May 7 2009 Section 305 Row 6 Seats 9 and 10 ($6 each on stubhub :) )

These pictures do not do the Pepsi Porch justice. You feel very close to the game and I was more into the game since the two giant score boards aren't in front of you.


Great shots and thanks for the info. Price was high but I figured it's a one time thing. If I'm gunna do it make sure I get exactly what I want which is first row and in fair territory. Truth be told the tickets were $71 each but Stub hub likes to tack on some additional charges blah blah blah. BTW face value was $48 each. I'll be there the Monday against the Cards.

[nymdan]

Great shots and thanks for the info. Price was high but I figured it's a one time thing. If I'm gunna do it make sure I get exactly what I want which is first row and in fair territory. Truth be told the tickets were $71 each but Stub hub likes to tack on some additional charges blah blah blah. BTW face value was $48 each. I'll be there the Monday against the Cards.
Depending on the price of the tickets, you can end up paying less additional charges through Stubhub than you do through Mets.com.

[KoosFan]

One more thought about the CF Bullpens in general.
Of all of the structural miscues at this not perfect but still beautiful ballpark,
the one where you have the biggest "what were they thinking?" is the bullpen configuration.
I mean part of the fun of baseball is the mental gamesmanship that goes
when you have a pinch hitting opportunity and the opponents have 2 pitchers warming up.
Right now, between the tarps, the one behind the other schtick and the xerox ad its a joke to try and see who's in the 'pen.
Even the broadcasters are at a lost sometimes to see who's in there.
This is not a complaint about aesthetics, it goes to the enjoyment of the game.
It may never get addressed formally by the Mets but this part of the CF is an utter failure.

And yes, I've seen the reconfiguring done by one of the folks here on BBF (nice job btw),
where the opposing mounds are side by side but as long as the team continues
to go with view blocking tarps and ads, it's all moot.

IMHO

[metmet]

I think Gordon was referring to his subway series tix, not tonight's game. If I am wrong, then I really want to know how he did it too :-)

[RayNY]

I just don't get why Citi Field seems to be the only ballpark that has those tarps "protecting" the relief pitchers. Every other ballpark I've seen, even ones where fans are directly above the bullpens, they don't have any tarp covering up the players... it's only in Citi Field.

And now that they have those tarps there, why the heck does it need to be an opaque white? It looks like a circus tent out there and it messes up the aesthetics of the ballpark. If they're going to cover it up with tarp (which is retarded) they could at least use black netting. It looks better and will still protect the players.

And yeah the Xerox ad is a joke.

And here's my suggestion about the problem of seeing the opposing relievers in the bullpen: why not instead of using a chain link fence to separate the two bullpens, separate it with plexiglass. You can see through plexiglass much easier and this way there is technically only one chain link fence you need to see through from the field to the opposing team's bullpen.

[CFmets09]

One more thought about the CF Bullpens in general.
Of all of the structural miscues at this not perfect but still beautiful ballpark,
the one where you have the biggest "what were they thinking?" is the bullpen configuration.
I mean part of the fun of baseball is the mental gamesmanship that goes
when you have a pinch hitting opportunity and the opponents have 2 pitchers warming up.
Right now, between the tarps, the one behind the other schtick and the xerox ad its a joke to try and see who's in the 'pen.
Even the broadcasters are at a lost sometimes to see who's in there.
This is not a complaint about aesthetics, it goes to the enjoyment of the game.
It may never get addressed formally by the Mets but this part of the CF is an utter failure.

And yes, I've seen the reconfiguring done by one of the folks here on BBF (nice job btw),
where the opposing mounds are side by side but as long as the team continues
to go with view blocking tarps and ads, it's all moot.

IMHO

why do you write in columns?

[KoosFan]

why do you write in columns?

I think I know what you're referring to so here goes: I'm an old ad man so it's habit actually. Typed copy at a certain length and point size becomes harder to read if it gets too long so I tend to break the text into columns so that it facilitates legibility. The longer I write, the more I break things into columns. If my answer is off and you were talking about something else, my apologies, I need help understanding your question.

[Strawman]

One more thought about the CF Bullpens in general.
Of all of the structural miscues at this not perfect but still beautiful ballpark,
the one where you have the biggest "what were they thinking?" is the bullpen configuration.
I mean part of the fun of baseball is the mental gamesmanship that goes
when you have a pinch hitting opportunity and the opponents have 2 pitchers warming up.
Right now, between the tarps, the one behind the other schtick and the xerox ad its a joke to try and see who's in the 'pen.
Even the broadcasters are at a lost sometimes to see who's in there.
This is not a complaint about aesthetics, it goes to the enjoyment of the game.
It may never get addressed formally by the Mets but this part of the CF is an utter failure.

And yes, I've seen the reconfiguring done by one of the folks here on BBF (nice job btw),
where the opposing mounds are side by side but as long as the team continues
to go with view blocking tarps and ads, it's all moot.

IMHO

Totally agree - it's my number one obvious "flub" at Citi Field (which I generally like) - with the upper deck portal/stairs a very close second.

[CFmets09]

I think I know what you're referring to so here goes: I'm an old ad man so it's habit actually. Typed copy at a certain length and point size becomes harder to read if it gets too long so I tend to break the text into columns so that it facilitates legibility. The longer I write, the more I break things into columns. If my answer is off and you were talking about something else, my apologies, I need help understanding your question.

No, that answers my question. I've seen a few people on here write like that and i've always wondered why.

[nymdan]

There's now a Nikon ad in center.

Ugh. I was really hoping that they were prepping to move the Xerox ad there instead.

[metfan61]

I'm convinced that the tarps are there to "protect the pitchers" is bull. It's to cover and block the lights so both home and visitors bp's are the same.

Proof is that they don't use a net of some sort which makes too much sense.

As most of us agree, major changes are coming, probably this off season.

My guess is the VBP is uncovered, meaning we loose some or all of the terrace area.

This is my idea.

70548

[tfc3rid]

The average price for tonight looked like $25 for PRI. How did you get so much? almost $100 over face value :shrug:

We;re referring to the Friday Subway Sereis game.

I got 25 for one of mine tonight and 30 for the other.

[CFmets09]

.......................

[nymdan]

I'm convinced that the tarps are there to "protect the pitchers" is bull. It's to cover and block the lights so both home and visitors bp's are the same.

Proof is that they don't use a net of some sort which makes too much sense.

As most of us agree, major changes are coming, probably this off season.

My guess is the VBP is uncovered, meaning we loose some or all of the terrace area.

This is my idea.

70548
Something like that is possible, but I'm not so sure the Mets would spend all of that money for something that will end up in no financial gain on their part.

[peterrod16]

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ticketing/tixop_subway_form.jsp

Online registration is now open for the opportunity to buy tickets to the inaugural Subway Series at Citi Field (Friday, June 26 @ 7:10 p.m., Saturday, June 27 @ 7:10 p.m., and Sunday, June 28 @ 8:05 p.m.).

Individuals selected through the online random drawing on Mets.com or LosMets.com will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to these games. This drawing will be held on or about Friday, June 5, 2009.

The Mets have launched the online ticket registration to provide fans a fair and convenient way to purchase tickets from the limited availability for the Subway Series. See Official Rules

[nymdan]

It's about time.

Too bad they switched the Sunday game to a night game, though.

[peterrod16]

It's about time.

Too bad they switched the Sunday game to a night game, though.

two good teams and another excuse for steve phillips to rip on the mets.
i think the mets will break the single game attendance record at citi field during one of the subway series games.

[MetsFanSince66]

I'm convinced that the tarps are there to "protect the pitchers" is bull. It's to cover and block the lights so both home and visitors bp's are the same.

Proof is that they don't use a net of some sort which makes too much sense.

As most of us agree, major changes are coming, probably this off season.

My guess is the VBP is uncovered, meaning we loose some or all of the terrace area.

This is my idea.

70548

Only problem with a net is....it wont stop liquid (beer, soda whatever) from raining down on them from some knucklehead.

[RayNY]

Only problem with a net is....it wont stop liquid (beer, soda whatever) from raining down on them from some knucklehead.

That's where stricter policy enforcement should come into play. Fans should know that if they throw any object or liquid intentionally into the bullpen then they will be banned from the ballpark indefinitely. Seems to work fine in all the other ballparks where the fans are directly above the bullpen yet there is still no tarp covering it up.

[kimthemetschick]

It's about time.

Too bad they switched the Sunday game to a night game, though.

The Yankee game at Citi? Crap, when did that happen? 8:00 no less? My "old man" and I are gonna have to take a nap!

[jessy111191]

Hey all! I have been looking all over these boards for a while and just got tickets and wanted to know if anyone had feedback about my seats or maybe a picture? They are section 339 row 6 in the Left Field Landing section. Are these good seats? Also, can I see diamond vision from here? Thanks so much, I appreciate it!

[MetsFanSince66]

That's where stricter policy enforcement should come into play. Fans should know that if they throw any object or liquid intentionally into the bullpen then they will be banned from the ballpark indefinitely. Seems to work fine in all the other ballparks where the fans are directly above the bullpen yet there is still no tarp covering it up.


You'll still get one knucklehead to "accidentally" drop a beer on a opposing pitcher (or Sean Green :P )

Trust me...I agree, the tarps look horrible (as does the Xerox sign). Hopefully the team will figure it out sometime before the season is over and fix the problem. :) :pray:

[metsforever7515]

It's about time.

Too bad they switched the Sunday game to a night game, though.

Well, at least those of us going won't have to sit through the incoherent rambling/celebrity roast of the New York Mets from ESPN announcers.

[RayNY]

Hey all! I have been looking all over these boards for a while and just got tickets and wanted to know if anyone had feedback about my seats or maybe a picture? They are section 339 row 6 in the Left Field Landing section. Are these good seats? Also, can I see diamond vision from here? Thanks so much, I appreciate it!

I was in section 336 row 6. The night I went it seemed like it was a loud and rowdy section to be in, which I liked because I was pretty drunk too. The left field landing area has a somewhat isolated feeling because the Acela Club blocks it off from the rest of the ballpark... and I kind of liked that because it was like our own little island of rowdy fans. This was a night game I went to but it may have a different feel during day games. I think the main scoreboard will be directly behind you but you can see the RF scoreboard which is basically the same thing.

[jessy111191]

I was in section 336 row 6. The night I went it seemed like it was a loud and rowdy section to be in, which I liked because I was pretty drunk too. The left field landing area has a somewhat isolated feeling because the Acela Club blocks it off from the rest of the ballpark... and I kind of liked that because it was like our own little island of rowdy fans. This was a night game I went to but it may have a different feel during day games. I think the main scoreboard will be directly behind you but you can see the RF scoreboard which is basically the same thing.

Thank you so much for that! I am very excited now to go- my first Mets game of the year

[robardin]

[Re: Acela Club]My cousin, (who was also at the game) did not have reservations, and waited about 1 hour for a table. He ALSO did not have tickets that permitted him in the club, but they allowed him in anyway. This was just at the start of the game.

Yes, they changed the policy earlier this season to allow walk-ups for anybody in the ballpark, but reservations are only held for those with the upper end tickets. As a Caesars Plebian ticketholder I'd be a walk-up, and was wondering what that would entail. Did your cousin just stand outside the Acela Club for an hour? That kinda sucks. Or do they have those vibrating beeper things like a lot of restaurants with long waits hand out nowadays?

I got to try the shrimp dog today. It was OK, but having all the hot dog trimmings on it was kind of weird. It was basically the same filling as for shrimp shumai, which is a Dim Sum staple of mine (I am Chinese-American and live in Flushing), so having it wrapped in wiener casing on a bun and drizzled with mustard, mayo and ketchup was... weird. My daughter rubbed off all the dressings and said she'd rather have had the shrimp shumai. I'm with her on that.

I had Mama's heroes at Shea many times, they're great, was gonna try the Citi Field hero to see if it was any different but the line was too long. I'd have grabbed a cannoli if it were in the self-serve refrigerated area but no, I'd have to get on the same line as for the heroes, so I ducked out.

I also tried a Nathan's knish for the first time today. It was pretty good! With the fixins bars they have now I loaded it up with mustard, sauerkraut, red onions and some jalapenos as a chaser for the (Note to self: I like spicy food, but doing both Gold's horseradish mustard AND adding five or six slices of fresh cut green jalapenos is TOO MUCH.)

The next time I go with my other daughter, who's a big fan of pork ribs, I'm going to finally hit up Blue Smoke and try the pulled pork and chicken wings. Looking forward to that.

Then the last things on my culinary list for Citi Field would be (aside from the Acela Club) a Mama's hero with cannoli, and the lobster roll and clam/corn chowder at CotD. I guess I could spring the absurd $17 once to try it out, though I'm not a big fan of lobster in mayo, so maybe I'll never give that a go. But I am generally a fan of NE clam chowder and corn chowder, so the CotD clam/corn chowder (Manhattan style) should be something I like (especially if I can add a few dashes of Tabasco).

[RayNY]

You're welcome. Have fun and enjoy!

[BMF]

again. does anyone know where the private well is in citi field. apparently the mets are green with the watering the filed too so they used recycled water when it rains to water the field... I never heard anything about this before the other day when I was at the park and they said it mid inning.

[soup]

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2272/img8304.jpg

[cringey]

One more thought about the CF Bullpens in general.
Of all of the structural miscues at this not perfect but still beautiful ballpark,
the one where you have the biggest "what were they thinking?" is the bullpen configuration.
I mean part of the fun of baseball is the mental gamesmanship that goes
when you have a pinch hitting opportunity and the opponents have 2 pitchers warming up.
Right now, between the tarps, the one behind the other schtick and the xerox ad its a joke to try and see who's in the 'pen.
Even the broadcasters are at a lost sometimes to see who's in there.
This is not a complaint about aesthetics, it goes to the enjoyment of the game.
It may never get addressed formally by the Mets but this part of the CF is an utter failure.

And yes, I've seen the reconfiguring done by one of the folks here on BBF (nice job btw),
where the opposing mounds are side by side but as long as the team continues
to go with view blocking tarps and ads, it's all moot.

IMHO

I'm not sure if you are referring to fans seeing whats going on or the manager knowing whats going on. But I'm sure anyone in the Mets bullpen can pick up the BP fone and call Jerry or Dan and tell them who is warming up for the opposing team.

Still nothing is worse than the 1970's mall security camera they have at Turner Field for the visitors bullpen.

[johnql]

Paul McCartney may be playing at Citi Field! Possible concerts on July 17, 18 and 21. Very exciting if this is confirmed.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/05/29/2009-05-29_paul_mccartney_will_play_first_concert_at_new_m ets_stadium_citi_field_report.html

[koufax]

on my way to new shea....sec 130. if you see a dude in a dodgers t shirt with VEDDER 10 on the back, say hi to me!!

[headshoes]

If anyone has 4 for the 6/25 weekday-day game vs STL PM me..

[EM0909153]

Well, at least those of us going won't have to sit through the incoherent rambling/celebrity roast of the New York Mets from ESPN announcers.

Love to see them put up the 3 stooges up on the video board in between innings, that would be enough to get the place going on idiot Phillips.

How about a Steve Phillips sucks chant.

[alpineinc]

Okay, where's Dishy when you need her, lol? Looking to take my elderly mother to a game again (in a wheelchair because she moves pretty slowly), but without wheelchair seating. I have my season tickets, but in 106 down 30 rows or so.

Think it's possible to just go in to Citi with the wheelchair and just cruise around the stadium the whole game? I can't see why not, I'll have tickets in hand but just be hanging out whereever, and a wheelchair can go most places now. Wondering what everyone thinks.

[grandslamsingle]

A few observations from last night, my 2nd game at Citi Field.

The Pepsi Porch is amazing! Our seats were in Section 303, row 3, where I felt we were right on top of the game. Fortunately, both the Mets and Marlins put up predominantly right-handed hitting lineups so there weren't a lot of fly balls to right field we couldn't see (we were able to see Pagan's nice catch). If I decide to splurge on a plan next year, the seats will definitely be in the Porch.

One annoying thing -- a couple of innings in, some guys come down to sit in a couple of unoccupied seats in the first row of Section 303. When the usher came to shoo them away, he told them they were sitting in Jeff Wilpon's seats and that he doesn't want anyone in them when he's not there.

I read (probably here) that Wilpon did buy season tickets in the Porch, so the story might be true. And if it is, shame on Wilpon and the Mets -- those seats should never be empty. There should be someone to ensure that some deserving family, or someone who had a legitimate customer service beef, or someone who got stuck with a badly obstructed view gets offered his seats when he's not using them.

It's dopey PR moves like this that make me love this team just a little bit less.

[GordonGecko]

If anyone has 4 for the 6/25 weekday-day game vs STL PM me..

I have 4, just PM'd you


I think Gordon was referring to his subway series tix, not tonight's game. If I am wrong, then I really want to know how he did it too :-)

Yeah, Subway series :)

[SteveJRogers]

A few observations from last night, my 2nd game at Citi Field.

The Pepsi Porch is amazing! Our seats were in Section 303, row 3, where I felt we were right on top of the game. Fortunately, both the Mets and Marlins put up predominantly right-handed hitting lineups so there weren't a lot of fly balls to right field we couldn't see (we were able to see Pagan's nice catch). If I decide to splurge on a plan next year, the seats will definitely be in the Porch.

One annoying thing -- a couple of innings in, some guys come down to sit in a couple of unoccupied seats in the first row of Section 303. When the usher came to shoo them away, he told them they were sitting in Jeff Wilpon's seats and that he doesn't want anyone in them when he's not there.

I read (probably here) that Wilpon did buy season tickets in the Porch, so the story might be true. And if it is, shame on Wilpon and the Mets -- those seats should never be empty. There should be someone to ensure that some deserving family, or someone who had a legitimate customer service beef, or someone who got stuck with a badly obstructed view gets offered his seats when he's not using them.

It's dopey PR moves like this that make me love this team just a little bit less.


Why do I have a feeling the usher was just coming up with a BS excuse other than the usual line they use to get people out of seats they don't have a ticket for.

[KoosFan]

I'm not sure if you are referring to fans seeing whats going on or the manager knowing whats going on. But I'm sure anyone in the Mets bullpen can pick up the BP fone and call Jerry or Dan and tell them who is warming up for the opposing team.

Still nothing is worse than the 1970's mall security camera they have at Turner Field for the visitors bullpen.

I'm talking about fans seeing who's getting up in the bullpen.
The least of my worries is what the managers can or can't see.
They're not paying to get in and enjoy the game, we are.
A big part of enjoying the game for me is playing arm chair manager.
it's why I'm a lifelong NL fan.
Being able to see who's warming up and who's reaching
for the batting helmet in the latter innings is part of the fun.
Right now, with the way the bullpen is configured,
the relievers might as well be under the stands behind the dugout.
Even the tv camera can't get into the fortress that is the visitor's bullpen.
It's terrible and really the worse part of the park.

BTW, I love what metfan61 is proposing but if I use the Mets logic
of protecting the pitchers from objects,
eliminating the Bridge Terrace section and just leaving the Bridge
would make the players even easier targets.
The ways things are, there might be too much foot traffic to police properly
thus demanding the need for an uber-tarp
made of a special NY fan repelling titanium-based super polymer.

I mean really, why can every other team have unobstructed views of the 'pen
and ours has to be practically shrinkwrapped?

[Dekabreak]

Good to see that the Mets removed Sweet Caroline and replaced it with Meet the Mets.

Now they should put New York, New York, I mean, the Mets were the first one who played that song wayy before the Yankees.

[robardin]

The "8th Inning Sing-Along" kicked in last night, and I was dreading yet another dreadful round of the dreaded "Sweet Caroline" import...

...when lo!, the song that came up was the classic version of "Meet The Mets"! I hope this is a permanent change in response to fan correspondence (including not one, but three letters I sent, both thru email and snail-mail, including mention of this very thing)!

[mets86zbt203]

Pretty cool! You can always count on Gary to get the shot, even when he doesn't know it! How'd you like sitting there for a game?

To be honest, excellent, especially considering you couldn't do something like that at Shea. I purposely looked for those seats during the presale just to try something new. My only other area I'd like to hit up that I haven't been in yet is the left field equivilant. There was a lot of action in that corner that night too (Murphys HR video review, Martinez's catch in the 5th that was caught at the base of the wall right in front of us, Dunn's HR that went like 50 feet over our head, etc...) Saw myself on the game encore a bunch of times the next day, pretty cool stuff right there. I'd love to sit there again this season, feels very close to the action and being next to the bullpen is a plus. Oh, having easy access to CotD and all the food options in center field is a huge bonus!:thumbsup:

[robardin]

BTW, if anyone ever wrote the Mets complaining about "Sweet Caroline", or even if you never wrote them but felt strongly about it, be sure to write them (http://tinyurl.com/lx5fte) to say "Thank You for replacing it with Meet The Mets" so they get both the carrot and the stick! Let's get this change made permanent!

[mets86zbt203]

BTW, if anyone ever wrote the Mets complaining about "Sweet Caroline", be sure to write again to say "Thank You" so they get both the carrot and the stick! Let's get this change made permanent!

I remember it being played at the other regular season game I was at (on 4/24) and actually seemed pretty positive from the crowd. Yet at the 5/27 game, I remember it being booed to no end, haha. I personally don't like it being played during a Mets game pretty much because its a Boston song (in the games I've been to Fenway, they actually don't start the game until the song ends because its THAT popular...) on the flip side of this- in general... I like the song and I'm used to it because its a pretty popular one amongst college kids like myself.

[nymdan]

I feel bad for the people who don't go to many games and spent good money to see this today...

Angel Pagan LF
Fernando Martinez RF
Carlos Beltran CF
Fernando Tatis 3B
Daniel Murphy 1B
Ramon Martinez 2B
Brian Schneider C
Wilson Valdez SS

[Oct251986]

I feel bad for the people who don't go to many games and spent good money to see this today...

Angel Pagan LF
Fernando Martinez RF
Carlos Beltran CF
Fernando Tatis 3B
Daniel Murphy 1B
Ramon Martinez 2B
Brian Schneider C
Wilson Valdez SS

Listen I understand the whole day game after a night game business with a catcher and Schneider is back off of the DL today but for G-d's sake can we please keep Santos in the lineup while he is hot.

[robardin]

I feel bad for the people who don't go to many games and spent good money to see this today...

Angel Pagan LF
Fernando Martinez RF
Carlos Beltran CF
Fernando Tatis 3B
Daniel Murphy 1B
Ramon Martinez 2B
Brian Schneider C
Wilson Valdez SS

On top of that, the Mets are sending the winless Tim Redding (a Nats cast-off) to the mound against who is arguably the Marlins' best pitcher, Jim Johnson (ERA of 2.67).

At least the weather will be gorgeous and they're giving away tote bags.

And as always, they still have to play the game... Maybe this will be Fernando's breakout!

[jpr281]

I always thought "I'm a Believer" was a worthy 8th inning sing-a-long.

[KoosFan]

I feel bad for the people who don't go to many games and spent good money to see this today...

Angel Pagan LF
Fernando Martinez RF
Carlos Beltran CF
Fernando Tatis 3B
Daniel Murphy 1B
Ramon Martinez 2B
Brian Schneider C
Wilson Valdez SS

Especially at these ticket prices.

That said, I'll reserve judgement until I see how well they play today but I still think
that even if we had all of our starters back that this team needs another
lights out starter and legit major league outfileder with power to truly be dominant.

Roy Halladay and Matt Holliday would make nice additions to this team but I'm probably dreaming.

[LBCaptain]

Try this link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36694382@N08/sets/72157615773721532/

Thanks Much. Yes, these are what I remember. It unfortunately didn't answer what I was curious about. I'll ask - maybe someone here knows...

Given all we have heard lately about the replay views, do visiting team's broadcast teams have the ability to use their own cameras on the road as well.. or do they just use the home team cameras and then the broadcast is created in the production truck?

I recall when HD broadcasts were just starting, the Yankees had HD broadcasts on YES for every game - home or away. So, did YES bring their own cameras to ballparks that weren't yet set up.. or are all the cameras HD but not everyone broadcasts in it.

Kind of OT I guess... But have been curious how this works in Citi as well as across the league.

[LBCaptain]

on my way to new shea....sec 130. if you see a dude in a dodgers t shirt with VEDDER 10 on the back, say hi to me!!

Nice! Looking forward to Conan's show on Monday???

[nymdan]

According to Matt Cerrone, Sweet Caroline has made a comeback: in the 5th inning. Meet the Mets was played again in the 8th.

[CFmets09]

I always thought "I'm a Believer" was a worthy 8th inning sing-a-long.

that song is gay

[metsforever7515]

that song is gay

I don't know why, but as soon as I read that I started cracking up.

[Dishy24]

Hi Guys- I'm Baaaaaaaaaack! So who's going to Citi tomorrow? Hopefully they will actually field a "major league" team! I will be in 417.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words & support while I was "away"!!!

[Mister B.]

Hi Guys- I'm Baaaaaaaaaack! So who's going to Citi tomorrow? Hopefully they will actually field a "major league" team! I will be in 417.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words & support while I was "away"!!!

Welcome back from the penalty box, I hear it's been pretty crowded in there.

How long till you're off the DL?

[johnql]

Wow. Just took a peek at the prices on StubHub for tomorrow's game. Tickets in the Prom Reserved are all way over face. And most of the other prices aren't exactly discounted, either. Is this a reflection of the team winning recently? Great weather? Couldn't be the Marlins.

[johnql]

Hi Guys- I'm Baaaaaaaaaack! So who's going to Citi tomorrow? Hopefully they will actually field a "major league" team! I will be in 417.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words & support while I was "away"!!!

Welcome back.

I'll be at the game tomorrow. See you there.

[koufax]

so my first ever visit to new shea, some thoughts:

sat in sec 130. pretty decent seats. not used to sitting so far away at a Mets game.

shake shack: best burger Ive ever had

blue smoke: bets ribs Ive ever had east of Texas

same out of this world knish

overall though, the place is like a shopping mall with a baseball game going on. they were even hawking Pella Windows just like at the mall.

its nowhere close to the baseball atmoshpere of Shea. I dont think it will ever be as HOME as shea felt, even to me, a visiting team's fan

[kingcohn]

Does anyone have a picture from section 503?

[kingcohn]

Hi Guys- I'm Baaaaaaaaaack! So who's going to Citi tomorrow? Hopefully they will actually field a "major league" team! I will be in 417.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words & support while I was "away"!!!

Welcome back, Dishy! :waving

[peterrod16]

Hi Guys- I'm Baaaaaaaaaack! So who's going to Citi tomorrow? Hopefully they will actually field a "major league" team! I will be in 417.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words & support while I was "away"!!!

welcome back dishy.
I will check if my company has any left over tote bags on monday from today's promotion.

[EM0909153]

Wow. Just took a peek at the prices on StubHub for tomorrow's game. Tickets in the Prom Reserved are all way over face. And most of the other prices aren't exactly discounted, either. Is this a reflection of the team winning recently? Great weather? Couldn't be the Marlins.

Yea, hopefully for us this is a sign of things to come for weekends we can't go to. I already took care of the Reds series and Tampa series for well over face. Should be interesting to see how this plays out. Just saw one set of tickets up there for $20 in PRI, probably will be sold in a matter of minutes. Actually sold tomorrow's before I went up to Boston last weekend for face but I also packaged it with a Dodgers game for face that might be more difficult to sell for face down the road.

I think the Yankees series prices will actually stay constant despite the added inventory which will be added to stubhub very soon with the winners of the lottery.

This makes it pretty obvious when you have a weekend game in the past Shea was able to hold the 52k and still not 100% full, now if 52k want to go to the game that's not possible. I'm really intrigued to see what the rest of the season is like. And in terms of my resale for the season if you take remove my sales from the Sox exhibition games and the extra opening day tickets I sold, I'm literally at break even, down about $40 add the pening day and Sox games and I'm up about $700 in my season ticket seats, and that's before the Yankees series, since I will be selling 6 of my 12 tickets for that series for the stubhub prices.

[peterrod16]

so my first ever visit to new shea, some thoughts:

sat in sec 130. pretty decent seats. not used to sitting so far away at a Mets game.

shake shack: best burger Ive ever had

blue smoke: bets ribs Ive ever had east of Texas

same out of this world knish

overall though, the place is like a shopping mall with a baseball game going on. they were even hawking Pella Windows just like at the mall.

its nowhere close to the baseball atmoshpere of Shea. I dont think it will ever be as HOME as shea felt, even to me, a visiting team's fan


I took my wife to her first game at citi field we sat in section 137 row 16.
Nice view.
We decided to eat in the express deli across the street from citi field centerfield gate near the chop shops.
$22.50 for three cheese steaks and three snapples. I reccomend it if anyone wants to save money.
The bullpen area was blocked off since a company rented out the space.
now i noticed the atmosphere was more family orientated today and i have no problem with it.
The weekday crowd is a little more vocal than weekend.
Plus it seemed on the field level every concession stand was crowded.
I say give it a year and hopefully there will be some type of home field advantage at citi field.
lastly, i guess hot dog sales are down cause the new promo is buy a hot dog and get a free bag of wise chips.
some pics

[nymdan]

Wow. Just took a peek at the prices on StubHub for tomorrow's game. Tickets in the Prom Reserved are all way over face. And most of the other prices aren't exactly discounted, either. Is this a reflection of the team winning recently? Great weather? Couldn't be the Marlins.
It's pretty simple: when the Mets are sold out of affordable tickets, the prices on Stubhub will be high. When tickets are still available through the Mets, Stubhub is going to be selling for below face.

[Citi_Field]

Anybody have 3 or 4 seats to the Thursday Phillies game they can sell me for a good price?

[CFmets09]

was the last pic from that stupid hands up things between innings? i swear i wanna kill myself everytime that comes on lol

[Anubis2051]

I took my wife to her first game at citi field we sat in section 137 row 16.
Nice view.
We decided to eat in the express deli across the street from citi field centerfield gate near the chop shops.
$22.50 for three cheese steaks and three snapples. I reccomend it if anyone wants to save money.
The bullpen area was blocked off since a company rented out the space.
now i noticed the atmosphere was more family orientated today and i have no problem with it.
The weekday crowd is a little more vocal than weekend.
Plus it seemed on the field level every concession stand was crowded.
I say give it a year and hopefully there will be some type of home field advantage at citi field.
lastly, i guess hot dog sales are down cause the new promo is buy a hot dog and get a free bag of wise chips.
some pics

Sounds more like chip sales are down, so they're trying to move them before they expire. You see it at a lot of the stadiums, its usually with chips or soda, rarely with dogs.

[SteveJRogers]

was the last pic from that stupid hands up things between innings? i swear i wanna kill myself everytime that comes on lol

Could be the wave.

[MSchvatz44]

Could be the wave.

i hate the wave. i hate the wave. i hate the wave. i hate the wave.



i do not care much for the wave.

[peterrod16]

was the last pic from that stupid hands up things between innings? i swear i wanna kill myself everytime that comes on lol

dude i work for the company so how do you think i feel:mad:

[Shbmets]

Totally agree - it's my number one obvious "flub" at Citi Field (which I generally like) - with the upper deck portal/stairs a very close second.

Ditto. It's the worst design feature ever. I still want to know how MLB and the Mets approved these plans (bullpens) from HOK.

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

Hi Guys- I'm Baaaaaaaaaack! So who's going to Citi tomorrow? Hopefully they will actually field a "major league" team! I will be in 417.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words & support while I was "away"!!!

its about time you get back lol so how was life in prison?:rolleyes:

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

hey guys...i was wondering how the view was from row 15 in the PROM. INF. sect 510? more importantly, is row 15 SUPER high?

[CFmets09]

dude i work for the company so how do you think i feel:mad:

you should feel like they need a new marketing campaign lol

[Citi_Field]

hey guys...i was wondering how the view was from row 15 in the PROM. INF. sect 510? more importantly, is row 15 SUPER high?

It is the 3rd to last row. There are 17 rows in the promanade.

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

It is the 3rd to last row. There are 17 rows in the promanade.

yeah that i knew...im saying like a comparison to the UD at shea...would you say beginning of the UD or middle?

[Fudbutter]

yeah that i knew...im saying like a comparison to the UD at shea...would you say beginning of the UD or middle?

Our plan was in UD row J last year, now we're in row 17. We moved with another party. Everyone agrees that 17 seems to be about as high as J, but a bit closer to the field. Generally it is comparable and as of now, were not asking to move next year.

Best part about row 15 is that there should be no obstructions.

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

Our plan was in UD row J last year, now we're in row 17. We moved with another party. Everyone agrees that 17 seems to be about as high as J, but a bit closer to the field. Generally it is comparable and as of now, were not asking to move next year.

Best part about row 15 is that there should be no obstructions.

so you would reccomend them =]

[MetsFanSince66]

Not sure if this belongs here.....but is anyone taking the trip down to Baltimore when the Mets visit them in June????? Camden Yards is a beautiful park. I was there a few years ago. Great place to visit too if you want to bring the family. Anyone making the 3-4 hr drive???

[Dishy24]

Welcome back from the penalty box, I hear it's been pretty crowded in there.

How long till you're off the DL?

Thanks, Mister B-- It's good to be back! Yeah, it is pretty crowded these days! I had some good company though!

If by the DL, you mean my knee? Well, I received not so good news last week-- I need to go in for another surgery again... #8!!! :ughh


Welcome back.

I'll be at the game tomorrow. See you there.

Hey John-- see you tomorrow! I'm in 417.


Welcome back, Dishy! :waving

Thanks Kingcohn!!!


welcome back dishy.
I will check if my company has any left over tote bags on monday from today's promotion.

Thanks, Peter -- that would be great & Congatulations to you & the Mrs.!!! The world needs more Mets fans!!! :happy:


its about time you get back lol so how was life in prison?:rolleyes:

Very crowded! It's a good thing I was on the "woman's side" or there could have been trouble! lol

[metsforever7515]

Hi Guys- I'm Baaaaaaaaaack! So who's going to Citi tomorrow? Hopefully they will actually field a "major league" team! I will be in 417.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words & support while I was "away"!!!

DISHY!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the shirt, fits great. Great to have you back!!!!

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

DISHY!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the shirt, fits great. Great to have you back!!!!

wow i think this may be the happiest people have been over a return of a suspension lol welcome back nonetheless=]

[Dishy24]

DISHY!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the shirt, fits great. Great to have you back!!!!

Glad you like it & it fits!!! My Mom said today "It's too bad that it says 'SpongeBob' on the back"...lol


wow i think this may be the happiest people have been over a return of a suspension lol welcome back nonetheless=]

I know-- I could probably leave my house for a week & my husband wouldn't even notice I was missing!!! Thanks for the love, everyone!!!

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

Glad you like it & it fits!!! My Mom said today "It's too bad that it says 'SpongeBob' on the back"...lol



I know-- I could probably leave my house for a week & my husband wouldn't even notice I was missing!!! Thanks for the love, everyone!!!

lol c'mon dishy your the bulk of us are kinda like your second family...with the exception of a few of course =]

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

just wondering if anyone has a picture of row 15 in any prom inf. section...might buy 3 tix in sect. 510 row 15 for a sunday game vs. the rays

[metsforever7515]

just wondering if anyone has a picture of row 15 in any prom inf. section...might buy 3 tix in sect. 510 row 15 for a sunday game vs. the rays

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/fightinitalian21/IMG_3804.jpg

That's row 17 in 510 I think.

[Bpt'sbiggestmetsfan1116]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/fightinitalian21/IMG_3804.jpg

That's row 17 in 510 I think.

wow thats really close...i think im sold lol

[Gary Dunaier]

The bullpen area was blocked off since a company rented out the space.

No public access to the Shea Stadium Apple? Considering that it's supposed to be one of the attractions, that's not right... imagine the disappointment on someone for whom that was their one-and-only trip to Citi Field, either for this year or forever... :mad:

[nymdan]

No public access to the Shea Stadium Apple? Considering that it's supposed to be one of the attractions, that's not right... imagine the disappointment on someone for whom that was their one-and-only trip to Citi Field, either for this year or forever... :mad:
It's probably only blocked off before the game starts.

[johnql]

No public access to the Shea Stadium Apple? Considering that it's supposed to be one of the attractions, that's not right... imagine the disappointment on someone for whom that was their one-and-only trip to Citi Field, either for this year or forever... :mad:


It's probably only blocked off before the game starts.
My friend, who used my tickets today, reported back to me that the Bullpen area was closed off for the private function until the 2nd inning. Even that's not right to me - this area should be accessible by all ticket holders before the game.

[RayNY]

My friend, who used my tickets today, reported back to me that the Bullpen area was closed off for the private function until the 2nd inning. Even that's not right to me - this area should be accessible by all ticket holders before the game.

I'm sorry but you gotta be a real jerk to claim that whole spot to yourself, even if it is for just 2 innings.

ISN'T THIS WHAT THE FREAKIN' SUITES WERE MADE FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Makes no sense.

[whitesox901]

watching the Mets on TV at Citi after so many years of Shea is so strange. They wear the same uni's, same players (mostly), same broadcasters, but its almost like its an entire new franchise, I never noticed how much a park identified a team, I was always bummed I never got to Old Comiskey (I was born the last season it was open), but now I think I may be glad, I can't imagine what I would feel after if I had grown up watching the Sox at old Comiskey then moving to New Comiskey/USCF. Do Mets fans feel the same as I?

[RayNY]

watching the Mets on TV at Citi after so many years of Shea is so strange. They wear the same uni's, same players (mostly), same broadcasters, but its almost like its an entire new franchise, I never noticed how much a park identified a team, I was always bummed I never got to Old Comiskey (I was born the last season it was open), but now I think I may be glad, I can't imagine what I would feel after if I had grown up watching the Sox at old Comiskey then moving to New Comiskey/USCF. Do Mets fans feel the same as I?

In wishing that I never experienced Shea for fear of missing it so much once it's gone? Hell no. Sure I miss Shea, but Citi Field is a breath of fresh air if you ask me. Despite its flaws, it's a huge step forward. No way would I want to go back. Shea obviously holds a lot of sentimental value in Mets fans' hearts but we can all admit it was a dump. I think as a Mets fan you'd have to be crazy to actually wish Shea Stadium was back. Or just plain illogical.

[whitesox901]

In wishing that I never experienced Shea for fear of missing it so much once it's gone? Hell no. Sure I miss Shea, but Citi Field is a breath of fresh air if you ask me. Despite its flaws, it's a huge step forward. No way would I want to go back. Shea obviously holds a lot of sentimental value in Mets fans' hearts but we can all admit it was a dump. I think as a Mets fan you'd have to be crazy to actually wish Shea Stadium was back. Or just plain illogical.

Just curious, you mentioned "flaws" in regards to Citi. Would you name a few?

[RayNY]

Just curious, you mentioned "flaws" in regards to Citi. Would you name a few?

A lot of view obstructions due to the plexiglass staircases on the promenade level. (most stadiums use portals instead of exposed staircases in the upper decks, but not Citi Field)

LED ribbons on on the promenade box levels are mounted too high and obstruct the view of people sitting in the first two rows. (this one is ridiculous but at least it can be fixed)

And my biggest gripe: lack of Mets tribute/heritage throughout the ballpark. (the Wilpons are not even Mets fans)

If you want more detailed information about all the negatives then you could sift through the hundreds of pages in this thread. I don't recommend it though lol.

But seriously though, Citi Field is great. A lot us Mets fans are banking on the hope that most of these negatives can and will be fixed in the near future. I love this ballpark otherwise.

[Petemc1969]

I thought this was funny...and I'm considering purchasing one :D....

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/petemc1969/yhst-17662218345253_2057_745376.jpg

Here's the website where it can be purchased - http://www.nomas-nyc.com/product_shea.html

[nymdan]

I thought this was funny...and I'm considering purchasing one :D....

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/petemc1969/yhst-17662218345253_2057_745376.jpg

Here's the website where it can be purchased - http://www.nomas-nyc.com/product_shea.html
I still don't understand that. If Shea changed names like Jacobs Field to Progressive, I would insist on calling it Shea. But Citi Field is not Shea.

[peterrod16]

I forgot to mention after getting off the 7 train the conductor stated a new elevator has been installed for wheelchair customers.
Good job MTA.

[li7039]

I still don't understand that. If Shea changed names like Jacobs Field to Progressive, I would insist on calling it Shea. But Citi Field is not Shea.

thats exactly what i say. Shea was dumpy and blue, citi is new and its just not shea

[CFmets09]

I still don't understand that. If Shea changed names like Jacobs Field to Progressive, I would insist on calling it Shea. But Citi Field is not Shea.

you're missing the point of it, it's not supposed to be taken literally

[nymdan]

you're missing the point of it, it's not supposed to be taken literally
How exactly can that be taken figuratively?

[Dishy24]

Off to Citi Field-- if you are going-- stop by Prom Club 417 & say "hi"!!!

[alpineinc]

A few more things off my Citi culinary checklist yesterday, mostly from COTD. My .02:

Lobster Roll: Broke down and bought one for my fiancee, who loved it. Lobster is very fresh, good with celery and other things mixed in, but on the small side for the exorbitant $17, and looks like it was just served on a regular pice of bread folded over. Very tasty but will be a rare purchase for me.

Shrimp Po'Boy: As noted here before, it's pretty damn good! Great bread, heavy on the exotic mustard, but recommended. At $12 though, only an occasional purchase.

Have tried the Flounder before, highly recommended, lightly coated like in a sit down restaurant, yummy.

Bonus: The Blue Point brew (a L.I. brewery) served at the COTD is a delicious deep amber - just as good as the Brooklyn drafts in center. Now from 106 I don't have to go all the way to center for a great draft! Highly recommended.

And from the Taqueria, Elote corn on the cob: Wow, very different, and very good. The Mexican corn on the cob, with cheese, mayo, cayenne. Messy, but a good buy at $5.


P.S. Big Apple Brews needs to update their sign; a few beers in their coolers aren't listed (some micros, an organic beer, etc.), so keep checking through the glass!

[Curly SB]

I forgot to mention after getting off the 7 train the conductor stated a new elevator has been installed for wheelchair customers.
Good job MTA.

Don't kill me for this, but I have yet to see a wheel chair on a subway or train. I'm sure people with strolers and people with other disabilities will benefit, but let's get real about the wheelchairs that use the subway.

If the #3 ran to Ebbetts Field, why hasn't the #7 train to Citi Field been renamed to the #3 yet?

[tlakin]

I still don't understand that. If Shea changed names like Jacobs Field to Progressive, I would insist on calling it Shea. But Citi Field is not Shea.

It is SUCH a huge step up from Shea that the two stadiums should not even be uttered in the same sentence.