I’m really sorry to subject you to this right before bed. However, this will make great fodder for “2010’s Week” when that comes around.
Official Video for “No Hay Amigo” produced by SPK, in colaboration with New York Mets Jose Reyes,
Mr. Met at the All Star Game
Crowd shots from Sunday’s Mets-Phillies game
I could have sworn I did this post at 1pm but it seems lost. @mediagoon is at the game and says it’s Phillies fan heavy. Here’s a 1pm crowd shot.
And look past the cap at the You Own This entry
and Willie Harris Hi-5’d some season ticket holders (via @newyorkmets)
$241.74 to attend a Mets game? Not for me.
Newsday has a few articles about stadium food today.
I’m sure they could have found some fans who would have said nice things about Citi Field but they chose this one:
Joyce Mandelkern, 56, of Sands Point, is a longtime Mets season-ticket holder who called herself a “very old school” fan. “They built an enormous food court and stuck a baseball diamond in the middle of it,” she said of Citi Field. “It’s an entertainment complex.”
Citi is nice but it’s not as nice as ownership thinks. Like so many things, if you live in the world of skyboxes and press levels with free food and seats behind home plate it’s easy to think any stadium is great. The test is when you sit upstairs or on the wings.
I think one of the challenges of Citi Field is that’s it’s still a house without memories. Quick, what’s the defining moment at Citi Field?
That being said, it’s nice. Let’s not over-nostalgia Shea. I was ready for it to go by 1985.
As for fans walking around during games, who doesn’t love a Dave Howard quote?
“As long as they are actually in the building, taking advantage of the ticket and the amenities, I don’t have an issue with it,” said Dave Howard, the Mets’ executive vice president of business operations. “They’re customers.”
I can’t disagree.
In case you’re wondering, the cost of taking a family of 4 to a Mets game is $241.74 according to the article (5th in the majors). I think that family needs to park in Corona and pack a lunch.
Like we’ve been saying around here: Niese and Murphy
Maybe that fat guy over at Mets Police isn’t such an idiot.
Long time readers know I like throwing around the phrase “Future Hall of Famer Jon Niese” and have been since he came up. The kid has stuff and (semi-humbly) I saw it from the start. If you read newspapers and blogs today you will see the rest of the world has caught up. Welcome.
Meanwhile, Dan Murphy, the man you can’t keep down, is only 24 hits away from the magic 300 hit mark. Even ESPN NY is with 28 now.
Daniel Murphy Watch
Murphy continues to sizzle, his batting average now up to .312. Murphy had his ninth game this season with at least three hits on Saturday, second-most on the team this season. Five of those have come in his last 19 games. He had only four in the first 70 games of the season. With a hit on Saturday, he’s also raised his batting average with runners in scoring position this season to .349.
Daniel Murphy Watch
Murphy continues to sizzle, his batting average now up to .312. Murphy had his ninth game this season with at least three hits on Saturday, second-most on the team this season. Five of those have come in his last 19 games. He had only four in the first 70 games of the season. With a hit on Saturday, he’s also raised his batting average with runners in scoring position this season to .349.
But it’s Murphy. When the regulars come back the Mets will bury him somewhere. I can’t explain it, but it will happen. Gotta get Justin Turner his at bats I guess.
