Mets Phony Attendance

So I saved this for Monday so more people would see it. On Thursday the Mets announced there were nearly 53,000 people at Shea. Yes I know they announce paid attendance.

Howie Rose, during the 9th inning, conceded the point and suggested there were 40,000. No way no way no way.

These are actual photos from the game. Note the sky, it’s two different times of the day so we’re not being tricky.

Howie, you know better….way better…all those years being the original Mets Police on the original Mets Extra before the castrated it with Todd Kalas.

So the question is Howie – what’s motivating you to exaggerate?