What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
The NYC panorama in Flushing Meadows Park has swapped C-Field for Shea: Panorama
Robin The Boy Wonder wonders about the Dodgers obsession and who should throw out the first pitch – both of which we’ve covered here and here.
New Stadium Insider observes the great Stubhub scam.
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Since I don’t want to be a blog-whore, I’m going to send you the really always-rocks-it-out New Stadium Insider and from there you can check out the other 299 pics of New New Yankee Stadium that aren’t this one.
I’m not being all anti-Yankee but this new place looks like someone built it in the 1970s. That’s a really 70’s Coney Island looking hallway, whereas Citi has that nice open feel that Philly has. Go here.
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Got my Red Sox tickets in the mail and saw a $145.00!!! service charge on $36 of tix!
Whipped out the cellphone and called 507-TIXX and quickly (pay attention Yankees) got a very nice man who pulled up my account. Seems the 145 is a running total of all my service charges (for my two 15 gamers plus these).
Whew.
So if you get a scary letter in the mail from Flushing, don’t freak out.
Maybe if someone in the Bronx could pick up the phone once in a while…
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I enjoyed this piece which takes a whimsical trip through time and shows that for every A-Rod on steroids, there’s someone on the Black Sox or someone throwing a spitball or stealing signs from the scoreboard.
Good stuff. Here’s a taste:
1950s
Went looking for a real baseball player and took a trip to the Polo Grounds, where the New York Giants were in a playoff series with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers were leading the deciding game, 4-2, in the bottom of the ninth when New York’s Bobby Thomson delivered a “shot heard ’round the world.” Turns out Giants coach Herman Franks used to sit out in center field, steal signs and relay them to the New York bench. Was Thomson tipped off?
1960s
Went looking for a real baseball player and took a visit to Yankee Stadium, where names like Berra and Mantle dominated the game. Ralph Terry was on the hill for the Yanks and his pitches were dancing so much it looked like the hitters were trying to swat a fly. Turns out Berra was cutting balls on the back of his spikes.
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Before we over-analyze The 2009 Mets Promotional calendar – What in your opinion was the best promotion ever? Lee Mazzilli poster day? Strawberry Sunday? Blue Bat Day (early 80s)?
Sat. Jun. 20 Rays Cap Nathan’s First 25,000 fans
Sat. Jul. 11 Reds Lunchbox Verizon First 25,000 fans
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