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Kids, you might want to head out to Citi Field this Saturday before Fox and ESPN start screwing with game times.  Tickets are as low as $15 (famous Mets variable pricing, this is a cheapie).  If your kids aren’t Dan Murphy fans, grab some Promenade’s and enjoy being able to see the other eight Mets as they take the field.


Mr. Met Dash
Sat., April 25
The Mr. Met Dash allowschildren 12 and under to run the bases at Citi Field after select games,weather permitting. Line up outside the Bullpen Plaza entrance on 126th Streetat the conclusion of the game and follow Citi Field security staff instructionsto participate.

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The Daily news just published this online.

“As previously stated, we will recognize our team’s heritage and have announcements in the weeks ahead,” the spokesman said. He didn’t comment about the paucity of Shea pictures in the new ballpark.

Mets Police Translation:  We somehow didn’t see this coming and don’t actually have a plan yet but we’re scrambling.

Ponder this:  let’s say the Mets decided to move to Mercury (as previously announced) and another team, let’s say the Diamondbacks, moved to NYC.  Paint over the 14, 37 and 41 on the fence…swap out the flags outside for some of Randy Johnson, Matt Williams and Curt Schilling…and suddenly Citi Field is as much the home of the Diamondbacks as it is the home of the Mets.

What’s the delay?  You had all this Mets stuff at Shea…did they sell it?  Either order new ones or get the old stuff out of storage and hang it up.

Read the rest here which contains plenty of quotes from fans complaining about stuff we’ve well covered here.

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Wallace Matthews brings it in today’s Newsday.

Sunday, the Yankees hosted the Indians and the Mets hosted the Brewers. Neither place came within 5,000 seats of being sold out. Most teams would be overjoyed playing to 85-percent capacity in April, but these are not most teams and this is not any other city.

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But when Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium draws only 48,000 paid admissions, and the Mets, after nearly filling the 42,000 seats in their opener but then can’t draw much above 36,000, you know that the geniuses in the business offices who decided to Mel Brooks the baseball fans of this town made a serious error in judgment.

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Yes, there is always a drop-off after the opener and before the kids get out of school, but last year on this very weekend, 54,000-plus saw Johan Santana pitch against the Brewers. On Saturday, with the same pitcher, same opponent and a 75-degree day, only 36,312 showed up.

As I speak on behalf of all Mets fans, Citi is such a step-up from Shea that we’re willing to eat bad sight-lines, or not being able to see all nine position players from left field.   Yankee fans, I think you would take your old park back if you could.   Either way, maybe one of the teams will get it right when they move into their new parks around 2085.

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The Mets Police encourage all to support the Mets, and to buy tickets at what is really a wonderful ballpark.

However, if you have a choice there are spots you may want to avoid.

We’ve invited fans to send us photos of “obstructed views” at [email protected] and as far as obstructions go, this one is on the low end.

David Howard the Mets VP is on record as saying there are no obstructed views so this is just another in our series of random photos from the promenade.  These are from  Section 525 Row 4.     I assume there’s a left fielder somewhere down there.

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Let me say this first.   I think Citi Field is really great.   Yankee Stadium is OK, although I continue to think it was a mistake to move across the street.

One thing that has made my blood boil this week is when I hear “the media” whether it sports-talk hosts, play by play guys or newspaper columnists telling us to stop complaining about the views.

I invite any of these fine folks to spend a day with me in the Promenade.  I’ll pay for the tickets.

You’ll have to skip the media buffet and wait on line with me.  We can hope the credit card wi-fi systen is working when we do.  

You guys with your lower level seats that you get from the team will find a different experience where Joe Public sits.    You’ll know the joys of not being able to see all nine players.

Before you write one more column about whiny Mets fans, before you hang up one one more caller – come sit upstairs.  The park is great unless you’re in the first three rows.  It’s even better when you’re eating food in the heated press box.

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