Most Popular Articles On Metspolice.com This Week

Once again this was a record setting week for this blog…thanks to all our readers for the increased growth and hopefully the new design is more popular than unpopular.

Every Sunday we recap the most popular articles from the previous week and spotlight some that deserved better.

Before we get to the top stories…here’s some stories that deserved more attention but keep getting swallowed by the attention on new stadiums.

It’s Time For MLB To Get Serious On Drunk Driving

Speculation on why the Mets haven’t sold single game tickets for the summer.

Should the Mets retire 16, 17, 18 and 31?

Bernie Madoff’s Tickets:  Do The Right Thing

The big news, and I think this story will get bigger, is the obstruced views at Citi Field.   Here are seats in Section 504, here’s complete rundown of Citi Field links with pics, and here’s some more from the Section Six blog including a petition to express unhappiness.

Mets Policeman Dan Twohig attended the workout last Sunday and takes you Inside the Caesar’s Club and Inside the Acela Club.

Meanwhile as frustrating as some of the seating at Citi is, the park overall is great and get better reviews than the disappointing New Yankee Stadium.   Our review is here but here’s one from another blog and another and one more.   A recap of various Yankee Stadium links  is here.

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Former Mets Player Scott Schoewnweis admitted Steroids

I missed this yesterday, and didn’t catch it in the blogoverse but former Met (current Diamondback) Scott Schoenweis admitted some past steroid use.

Published: April 12, 2009
Several players’ accounts offer rare insight into the widespread use of steroids in baseball from 2000 to 2004.


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Forecast For Citi Field Opening Day (Night)

Fortunately the forecast for tomorrow’s opening night (damn you Padres) game isn’t as bad as it could be.  I was quite concerned after feeling that winter chill this morning.

from weather.com (updated 10am Sunday morning)


5 pm
Mostly
56°F
Mostly Sunny
53°F
10%
25%
From W
13 mph

6 pm
Mostly
55°F
Mostly Sunny
52°F
10%
27%
From W
11 mph

7 pm
Partly
53°F
Partly Cloudy
50°F
10%
30%
From W
8 mph
sunset Sunset 7:33 pm

8 pm
Partly
51°F
Partly Cloudy
49°F
10%
33%
From WSW
6 mph

9 pm
Partly
49°F
Partly Cloudy
46°F
10%
38%
From WSW
6 mph

10 pm
Mostly
48°F
Mostly Cloudy
46°F
10%
39%
From W
5 mph

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Time For MLB To Get Serious on Drunk Driving

Last week, 22 year old Nick Adenhart was killed in Los Angeles when another 22 year old, driving under the influence, drove his van into the car Nick was in. People shook their heads, said things like “he was just a kid,” and MLB mourned his loss.

Last October, 23 year old Joba Chamberlain was arrested in Nebraska for driving under the influence. People shook their heads, said things like “he’s a kid,” but neither MLB nor the Yankees did anything.

Last year, 35 year old former Angel Scott Spiezio pled guilty to DUI and hit-and-run charges.

In February, former Yankee Jim Leyritz was jailed in connection to a DUI case where he is being charged with vehicular manslaughter.

In April 2007, Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock, driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, was killed when he ran his Ford Explorer into teh back of a flat bed truck.

In March 2007, Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa was arrested for DUI in Florida.

In Ocober 2008, Colorado reliever Luis Vizcaino was arrested for driving under the influence in Tampa after driving 71 in a 45 mph zone.

In October 2007, Tampa Bay’s pitching coach was arrested on DUI charges after rear-ending a car near Tropicana Field.

In March 2007, Toronto pitcher Gustavo Chacin was arrested for drunk driving in Tampa.

These were just examples I found after a 5 minute Google search – in other words these were the easy ones.

But is baseball doing anything? Is Bud Selig doing anything?

No

Bud is too busy thinking about maybe punishing Alex Rodriguez for doing steroids.

Baseball now has tough penalties for steroid and drug use. Yet when it comes to alcohol abuse they continue to look the other way.

Don’t get me wrong, steroids are a problem – but obviously alcohol abuse among players is a problem. And really always has been, going back to Babe Ruth. The difference is that steroids have never killed innocent bystanders – alcohol abuse has.

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