The Mets Police

This guy is off his rocker....wants to ditch Fenway, and his inspiration for such a thought was Citi Field!   Really dude?  Really?

The reason Citi Field has no soul is not because it is new, it’s because Shea also had no soul. It was a terrible park built for a terrible team in the mid 1960s, it was not the shrine that we have in Boston. While the Mets fans certainly have great memories like the miracle Mets of ’69 and [gulp] winning the World Series in 1986, destroying an outfield once patrolled by Darrell Strawberry and Kevin Mitchell is not the same as demolishing Williams’ left field or the mound where everyone from Joe Wood to Lefty Grove to Luis Tiant to Roger Clemens pitched. You can’t expect a new building to have that kind of grandeur when the original park didn’t have it to begin with.


I enjoy Bitter Bill, his take on Jack Clark-gate and some of his back and forth with Mets Blog.  Cerrone (Metsblog guy) was on 'FAN this morning but I forgot my portable listening device.  Hopefully they'll post it.  Boomer and/or Carton can't get back soon enough by the way.

Looking forward to the Gehrig thing that MLB is doing this weekend (all stadiums will play his speech) but I wonder if Sterling or someone will say "it was just a block from here where Lou...."   So absurd that they moved.  Fenway dude needs to visit New New Yankee before he goes taking the Sox to the Soxdome.

If anyone has time - I wonder what a "season ticket" for a Saturday package would cost at Citi if you assembled your own on Stubhub.  I intend to try to work on the math of that this weekend, but if someone else is bored at work today and wants to help the Mets Police out, send your findings to shannon@metspolice.com

Thanks to Amazin' Avenue for the link.  They are definitely one of the blogs that should be on your daily rounds....speaking of which, on the 4th I will republish the list of "Mets blogs you should check out" - if you have a suggestion drop me a note.  shannon@metspolice.com

Jerry should've used K-Rod for at least 4 outs if not 6 yesterday.   Torre would have.  I can argue the 6, but not bringing in K-Rod in the 8th....dangerous.   If he can save a game in the dopey WBC he can save one the day after a team meeting.

Enjoy another day game!   Only 2 out...amazing.   I may have to check out the Phillies blogs to look for suicidal fans.

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Too nice out, so I'm being a blog slacker.

Cool Fenway Piece in the Times.

SPORTS OF THE TIMES

Red Sox Preserving Fenway’s Winning Appeal 

By HARVEY ARATON

Published: April 26, 2009

The decision to embrace and enhance Fenway Park, instead of trading it in for a new stadium as the Yankees have done, is popular with fans and players alike.

“There are those who want to build the Eighth Wonder of the World,” Larry Lucchino, the Red Sox’ president and chief executive, told me Friday. “We just wanted to preserve a nice little old ballpark.”


I still think the Yankees would be smart moving back across the street.  Let the A's or someone play on the north side of 161st.

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I'm going with fellow Mets Police-man Osh41's logic - $6.  Why not?  I may even decide to not be cheap and sit downstairs....but I'm still parking on 113th street.

TICKETS FOR METS-RED SOX
EXHIBITION GAMES AT CITI FIELD
GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 6
AT 10:00 A.M.

Single Game Tickets to April 3-4
Red Sox Games at Citi Field Start at $6

• Price: Tickets start $6/seat!
• Tickets Go On Sale: Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m. ET
• Where to Purchase: Here on Mets.com or by Phone at 718-507-TIXX (TDD: 718-672-9163).

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After my head exploded over the Citi Field ticket prices (go down one post) I decided to jump on www.mets.com and learn even more about Citi Field and I found this which makes me laugh because the featured politician is Eliot Spitzer.    I'm a big fan of Mr. Spitzer back from his days as Attorney General when he would let Cablevision charge whatever they wanted for Sportschannel, and let them keep YES off their systems for a year.  Spitzer always had the little guy's interest in mind.   I do like that the new governor Paterson is an honest to goodness Mets fan.



So Yankee Stadiun as come and gone twice, and yet the Red Sox can somehow survive in Fenway Park.   Apparently it's possible to win the World Series in the 21st Century, something the Yankees haven't done, without a new ballpark.  Without skyboxes.  Without moving across the street from your history.   Interesting.



I was in Fenway the day Mickey Mantle died.   I was sitting in the rooftop seats which are literally in the roof next to the light stand.   They gave us a survey that day which basically said "not that we ever would, but if we did build a new stadium what would you want to be part of it."  They were fishing for New Fenway, and seeing if people would want a big green wall (duh).   Fortunately that never came to be.   I can't stick up for Shea (wasn't that a slogan circa 1993 "Stick Up For Shea!") but I think the NYY's are crazy moving across the street.    Steinbrenner (George I mean) stopped talking about it when four million people started showing up, but it really is a lousy neighborhood for a stadium. 



A whole generation of Bosox fans is being raised to think of the Red Sox as winners.   Say you're 15 years old.  You've never known your team to suck, and you've enjoyed two World Championships.  Amazing.



Fantastic job out of the Yankees catching the Sox in the loss column.   I like having both the Mets and Yankees in the playoffs in October, it makes for a fun month of TV.



Isn't it nice that the Mets can lose a game and we don't all lose our minds?   They lost to Pujols in 14.  It happens.  I was excited that once again Jerry's team (unlike Willie's team) didn't roll over and die.  They had plenty of opportunities.



Jose Reyes got married Friday.   Mets Police wish a long and happy marriage to Mr. & Mrs. Reyes.



Nascar is really cool until Memorial Day.  Then, up in these parts at least, it's really challenging to make time for.   In the dead sports period of February & March it's really cool.   Daytona, Talladega - races on FOX with their excellent coverage.   A steady diet of Saturday Nationwide Series and Sunday Cup.



Then in the northeast the sun comes out, baseball starts, the races move to TNT and tracks like Pocono, and lame road courses.    Now the races are on ABC/ESPN but it's 85 and sunny out until 9pm, no thanks.    Come the fall they race against the NFL.   No thanks.



Nascar is a great sport, and like hockey you really need to see it in person, but the season is way too long, and doesn't work on a Sunday afternoon.    Maybe they could race on Thursday night?  Friday night?   that would change some of the tailgating culture - but is anyone really tailgating at Pocono anyway?



Finally, Metsradamus seems like he is channeling The Mets Police today.

Look, I know this is the last season of Shea Stadium. Fine. You want to preserve your memories. Fine. You want a picture of yourself in the House That Kranepool Built. Fine. But it's bad enough you stand at the entrance of the section between innings and block everyone from getting to the bathroom or the snack line before it fills up. Tonight, you took to standing at the entrance of the section while the play was going on and blocking our view of the game!

Read the whole thing here.

When you're sitting in the upper deck at Shea during a long game, the conversation can wander a bit with one topic leading into another.

The Mets Police and I were discussing uniforms (possibly the only time most men will discuss fashion) and I mentioned how in 1992 at Tom Seaver's induction ceremony I saw a family of 4 all wearing different versions of his uniform - the father had a classic Mets jersey, the mother a Cincinatti one, the son a Chicago White Sox 41, and the daughter a Seaver Red Sox shirt - truly a dedicated family.

Mentioning Seaver on the Red Sox in 1986, we realized that the only times the Mets have been in the World Series, Seaver has been present:

• In 1969 he was their ace


• In 1973 he was their ace


• In 1986 he was in the Boston bullpen


• In 2000 he was a roving instructor and broadcaster. (There was also a Tom Seaver bobblehead promotion in July)

Seaver has not had a role with the team since 2005 and is now concentrating on his vinyard in Napa Valley (first bottles are due out sometime this year).

Can the Mets get to the World Series without Tom Terrific somewhere nearby?

So much negativity in the air...let's celebrate someone instead. Some day it will be a Met.