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Videos

May of 2009

 

Rate Video: The New Shea StadiumVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 21

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By rss@youtube.com (ErgoKing) Author: ErgoKing Keywords: Mets New Shea Stadium Citi Field Braves baseball shake shack upper deck Added: May 21, 2009

Rate Video: On the Field at Shea Stadium - Part 4 - 9/27/08Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, May 17

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By rss@youtube.com (previouslyowned) Author: previouslyowned Keywords: New York Mets baseball Shea Stadium final season second to last game 2008 Marlins fans on the field National Anthem warning track outfield stadium Johan Santana Citi Field Added: May 17, 2009

Rate Video: Luis Castillo of the New York Mets gets a single vs the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field 5-13-09Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, May 16    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (mikegooch40) Author: mikegooch40 Keywords: MVI 7383 Added: May 16, 2009

Rate Video: Jose Reyes, of New York Mets, Base Running Blunder vs Atlanta Braves at Citi Field 5-13-09Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, May 16    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (mikegooch40) Author: mikegooch40 Keywords: Jose Reyes of New York Mets Added: May 16, 2009

Rate Video: Luis Castillo, of NY Mets, hits a Triple vs Braves at Citi Field 5-13-09Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 14

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By rss@youtube.com (mikegooch40) Author: mikegooch40 Keywords: mets braves castillo triple citi field baseball sexy girls gone wild yankees a's phillies home run walk hit strike out fart beer college party bum fight police new york atlanta Added: May 14, 2009

Rate Video: On the field at Citi Field - Part 2 - Dugout & 1st BaseVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 14

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By rss@youtube.com (previouslyowned) Author: previouslyowned Keywords: New York Mets Citi Field Shea Stadium baseball inaugural season ballpark on the field Modell's Mo Zone Knothole alley bullpens warning track senior stroll first base home dugout Added: May 14, 2009

Rate Video: First Pitch at Citi FieldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, May 12    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (atturgalsemaj) Author: atturgalsemaj Keywords: First Pitch Citi Field Seaver to Piazza 2009 Mets home opener Added: May 12, 2009

Rate Video: Mets Game @ New Citi Field StadiumVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Mon, May 11

3/19/2009; This is me and my buddies in the VIP @ the Mets vs. The Milwaukee Brewers game @ The New Citi Field Stadium. www.truveo.com

Rate Video: NY Mets final starting lineup at Shea StadiumVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, May 10    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (j26methead) Author: j26methead Keywords: NY New York Mets Metropolitans final lineup Shea Stadium new Citi Field Jose Reyes lead off Added: May 10, 2009

Rate Citi Field Short Video of the New Mets HomeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, May 8

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By rss@youtube.com (twinsrcool32) Author: twinsrcool32 Keywords: Citi Field Added: May 8, 2009

Rate Video: Shea's final weeks

Original at AOL Video external link    Wed, May 6

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Catch the Mets in action during their final weeks at Shea and receive priority seating at Citi Field next season video.aol.com

Rate Video: Mets hunt for the next Susan Boyle at Citi Field audition...Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, May 6

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By rss@youtube.com (thenewyorkdailynews) Author: thenewyorkdailynews Keywords: daily news new york sports entertainment gossip city manhattan brooklyn bronx queens staten island Added: May 6, 2009

Rate Video: Day-time battle at Citi FieldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Tue, May 5

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It's matinee baseball in New York. Come out to Citi Field on May 13th as the Mets host the Atlanta Braves. First pitch is at 1:10 PM www.truveo.com

Rate Video: First Look at the New York Mets' Citi FieldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, May 4

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By rss@youtube.com (tylergfy123) Author: tylergfy123 Keywords: First Look at the New York Mets' Citi Field Added: May 4, 2009

Rate Video: Manuel on the first Citi Field game

Original at AOL Video external link    Sun, May 3

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Mets skipper Jerry Manuel discusses the atmosphere and performance of his players at the new park. video.aol.com

Rate Video: Loose Cat Takes Spotlight At Brand New Citi FieldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Fri, May 1

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The New York Mets opened their new ballpark last night, but a cat apparently wanted to get in on the action, Mike Binkley reports (0:48). www.truveo.com

Rate Video: Otis traction at the BRAND NEW Citi Field Home of the NY Mets-Floors 1-6Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Apr 30

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By rss@youtube.com (JonElevator) Author: JonElevator Keywords: otis traction elevators citi field ny mets Added: April 30, 2009

Rate Video: The New Citi Field Home to the New York MetsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Apr 30

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By rss@youtube.com (jazzabella97) Author: jazzabella97 Keywords: jazzabella97 Added: April 30, 2009

April of 2009

 

Rate Video: Mackenzie Brown throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on SNY

Original at Yahoo! Video external link    Sun, Apr 26

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Mackenzie Brown throws first pitch at Citi Field for the New York Mets on SNY video.yahoo.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Apr 26

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By rss@youtube.com (jerkyboy099) Author: jerkyboy099 Keywords: Mackenzie Brown throws first pitch citi field sny NY METS perfect 12 year old girl Bayonne Little League Added: April 26, 2009

Rate Video: Frenzied Fans Await Home Opener Of Citi Field

Original at Yahoo! Video external link    Thu, Apr 23

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It's the night Mets fans have been waiting for: the official debut of Citi Field. Fans have already begun piling into the $800 million stadium ... video.yahoo.com

Rate Video: Mets Fans Flock To New Citi Field

Original at AOL Video external link    Wed, Apr 22

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The New York Mets open their new ballpark, Citi Field. video.aol.com

Rate Video: Alyssa Milano on Mets vs Brewers telecast at Citi Field, NYCVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Dailymotion external link    Wed, Apr 22

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Rate Video: First regular season win for the New York Mets at Citi Field!!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Apr 17    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (bfliller) Author: bfliller Keywords: Citi Field New York Mets NYM first win Added: April 17, 2009

Rate Video: Track Star - At the NYC Mets-Citi Field gameVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Apr 17

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By rss@youtube.com (TRACKSTAR1323) Author: TRACKSTAR1323 Keywords: TRACKSTAR1323 nyc Mets new Citi Field Added: April 17, 2009

Rate Video: Mets First Win At Citi Field - last pitchVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Apr 16    6 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (crazydex) Author: crazydex Keywords: Mets Citi Field Citi-field first win pitch Added: April 16, 2009

Rate Video: OnTheBlack.com: Mets Citi Field Home OpenerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Veoh external link    Thu, Apr 16    6 related articles

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Some Video I shot at the first ever regular season game at Citi Field. For more visit: http://www.ontheblack.com www.veoh.com

Rate Video: OnTheBlack.com: Mets Citi Field Home OpenerVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Thu, Apr 16    6 related articles

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Some Video I shot at the first ever regular season game at Citi Field. For more visit: http://www.ontheblack.com www.truveo.com

Rate Video: OnTheBlack.com: Mets Citi Field Home Opener

Original at AOL Video external link    Wed, Apr 15    6 related articles

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Some Video I shot at the first ever regular season game at Citi Field. For more visit: http://www.ontheblack.com video.aol.com

Rate Video: Shea's final weeksVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Tue, Apr 14

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Catch the Mets in action during their final weeks at Shea and receive priority seating at Citi Field next season www.truveo.com

Rate Video: Mets Fans Await Home Opener At Citi Field

Original at Yahoo! Video external link    Tue, Apr 14    6 related articles

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It's a whole new world for Mets fans. Today they get to watch their first ever regular season game at Citi Field. CBS 2's Scott Rapoport gives us ... video.yahoo.com

Rate Video: New York Mets Citi Field fanwalk - 15 seconds

Original at AOL Video external link    Mon, Apr 13

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New York Mets promote their fanwalk at Citi Field video.aol.com

Rate Video: New York Mets Preview Center - 15 seconds

Original at AOL Video external link    Mon, Apr 13

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Visit the New York Mets Citi Field preview center at Shea Stadium, Loge section 9 video.aol.com

Rate Video: Mets Ticket Plan Sunday April 5th 2009 - Tour of the new Citi FieldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Apr 8

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By rss@youtube.com (TheCardMan64) None Author: TheCardMan64 Keywords: mets citi field NY Mets Added: April 8, 2009

Rate Video: My first Steps into Citi FieldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Apr 1

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By rss@youtube.com (AngryHazen) Author: AngryHazen Keywords: citi Field Mets Baseball Added: April 1, 2009

March of 2009

 

Rate Video: Citi Field New Home of the Mets and the JunkyardsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Mar 21

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By rss@youtube.com (RadioReporter01) Author: RadioReporter01 Keywords: Shea Stadium Citi Field Junkyards Added: March 21, 2009

Rate Video: New York Mets Citi Field fanwalk - 15 secondsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at truveo.com external link    Fri, Mar 20

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New York Mets promote their fanwalk at Citi Field www.truveo.com

Rate Video: Citi Field virtual tour

Original at AOL Video external link    Wed, Mar 18

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Experience a virtual tour of the new home of the New York Mets, Citi Field video.aol.com

Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Last out at Shea 2008Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 23

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By rss@youtube.com (heyzooz) Last out at Shea Stadium from the top row in upper deck with Citi Field in the background. September 28th 2008. Sorry for video quality, but the audio is pretty entertaining. I'll be at the home opener from CIti Field, hopefully with better video. GO METS!

Rate Video: Inside the New HR Apple at Citi Field - 2/16/09Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 16

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By rss@youtube.com (islandxtreme26) Walk-around video from inside the holder of the new HR apple at Citi Field, taken on February 16th, 2009. The fresh apple, recreated from scratch for Citi Field and made of fiberglass with a foam core, is 16 feet tall and 18 feet in diameter, meaning it would tower over the 9-foot-tall origin...

Rate Video: Mets New StadiumVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 30

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By rss@youtube.com (regatense) Author: regatense Keywords: Mets Citi Field Shea Stadium Added: January 30, 2009

Rate Video: 2009 New York Mets: "Swagger" -Steve SidotiVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 17

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By rss@youtube.com (SSExpress22) This is a video I made dedicated to the 2009 Mets. A new season, a new ballpark, and some new swagger. Author: SSExpress22 Keywords: Mets 2009 Mets Swagger Baseball KROD JJ Putz Sidoti Citi Field Shea Added: January 17, 2009

Rate Video: Mets vlog: New pitchers and new patches Jan 12th 2009Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 12

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By rss@youtube.com (dumbbuff) Scott Schoenweis to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Connor Robertson, Mets sign free agent Tim Redding from the Nationals to fill in the back end of the rotation and the Citi Field inaugural season patch gets shredded by websters

Rate Video: Strawberry and Gooden at Shea Stadium - September 28, 2008Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Sep 29    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (Kingmanloge13) Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden make an emotional appearance at the final day of Shea Stadium. For more coverage, visit http://www.loge13.com Keywords: New York Mets Shea Stadium Citi Field Baseball Mr Met closing ceremony Darryl Strawberry Dwight Doc Gooden

Rate Video: Last Moments of Shea Stadium - September 28, 2008Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Sep 28    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (Kingmanloge13) Here are the last moments of the closing ceremony at Shea Stadium, September 28, 2008. Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver walk of the field and Shea is no more, at 6:22 PM. For more on our tribute to Shea Stadium, visit http://www.loge13.com Keywords: New York Mets Shea Stadium Citi Field baseball Mike...

Stories

Past Month

 

Rate Rosenthal : Mets/Cubs/Jays Discuss Swap Of Onerous Contracts

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Mon, Nov 9

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By GC The Mets are in the same position they were a year ago — eager to trade Castillo and sign free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson. The additions of both Hudson and Overbay would revamp the right side of their infield, and Overbay’s line-drive stroke would play well at spacious Citi Field.

Rate HOLIDAY ? IT WOULD BE SO NICE!

Original at Kranepool Society external link    Mon, Nov 9

By kranepool The thought of free-agent left fielder Matt Holliday signing with the Mets is good for a chuckle. Some who know Holliday say he would prefer not to play in New York. Also, his power to right-center makes him a poor fit for Citi Field. The Mets would not be so desperate to upgrade in left if Fernand...

Rate FYI: Citi Field is NOT Death Valley

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Mon, Nov 2

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By Matthew Cerrone …the Mets lack of home run hitters killed home runs in Citi Field, not the ballpark… Meanwhile, the Mets hit seven home runs in nine games played at Citizen’s Bank Park, but hit NINE home runs in nine games against the Phillies in Citi Field.

Rate Citi Field = Death Valley

Original at Mets Fever external link    Sun, Nov 1

By Ed Ryan(mredmetsfever@yahoo.com) Consider for a moment that according to homerun park factor Citi Field was actually 12th in majors in 2009 at 1.057, higher than even Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. This means that 5.7% more home runs were in games at Citi Field than in games played on the road. source Circling the bases

Rate Buzz: The Citi Field D’Backs

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Thu, Oct 29    1 related articles

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By Matthew Cerrone …mevin, who was a back-up catcher during his playing career, led Arizona to a National League West title in 2007, when he was named Manager of the Year… in arizona, they call him ‘The Mad Scientist,’ because of the way he micro-manages his lineup, bullpen and rotation… he had been intervie...

Rate I’m Reading: about Aubrey Huff, Prospects and Citi Field

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Mon, Oct 26

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By Matthew Cerrone Toby Hyde of Mets Minor League Blog answers a reader’s question about how Dillon Gee, Tobi Stoner, Mike Antonini and Dylan Owen factor in the Mets major-league plans for 2010. According to Jerry Izenberg of the Star-Ledger, “There was no bigger New York baseball story than the 1969 Mets.”

October of 2009

 

Rate Mets meet Cuban pitcher

Original at NY Daily external link    Fri, Oct 23

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Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman, whose fastball reportedly registers 100 mph, arrived in New York this week after establishing residency in Andorra, and met with the Mets at Citi Field, to avoid being subject to the draft.

Rate Buzz: The Mets like Mike Cameron

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Thu, Oct 22

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By Matthew Cerrone According to Marty Noble, in a mailbag Q&A for MLB.com, the Mets ‘like the idea of Mike Cameron,’ since, “He would provide reliable and comprehensive defense in left field and might hit 15-20 home runs at Citi Field if he played 120 games.”

Rate Cammy back to NY...

Original at Mets Fever external link    Wed, Oct 21

By Ed Ryan(mredmetsfever@yahoo.com) Cameron was a gold glover caliber fielder with a solid bat and decent speed, who was taken back by the acquisition of Carlos Beltran. I like the idea of Cameron, and so do the Mets. He would provide reliable and comprehensive defense in left field and might hit 15-20 home runs at Citi Field if he...

Rate Mythbusters: Citi Field Kills Homeruns

Original at Amazin' Avenue external link    Mon, Oct 19

By Eric Simon Rumor has it that Matt Holliday has already expressed interest in playing in New York, either for the Mets or the Yankees. No big surprise, as the New York teams can offer the biggest spotlight and, in most cases, the biggest paycheck. He also has some trepidation about playing -- really, hit...

Rate Holliday likes NY...

Original at Mets Fever external link    Sun, Oct 18    2 related articles

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By Ed Ryan(mredmetsfever@yahoo.com) Holliday struggled in his half season in the America league but it also sounds like the size of Citi Field. I can see the Yankees once again winning a bidding war for the prize free agent. Holliday's primary reservation about joining the Mets? Yup, hitting at Citi Field. Maybe they can alter th...

Rate News: Mets to lower Season-Tickets up to 20 %

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Thu, Oct 1

By Matthew Cerrone The Mets said today no ticket will go up in price next season in Citi Field, and they will reduce season-ticket prices by 10 to 20 percent. In an e-mail to season-ticket holders, the team said: “Everyone at the Mets – our Ownership, GM Omar Minaya, Manager Jerry Manuel, the coaches, players,...

Rate Mets cutting season ticket prices 10-20 percent

Original at NBCSports.com external link    Thu, Oct 1

NEW YORK (AP) -The Mets are cutting the average price of season tickets by at least 10 percent following a dismal opening season at Citi Field.

Rate Post Game: Nationals 7 Mets 4

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Wed, Sep 30

By Matthew Cerrone The top of the Mets batting order was a combined 0 for 16, while the heart of the order went 7 for 14 with all three RBI. What’s Next for the Mets: The Mets are off tomorrow, then return to Citi Field on Friday for their final series of the season, taking on the Astros at 7 pm.

September of 2009

 

Rate Coming To Citi Field : An Event Even Less Popular Than A Mets Game

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Fri, Sep 25

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By GC In the first-ever pro football game at Citi Field, the New York Sentinels will host the Las Vegas Locomotives on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 p.m. As a Mets Season Ticket or Plan Holder, we are pleased to offer you an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets for the November 4 game at 20 percent...

Rate Minaya’s Remaining Friends : Disguised As Empty Seats At Citi Field

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Thu, Sep 24

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By GC Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to Atlanta was the Mets’ 13th in their last 16 games, the club’s midseason flirtation’s with .500 a distant memory in what Newsday’s David Lennon projects will be the Amazins’ worst campaign since finishing 66-95 in 2003. Though GM Omar Minaya (above) and manager Jerr...

Rate NY Times Investigative Reporting At Full Strength : Mets Less Popular Than Cancer, Child Abuse, Black 47

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Sat, Sep 19

By GC The Mets are currently scoreless against the Nationals’ John Lannan, whose 1981 killing served as inspiration for the Meatmen’s “One Down, Three To Go”. From the looks of things on MLB.TV, Citi Field is mostly empty, a development that could only be of interest to the most culturally unawa...

Rate Closing out a season at Comerica Park and the Tigers

Original at Mets Guy in Michigan external link    Fri, Sep 18

By Mets Guy in Michigan(noreply@blogger.com) It's been a good season as far as attending Major League games. I caught the Mets twice in spring training, and then the glorious day at Citi Field. August had the Executive Game at U.S. Cellular and wrapping things up at Comerica, which has become a tradition.

Rate Klapisch : Manuel’s Lost The Clubhouse…

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Fri, Sep 18

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By GC …and it’ll take more than a Citi Field floorplan to sort him out. With the likelihood of a lower payroll in 2010, the Bergen Record’s Bob Klapisch suggests the coming offseason would be a good time for Fred & Jeff Wilpon “to decide if Jerry Manuel is still relevant”.

Rate Citi Field springs a leak

Original at Field of Schemes external link    Mon, Sep 7

By Neil deMause With the New York Mets' season long since having passed the laughingstock stage, the media have turned their sights on their new stadium: Yesterday's New York Post reported that the new $830 million stadium "has been plagued by water damage to several luxury suites -- including Jerry Se...

August of 2009

 

Rate I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Original at Mets Walk external link    Fri, Aug 28

By metswalkoffs(noreply@blogger.com) Orlando Mercado father died home run His significance to me is that I wrote how he once broke up, in the ninth inning the closest thing I ever experienced to a perfect game while playing Strat-O-Matic Baseball. April 13, 1967 Mets News Nuns Day at Mets Citi Field on August 24, 2009

Rate Leftover Minutiae

Original at Mets Walk external link    Wed, Aug 26

By metswalkoffs(noreply@blogger.com) Lastly, I think it's pretty cool that the first inside-the-park home run hit at Shea Stadium was hit against Sandy Koufax, and the first inside-the-park home run hit at Citi Field was hit against Pedro Martinez. Pedro will likely become the 4th Hall of Famer to allow an inside-the-park HR t...

Rate Lee, Howard Lead Phillies Past Mets in Series Final

Original at Blogging Baseball external link    Tue, Aug 25    22 related articles

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By mark Ryan Howard’s first-inning home run at Citi Field on Monday produced his 600th career RBI. He reached that milestone in his 693rd game, the fastest for any major-league player since 1946, when Ted Williams collected his 600th RBI in his 675th game.

Rate Happ Leads Phillies Past Mets in Game 2 After Dropping Opener

Original at Blogging Baseball external link    Sun, Aug 23    22 related articles

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By mark Utley has six homers against the Mets this season, including four at spacious Citi Field. The Phillies look to take a 2-1 lead in the series on Sunday as Pedro Martinez faces his former team.  Lefthander Oliver Perez goes for the Mets. For all of Sunday’s games, click here.

Rate Counting the ways our visit to Citi Field was perfect

Original at Mets Guy in Michigan external link    Thu, Aug 6

By Mets Guy in Michigan(noreply@blogger.com) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! The Mets designed the parking lot so no cars would be right on top of the plaques designating where Cleon Jones batted, Robin Ventura and Felix Millan fielded and Keith Hernandez scooped up long throws. We happily recreated Tom’s magical moment, and others.

Year 2009

 

Rate No question that Yankee Stadium is topping Citi Field with the ...

Original at New York Daily News external link    Sat, Jun 13

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 NY BY Jesse Spector ... while just 48 homers had been hit at Citi Field - the seventh lowest total in all of baseball. The Subway Series is always a study in the dichotomy of New York - Yankees vs. Mets, Bronx vs. Queens, Major Deegan vs. ... Welcome To CitiField A Pakistan News all 2 news articles

Rate Opinion: Summer's here as Interleague returns

Original at MLB.com external link    Thu, Jun 11

Mets at Yankees this weekend, and Yankees at Mets on the final weekend. Mainly because you have two World Series contenders and shades of 2000 -- but even bigger this year because it's new Yankee Stadium vs. Citi Field. This is a baseball first. ...  - MLB.com

Rate Citi Field, steroids (duh) and other Friday thoughts

Original at the Mets beat external link    Thu, May 7

Are we really witnessing the resurgence of the Mets right now? Back-to-back sweeps over the Braves and Phillies? And now what should be a gimme weekend with the skidding Pirates in town? Rip Omar if you must, but the Mets did what they set out to do this winter in rebuilding the bullpen, and t...

Rate No decision yet on Perez

Original at the Mets beat external link    Sun, May 3

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With today's rainout, everyone moves back a day, with John Maine starting tomorrow in Atlanta, followed by Livan Hernandez to finish up the two-game series at Turner Field. Then it's Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey for the next two-game series when the Phillies visit Citi Field.

Rate Opinion: Bucs' Morgan still in the stirrup game

Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review external link    Sat, Apr 25

 PA Much has been made about the empty seats in the high-priced sections of new Yankee Stadium and the Mets' Citi Field in New York. The Yankees are charging up to $2625 for the best seats and the Mets are charging an average of $175 to $495 for top seats. ...

Rate Opinion: Citi Field shouldn't forget to recognize the Mets

Original at Queens Courier external link    Thu, Apr 23

 NY The stadium's façade evokes Ebbets Field, the home away from home of Brooklyn-rooted Fred Wilpon, today the Mets' owner. Place names like “Ebbets Club” dot the concourse. The Rotunda itself is reminiscent of an older one in Flatbush. Citi Field ...

Rate Opinion: Gooden's autograph to stay at Citi Field

Original at MLB.com external link    Tue, Apr 21

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New York Post By Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com Doc Gooden's autograph, scribbled on the wall of the exclusive Ebbets Club at Citi Field, will remain in the building. According to the New York Post, the Mets listened to a heavy fan outcry and decided to preserve Gooden's ... New York Post - FanHouse

Rate New NY stadiums roomier, in both good and bad ways

Original at Field of Schemes external link    Mon, Apr 20

By Neil deMause The New York Times' Bats blog worries that "Let's Go Mets!" chants sound weaker in the new, smaller-capacity but physically larger Citi Field. Which will come as some surprise to the Huffington Post's Michael Shapiro, who insists that Citi is intimate like Ebbets Field. (The HuffPost's T...

Rate Guest Editorial : Beware Citi’s Nacho Stations

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Thu, Apr 16

By GC EDITOR’S NOTE : The conditions / design / aesthetics of the Mets’ newly opened Citi Field have been hotly debated both on NYC sports radio and throughout the blogosphere , but one major voice on the sporting landscape has been silent…until now.  Ladies and Gentlemen, making his thoughts o...

Rate The Mets win! The Me-e-e-e-e-ets win!

Original at Field of Schemes external link    Thu, Apr 16

By Neil deMause I visited the New York Mets' Citi Field for the first time last night, to see what my tax dollars had wrought in Queens. My verdict, as delivered this morning at Baseball Prospectus Unfiltered: It's far from perfect, but still kicks the new Yankee Stadium's butt:

Rate The New York Mets Are Willing To Consider Acknowledging The New York Mets

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Thu, Apr 16

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By GC Newsday’s Ken Davidoff charitably writes there have been “complaints rising that Citi Field lacks a significant  Mets presence”, and those moaners and groaners have a point.  I’ve attended both of Cit’s first two regular season games and aside from the retired Mets numbers on the left f...

Rate Mets V.P. David Howard : Pissing In Our Mouths And Telling Us It’s Rheingold

Original at Can't Stop The Bleeding external link    Wed, Apr 15

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By GC the view from row 4, Section 436 of Citi Field, Monday, April 13, 2009) Sorry for the crude headline folks (especially as I’ve used it before), but it’s the first thing that came to mind upon reading the following comments Mr. Howard made yesterday while appearing on WFAN’s “Mike’d Up” and a...

Rate Live: Citi Field opener -- Mets vs. Padres

Original at the Mets beat external link    Mon, Apr 13

Hey, Mets fans. The day you've been waiting for is finally here. Citi Field opens today for the rest regular season game in its history. Having seen Citi Field on TV and in photographs, I can tell you that neither compares to seeing the Mets' new 42,000-seat stadium in person.

Rate Mets to fans: Be our guest

Original at New York Daily News external link    Sun, Apr 12

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 NY BY Wayne Coffey If Craig Marino could script a perfect debut for Citi Field Monday night, every one of the 42000 guests - not fans - will be greeted warmly, treated graciously and offered assistance continuously. He knows it may not go quite that way, ...

Rate Pepsi Porch great for Mets fans, but maybe not for Ryan Church

Original at New York Daily News external link    Sun, Apr 12

 NY BY Bill Price The Pepsi Porch in right field will provide plenty of thrills for fans and players at Citi Field. Ryan Church is not on the fence about crazy right-field layout at Mets' new ballpark, saying the overhang and zig-zagging walls present a ...

Rate Inside Pitch: Citi Field takes center stage

Original at Houston Chronicle external link    Sun, Apr 12

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By then, Bruce was already at second, and Sanchez threw to first baseman Adam LaRoche to complete the triple play. The Mets’ David Wright, Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran — who hit 3-4-5 on Sunday — are a combined 5-for-45 lifetime (.111) against the ...

Rate Citi Field, Murphy and Sheffield

Original at the Mets beat external link    Sun, Apr 12

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Just a random thought: With Heath Bell returning to New York tonight -- not Shea, of course -- the ex-Met is relishing the idea of getting the first save in Citi Field history, according to Chris Jenkins of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Rate The First Home Win

Original at Mets Walk external link    Sun, Apr 12

By metswalkoffs(noreply@blogger.com) But as Robert Teague of the New York Times wrote "Suddenly everything was GO GO GO." I think we'll be hard-pressed to see three home runs hit in the first game at Citi Field let alone the three in a row that these 1962 Mets generated. Frank Thomas, Charlie Neal and Gil Hodges all went deep, part of...

Rate High-Dollar Stadiums In A Low-Rent Economy

Original at NPR external link    Sun, Apr 12

But these high-dollar baseball palaces — designed to be financed in part by luxury suites and swanky seats — are arriving at what may be the worst economic time since Lou Gehrig retired. by Frank Deford Citi Field, the new stadium of the New York Mets, ...

Rate Around the Bases

Original at American Chronicle external link    Sun, Apr 12

 CA Monday-Thursday: Padres at Mets. New York opens Citi Field. Thursday-Sunday: Indians at Yankees. New Yankee Stadium era begins. Thursday-Sunday: Cardinals at Cubs. Always a heated rivalry. Many preseason prognosticators picked the Reds to finish ahead ...

Rate MADOFF'S METS TICKETS FETCH $7500

Original at New York Post external link    Sun, Apr 12

 NY By LEONARD GREENE A pair of tickets owned by ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff for the Mets home opener tomorrow at Citi Field fetched $7500 in an online auction that ended with all the drama of a walk-off home run. The price of the tickets soared in the ...

Rate Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment ...

Original at Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck external link    Sun, Apr 12

 ND NEW YORK (AP) One of Bernard Madoff's investments is paying off. Bids for two tickets for Monday night's opener at the New York Mets' Citi Field are up to $3300 on ebay. The seats just to the home plate side of the New York dugout retail for $525 ...

Rate Slow starts worrisome?

Original at TheNewsTribune.com external link    Sun, Apr 12

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The two tickets for Monday’s opening game at the Mets’ Citi Field that were owned by disgraced financier Bernie Madoff were placed on ebay. The seats, in the eighth row of section 11 just to the home plate side of the Mets’ dugout, have a face value of ...

Rate What you can buy at the Mets' Citi Field

Original at Times Herald-Record external link    Sat, Apr 11

 NY Where it's at: Near Mets fanfest area in the left field corner of the Field Level. What you can buy: A large variety of hats, including official on-field fitted caps featuring the Citi Field Inaugural Season logo patch worn by all the players. ...

Rate Madoff's tickets bid to $3300 on eBay

Original at midwestagnet.com external link    Sat, Apr 11

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AP - April 11, 2009 11:43 PM ET Bids for two tickets for Monday night's opener at the New York Mets' Citi Field are up to $3300 on eBay. The seats just to the home plate side of the New York dugout retail for $525 apiece. They're being sold by the ... Daily Camera - New York Daily News

Rate Jersey guys behind the sparkle of Yankee Stadium, Citi Field - The Star-Ledger

Original at NJ.com external link    Sat, Apr 11

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A 59-by-101 foot, high-definition video screen and a miniature baseball field for kids. Things big and small at both new stadiums. But as they prepare to officially open their doors this week -- the Mets Monday, the Yankees on Thursday -- their ...

Rate Mets Won't Start Sheffield Just Yet

Original at RealGMBaseball.com external link    Sat, Apr 11

 IL Star-Ledger - The Mets aren't expected to start Gary Sheffield in right field for a few days as he continues to work out in the outfield. New York manager Jerry Manuel said Sheffield is likely to start in right field on Wednesday at Citi Field against ...

Rate Baseball Notebook: Giants reliever Martinez remains hospitalized

Original at Winston-Salem Journal external link    Fri, Apr 10

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Mets: The two tickets for Monday's Citi Field opener owned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were bid up to $2297 by 5 pm EDT yesterday on eBay Seats 5 and 6 in the eighth row in section 11, just to the home-plate side of the New York Mets' ...

Rate New York Mets Podcast #96

Original at New York Mets Baseball Podcast external link    Sun, Apr 5

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) We’re on the verge of a brand new season. Citi Field has been opened with two exhibition games against the Red Sox. Livan Hernandez will be the fifth starter to begin the season. And in a blockbuster last minute move that has caused quite a stir the Mets have picked up Gary Sheffield off of [...]

Rate Baseball Place No. 34: jackie Robinson's resting place; and Alternative Place No. 34A: Billy Herman's resting place

Original at Mets Guy in Michigan external link    Sun, Mar 22

By Mets Guy in Michigan(noreply@blogger.com) I’ll get to Citi Field, but I don’t know if I’ll ever make it to Cypress Hills. But I have visited the resting place of one of Jackie’s fellow Brooklyn Dodgers, and also a Hall-of-Famer. Alternative Baseball Place No. 34A: Billy Herman’s resting place

Rate eMailbag: Quick Qs, Quick As, Citi and Bench

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Wed, Mar 11

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By Matthew Cerrone Gyro: Will Citi Field still open the gates at 4:40 pm for night games and will you still be able to go anywhere during batting practice? Matthew Cerrone: From what I understand, Citi Field will operate just like Shea Stadium in this regard.

Rate Mets lose, 6-4; Santana wins?

Original at the Mets beat external link    Wed, Mar 4

Don't forget. Tickets for the two exhibition games against the Red Sox at Citi Field on April 3-4 go on sale Friday, March 6, at 10 a.m. Single-game tickets for April and May regular-season home games go on sale Sunday, March 15, at 10 a.m. Both are available at mets.com, losmets.com and by phone at (...

Rate Out of Left Field?

Original at Mike's Mets external link    Mon, Feb 23

Citi Field will have a large OF area to be patrolled, and if we do see Murphy and Tatis play together very often I will whisper a quiet prayer for Carlos Beltran, who will be forced to cover more ground than any other CF in baseball. You can get by with two weak corner OF in a bandbox, but that's a lo...

Rate Note: The 2 Citi Field Patches

Original at MetsBlog.com external link    Thu, Feb 19

By Matthew Cerrone My email box is being flooded with questions about the new, nicely designed, Citi Field patch that on the Mets hat today and being sold on Mets.com. From what I can gather, this is the Citi Field Patch that will appear on team-issued items, such as hats, t-shirts, etc., at Citi Field, their webs...

Rate New York Mets Podcast #93

Original at New York Mets Baseball Podcast external link    Mon, Dec 15

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) It’s been awhile but I’m glad to get back into the saddle. On this podcast I talk about: My reaction to the way the 2008 season endedThe whole Citi Field bailout controversyThe Mets picking up K-Rod and J.J. PutzThe Mets sending Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez and Joe Smith on their wayThe possibil...

Rate Opinion: Take me out to the (taxpayer-subsidized) ballgame

Original at Salon external link    Mon, Nov 24

By Mike Madden Now that the federal government is sending $20 billion to Citigroup (on top of the $25 billion the bank got in the Wall Street bailout earlier this fall), you and every other taxpayer may feel a special attachment to the Mets, who will be playing next year at a new stadium named Citi Field. Cit...

Rate Mets release 2009 schedule

Original at the Mets beat external link    Wed, Sep 17

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FLUSHING, N.Y., September 17, 2008 – The New York Mets today released their preliminary schedule for the 2009 season, their inaugural year in Citi Field. The Mets will open their home schedule Monday, April 13 at 7:10 p.m. when they host the San Diego Padres. The Mets will conclude the 2009 regul...

Rate Opinion: Is Citi Field open yet? I'm hungry

Original at the Mets beat external link    Wed, Jul 9

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We interrupt this Mets resurgence for the best news to come out of Citi Field since, well, they decided to rip down Shea. The team announced this morning that the new building will have concession stands modeled after Shake Shack and Blue Smoke, two Danny Meyer establishments that I have fr...

Rate NYU Commencement At Yankee Stadium

Original at WasWatching.com external link    Tue, Feb 26

But depending on the baseball game schedule, the 2009 graduation could be moved to Citi Field, the new home of the Mets, set to open in April 2009. If the class of 2009 has their commencement in Yankee Stadium, however, there is a chance it could be in the new Yankee Stadium, also opening in Apr...

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