Dear @mediagoon,
I am glad you enjoy the baseball games in person. I have gone through several stages of life where I really enjoyed going to the ballpark. Right now is not one of them.
It has little to do with winning or losing. I did 35 games with my dad when Mike Scott was a Met, and 10-20 since Citi Field opened, and various waves at Shea as discussed in my book Send The Beer Guy (available for just $3 for Kindle/Apps and $9 for an actual book.)
As much as you enjoy your experience at the games, I really enjoy my experience at home. I like the twitter hang. I like the 4 second trip which compares favorably to your 10 minute trip and my 65 minute trip.
I’ve discussed several time that I don’t really like Citi Field as a ballpark. You can. Others can. It’s all good.
This morning I actually thought about playoff tickets for the first time since my mid-30’s, and am not sure I’d even want them. Would I enjoy sitting in Promenade Left more than I would cozying up on the couch with a 60 inch TV and my trusty Macbook? Maybe once (do they still do day games), maybe a lot, maybe not at all. I’m not sure.
Anyway, I’m glad you had fun. I’m sure this post, like many, will have people saying what an idiot I am. I just like doing things including Mets baseball, and right now I”m not interested in turning a 3 hour TV show into a 7 hour commitment. (similarly there was a time when I would hit the beach 40x a summer including one year I did 14 before Memorial Day! I like the beach but I can’t commit the time.)
