Seriously, this is how you lose fans for life. How can the Mets possibly sell tickets with this kind of view?
I don’t know what the solution is (I’m no engineer) but I can’t believe the stadium got built this way. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Here’s a letter I got from someone who spends good money on the team!
I‘m a double plan holder who bought an individual ticket for the August 1 game at Citifield. Section 504, row 1, seat 1, $23. The view was worse than I ever expected. I told the usher I couldn’t see from my seat. he told me to go the advance ticket window in the Promenade. The person at the window then told me i had to head to see someone in Customer Relations by the Rotunda. The game was on, so I just grabbed an open seat in 517 and moved four times to accomodate the true ticket holders. I left in disgust after the fifth, and I have another ticket in this seat for 9/4. Selling seats like these is FRAUD!
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I have gone to three Met games this year and have had an obstructed view at two of them. In the "Pepsi Party Porch" I couldn't see a large portion of right field. Last night, on the field level in section 138, row 16 (centerfield), I couldn't see large portions of center field and right field and could not see the main scoreboard at all.
Also, whatever happened to Jeff Wilpon's claim that all seats are pointed towards home plate? This is not the case at all.
I know the Mets are more proud of their food concessions than they are of anything else (as if offering decent food at a baseball game at exorbitant prices is a difficult or noble accomplishment), so I made sure to bring a turkey sandwich from a local deli with me.
I've been going to Mets games since 1986. I've gotten up to about 8 per season in the past few years as I've discovered mass transit near my home. But I'm seriously teetering on the idea of cutting back to 1 or 2 games (I'm always going to go to the GaryKeithAndRon Main Event game). I don't always care if the team is good or not.
And to Frank's point that the Mets are more proud of food concessions than anything else, don't forget the propaganda before the ballpark opened – they're very proud of suites. my first clue last year that Mets ownership just doesn't get it.
Ticket prices for next season due in October or November, according to a ticket rep at the ballpark on Sunday.