Today I have been getting a fair amount of people asking my opinion about particular sections. I guess folks are considering renewing or moving down.
I thought it might be useful to start a thread here – if you have a question, tip or trick post it in the comments. I will be sure to weigh in and I bet others will too.
I don’t know Citi yet as well as I knew Shea. Hopefully we can all help each other.
While the Mets’ official position is that there are no obstructed views at Citi Field, I personally try to sit at least 4 rows up to make sure I can see over the plexiglass.
Another good rule I use is that if you are offered aisle seats make sure the aisle is not between you and home plate. That’s true of any park. Keep the aisle on your outfield shoulder so that you aren’t blocked by vendors and fellow fans.
I personally like the Promenade Infield Reserve as the best bang for my buck but I know otters disagree. Media Goon likes the 400s (he’s a high roller).
Any other tips?
Any section questions?
Let’s keep the snark to a minimum on this comment thread. The goal here is to help fellow fans not joust with Dave from Flushing.
By the way, Media Goon’s email is [email protected]. If you ever see something worth posting and I’m not paying attention you can try him.
I can be contacted at [email protected] and will reply to everyone (and the folks who emailed today you weren’t bothering me, you inspired!)
If you’re curious about the Caesar’s Club (and it _is_ nice) Pepsi Porch seats may be the way to go.
Promenade Outfield is better in RF than in LF (more fair territory in LF and it’s more likely to be farther back and more obstructed)
Left Field landing, the last section, 339, was surprisingly enjoyable. a dead CF type of view.
Section 103, row 4 is actually a ‘front row’ row from seats 1-8, due to the camera well in front of it. Nice seats, but you have to contend with the foul pole in 1-2.
Remember, sections are numbered sequentially starting with deep RF and moving clockwise to LF. Lower number seats are closer to home plate.
You know, if I had to choose one thing to change about the ticketing system, I’d give us the ability to select specific seats. Maybe I want row 4 instead of 3. maybe I like to be more towards third base (so i can see into the dugout) than behind home plate. Maybe I have a group of 8 and we don’t mind sitting 5 in one row, 3 in front of us.
3rd base and LF sections are the shade side of the field. The Pepsi Porch is for sun worshipers.
LF reserved and RF reserved are the same price, but you can see all 3 scoreboards in LF, none in most seats in RF
Go for sections with fewer seats in rows, sect 517 has 12 seat rows compared to most that have 24
following the above thought, section 128 upper rows have much less seats in the row than lower rows.
go for sections closest to home plate in the same price range. Sect 501(right field near foul pole) will cost you as much as 504,(not far from 1st base). Same on LF side of field. Not to mention 505/523 RF/LF are same price as 513/14/15 (behind home plate)
Sect 131 and 339 are open to the bay, real bad wind drafts.
You can have a lot of fun behind the bullpens towards the end of the game. Watch the relievers warm up and watch the game on a flat screen above the pick-nick tables. Had a lot of fun at Ollies expense last year and found out that K-Rod was not well liked by the bullpen catcher (Racanelli)
Mets Players parking lot is fenced in on 1st base side near 126th st. Visiting teams bus unloads players behind Center Field in Parking lot A.
i’d rather sit anywhere in the stadium instead of the leftfield landing, personally. i had my 15 game plan there in 2009 and i felt extremely disconnected from the action. on sunny days, the sun makes the seats so hot it’s unbearable until it gets behind the stadium (i sat in row 5, so the problem usually ended around 2-2:30). that’s just my personal opinion. in 2010, i bought all my seats in the baseline box sections (mostly split between 106 and 128) and i think it’s pretty great value for the price (especially now that it has dropped significantly from last year).
you know what i’d love? if you select your section the same way you do on stubhub when buying through mets.com. like…pick your section, see what’s available and where, how many together, etc. i would like the option of trying out new sections without blindly picking the “best available” option.
I have seats in the Promenade Infield Reserved and also think it’s the best bang for your buck and a great view with just one objection. I don’t like the railing in my face so I would never sit in the 1st or 2nd row. The 3rd row you just have to be careful of the staircase with the railing and plexiglass that you have to look through. It can be seats through 1-5 or 19-24….you don’t know which end of the row will have the glass if you buy seats sight unseen. Other than that, the 3rd row is great but 4th row back you won’t have to worry. Section 517 behind homeplate doesn’t have to worry because there aren’t any staircases.
I know you despise the plexiglass with a fiery passion usually reserved for Shane Victorino, but I’m curious: How do you feel about it in relation to the red poles at Shea?
While the online ticketing system leaves something to be desired, all you need to do is call up 507-TIXX and you can deal with a human being who will do their best to get you in the section you want.
Also, I think they updated the online system in September and you can now click on a section to purchase.
I hate talking to people. I’m antisocial.
I would somewhat agree with Shannon and say that the first two rows anywhere in the park is a mistake. Other than the aisle rule which I fully agree with,it’s tricky to come up with general tips with this park. Since there are so many peculiar obstructed views scattered throughout the ballpark. I would recommend to Shannon to re-up the obstructed view photo links just so people can see them. I had Sunday Minus Left Field Landing in 2009 and hated it. In the last ten rows or so You can’t see or tell what happens to balls hit to left or left center until you look at replay on the muted TVs. You could also forget about seeing the scoreboard as well. The only way I could recommend those seats is if you’ve got small kids. You’re covered from sun & rain. Since LFL has separate access from the rest of the stadium the restroom and snack lines are shorter.
I would love to see them set up a system like what the Rangers and Knicks have where you can zoom in to the seat level.
However, as for seats, I have tickets in Section 510 that are stellar. I love being close to behind home plate and able to see most of the field, plus the Promenade Food Court is the 2nd best in the stadium after the CF food court.
I’ve also sat in the Left Field field level seats and loved those.
But my favorite sections are sections 311 and 312 in the Ceaser’s club. Sadly, I don’t get to sit in them as much as I would like to due to the cost, but they are my favorite views in the entire stadium,plus you get the Cesaer’s Club access and TVs to see replays.
I agree w/ CoreyNYC. Call the TO, talk to someone, and they can do things that you cannot from the standard interface. You can ask for 2 and 2 instead of 4 in a row…. You can ask for a lower row in a section further out instead of being in the last row closer to the plate…
As for seating? I really like Caesar’s Club behind the plate, but too, cannot afford it. Prom Club seating is nice, but still overpriced. Prom Box in 404-405 / 424-425 is a good value, as you get access to the Promenade Club. Prom Reserved Infield in low rows is great, but beware of plexi-glass stairwells.
I’ve sat in the Porch once, and had a good time. Different. Don’t know if I’d want to sit there all the time. Sat in LF Reserved, and HATED it. Probably would hate RF reserved, too.
Cheers!
-Doug