This is coming in from Adam Rubin’s tweets:
Mets making outfield walls blue.Citi Field dimensions (l to r): 335-358-385-408-398-375-330. 100 new seats in left-center between old and new walls. 40-50 new seats where Mo’s Zone was. Two new rows of seats in left-center.Fence is a uniform eight feet. Playing surface over is 2 percent less. Playing surface beyond 300 feet is 5 percent less. In extreme left field corner, the old 16-foot wall will be in play with line at 8 feet. Mets say unconcerned about umpires determining HR.
Mets would have hit about 81 more homers over three years with these dimensions. Opponents 70. According to Sandy Alderson.
I think I might have to keep updating this post throughout the day. This Just in from Adam Rubin.
New walls are blue, but old walls stay old dark black-ish (soot) color.
Pic from MetsBlog
I still think it is a mistake to bring the fences in but what do I know. The blue walls if they are “Shea Blue” might look out of place at Citi Field. Oh well, at least it is some Mets news today. I think Shannon might be busy today at work, so I expect a flood of news because of that.
God what a Mickey Mouse horror – and all designed to distract us from the failure to make an offer to Jose Reyes by M. Donald Alderson.