Citi Prez to NOT Throw Out First Pitch At Citi Field

One more before bed…

Whew.  My quick spin…thank goodness.   Like I said before, too tired to think so click here.  It’s hard to be a blogger sometimes with a real job and other interests….but I love it.   Must sleep….


Published: April 5, 2009
Do not expect Vikram S. Pandit, Citigroup’s chief executive, to throw out the first pitch at Citi Field when the Mets play their first regular-season game there

To avoid another controversy, executives in Citigroup’s community affairs and government relations divisions have spent the past few months discussing their plans for opening day. They vetted their guest list, ruled out having executives throw out the first pitch and settled on a low-key approach, given the political climate.

But the Citigroup employees who attend games at Citi Field will sit in style. The bank has two luxury boxes and about eight tickets in the stands, the same as the other “signature sponsors,” which include Anheuser-Busch, Delta Airlines, Geico, Harrah’sPepsiVerizonand Xerox.

Empire suites include three high-definition flat-panel televisions, bar stools and sofas, quartz countertops, and carpeted and terrazzo flooring, as well as air-conditioning. Suite-holders receive four V.I.P. parking passes per game.

Just announce Seaver & Piazza already.  Everyone knows anyway.

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Saturday’s Mets Game Might Not Be Televised!!!!

Been out all day, sleepy….you’ll have to click the link to read about Fox and stupid TV rules.

6pm game in Florida, Fox won’t let SNY show it until 7.

Everyone grow up.

Details here.   Newsday

Lots tomorrow about Yankee Stadium.  Too tired to type.

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More Obstructed View Seats – Section 529 Row 3

I feel really sorry for whoever has these seats.

Last night I went looking for my Sunday plan seats. I knew they were Section 529 and I thought they were Row 3. When we got there man was I livid. Almost the entire row has an obstructed view of 3rd Base and the right-hander’s batters box.

(I realized later that I had the wrong row – we are several rows further up).

I like to think I am a realist – I know not every seat in a ballpark will be perfect. But this is pretty bad.

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Citi Field Section 529 Row 3
Apr 3, 2009
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Citi Field Lack of Advertising Very Evident


The recession is in evidence at Citi Field.

I haven’t seen anyone else mention this, but among the so many things that we noticed last night were these huge blank spaces at different areas around the ballpark, specifically around the scoreboard and video screen.

The Mets have not sold all their advertising space – and some of it premium spots too. The result is probably the biggest eyesore in the new park.

Big gray squares of nothing look bad. I can understand that the Mets may be having a tough time selling the space – it’s bad out there right now. But why don’t they at least have those spaces a Mets blue, or put up Mets logos – something, anything but that blank gray.

There are also blank spots along the Pepsi Porch in RF.

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Citi Field No Ads
Apr 3, 2009
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Mets Honor New York Baseball Giants


So much has been made of the fact that the Mets & the Wilpons almost go overboard in honoring the memory of the Brooklyn Dodgers while ignoring that other New York NL team, the Giants.

Well, looks like the Mets did decide to recognize the Giants – they just didn’t tell anyone about it.

Take a look at the outfield wall at Citi Field. Notice the colors?

Black and orange

Shannon and I looked but could not see that specific combination anywhere else in the park.

Those were the Giants colors.

Now whether it was inadvertent or deliberate, who knows. Regardless it’s nice to think that the Giants are being recognized (after all, they did win more World Series than that Brooklyn team).

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Citi Field Wall
Apr 3, 2009
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