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Citi Field Links, Stories, Pics, Reviews
Everyone has Citi Field excitement, and it’s today’s top Mets story. Â Here’s some links….
Seaver to throw out first pitch!
Osh41 posted a really good description of what it was like to be at Citi Field yesterday.
Check out the obstructed views.
Amazin’ Avenue has more descriptions about Citi Field, including how my left field Promenade seats are going to suck. Â I will have no problem bitching and posting pictures all season long, believe me.
Daily Stache didn’t enjoy the place. Â Ross did.
Check out my weekly Monday column over at Flushing Univeristy.  Today’s theme is hoping we can have a new start and get out of the cycle of finishing second or last.
LoHud has stories of how hard it is to get tix to Citi or Yankee.
I’m sure more will trickle out as the day moves on.
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Hooray! Seaver To Throw Out First Pitch!!!
As I mentioned a few weeks back, it’s now official.
TOM SEAVER WILL THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH AT CITI FIELD!!!
Hooray. Â The Mets get one right.
From no less a source than mlb.com:
Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza, who teamed up to close Shea Stadium with a “final pitch,” are expected to be together again for the Mets’ home opener, this time for the ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field’s first regular season game.
Awesome. Â The correct move.
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The Mets Could Learn From The Phillies: Dynasty Talk
The Post wrote about the Phillies yesterday.
Read these first two paragraphs, then I will re-write them for you:
The losing culture that surrounded this franchise began changing when Larry Bowa, a popular shortstop on the 1980 championship team, took over as manager in 2001. He led the Phillies to three winning seasons in four years, but the volatile Bowa couldn’t get them over the hump and his irascible personality annoyed some players.
The player-friendly Manuel replaced Bowa in 2005 and Philadelphia came close to reaching the playoffs his first two years only to fall short in the final weekend of the regular season
Now, let’s try again that but I will swap out the nouns.
The losing culture that surrounded this franchise began changing when Willie Randolph, a popular second baseman from the Yankees, took over as manager in 2005. He led the Mets to three winning seasons in four years, but Randolph couldn’t get them over the hump and his irascible personality annoyed some players.
The player-friendly Manuel (I didn’t even have to change that!) replaced Randolph in 2008 and New York came close to reaching the playoffs….only to fall short in the final weekend of the regular season
Same story, you just need the championship to complete it.
As I have been harping about lately (me, really?) I want this new building to change the cutlure of the franchise. I want a winning tradition, not this tradition of finishing second or last (see my new Monday column on Flushing University.com for more about that.)
I like how the Phillies talk. They talk the talk, they walk the walk. You might hate Jimmy Rollins but I wouldn’t mind a guy like that on my team. Check the ring.
“One thing I can’t wait to do is go down Broad Street for that parade again and again and again,” Hamels told the crowd at Citizens Bank Park two days after the Phillies won the World Series last October.
“If you’re thinking about yesterday, well that means you’re not doing nothing now. Our ultimate goal now is to win again. Before, it was to win a World Series. Now, it’s to repeat. We’ve got the talent and I just want to keep the same way of playing, the same attitude and how we go about our business and we’ll be OK.”
The Phillies want to win again. They want to play meaningful games in October not September. I want to play meaningless games in September, the way the 86ers did. A 20 game lead would suit me just fine.
Until the Mets can beat the Phillies they need to respect them. Until the Mets can run off a sustained period of success (none of this one year followed by underperformers) I won’t be satisfied.
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Welcome To Mets Police: Most Popular From Last 7 Days (Newbie Edition)
Hi there and welcome to The Mets Police. We’re seeing a lot of new visitors lately – welcome!
The Mets Police are a bunch of Mets fans who love their team, but also want the franchise to act honorably. Treat the fans with respect, develop a culture of winning, and stop wearing dopey black uniforms. Our unofficial motto is “calling the Mets (and frankly anyone else) on the carpet for the stupid things they do.” – so we tend to be cranky. This is a Mets blog, but the Mets don’t live in a void so Yankees stuff pops up (especially when they open a new stadium or take steroids or charge a lot for tickets) and in the off-season our minds wander to other sports.
Like you, we’re geared up for baseball. Here’s what the readers dug last week.
The top story continues to be the drive Get Opening Night changed to a 1:05 start. More about that here. We’re thankful to a few other blogs who banded with us in the cause – so please check out related stories on Amazin’ Avenue, The Eddie Kranepool Society, the ‘Ropolitans, and NJ.com
Citi Field curiousity also in full swing. Check out Matt Cerrone’s pictures and these tons of pics of Citi Field, the picture the Wilpons don’t want you to see and the sad final home of the Shea scoreboard skyline. I’d suggest checking out New Stadium Insider tonight, they were live video blogging from the stadium today!
I wonder who got stuck sitting in Citi’s Obstructed View Seats today.
As I said above we don’t live in a void, nor apparently do you – folks wanted to see 175 More Pics of New Yankee Stadium
Earlier today we had some early reviews of Citi Field drizzling in. (For you newbies, I’m using the name of the stadium to get you acclimated. I usually call it C-Field or the like, as I hate that my taxpayer dollars go to naming a stadium. It’s killing me to use it.).
I’m pushing for some New Traditions For The New Mets Stadium.
Wallace Matthews was right when he said the Yankees give the Mets cover when the Mets suck.
Finally, some shout outs to some other blogs who give us love, so go give them some love.
Mets Blog
Amazin’ Avenue
The Kranepool Society
Mets Walkoffs who helps me out with stats whenever I ask.
The ‘Ropolitans (my new twitter buddy) – Mets Police is @metspolice by the way.
and the really cool New Stadium Insider (who are practically the Yankees Police).
I’m Shannon Shark, I paid the $10 for the url. On top of being chief of Mets Police I’m also writing stuff at Flushing University on Monday, the monthly Flushing9 magazine, and am the New York Sports Examiner at examiner.com. I also do something else (as Clark Kent, it’s legal) to pay the rent but can’t tell ya.
Thanks for visiting!
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