Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

Man oh man is this awful.

New Stadium Insider has video from an obstructed seat at Citi Field.   They have VIDEO – don’t take my word for it, watch the video.

Look for yourself, this isn’t being whiny.  Try watching the game from this seat with a silver railing in the way, not to mention a vendor every 5 seconds.  I’d be over at fan relations in a second.

Awful!!!

This is not “obstructed view seating.”  It’s not a discount, it’s not fair-warning.  it’s just bad.

This is the first negative thing rolling in, this one is pretty bad.  I imagine there are plenty of seats with this problem.

Sorry to rain on an otherwise great day, but this is what the Mets Police is for.  Keep ’em honest.

(New Stadium Insider is in the early running blog of the year by the way, what a great effort getting streaming video rocking today)

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Another glowing review of the new place which mentions that concessions are cheaper.  Unconfirmed, but here’s what he says…

The Mets have a price comparison available to the media for six frequent purchases:

Cheeseburger — Down $1.50 to $5.75 (21 percent)
Popcorn — Down $0.75 to $4.25 (15 percent)
Knish — Down $1.50 to $3.75 (29 percent)
12 oz. Bud can — Down $1.50 to $6 (20 percent)
20 oz. Pepsi bottle — Down $0.25 to $4.75 (5 percent)
20 oz. Aquafina bottle — Down $0.50 to $3.75 (12 percent)

Mets VP of business operations Dave Howard addressed the price drops:

We’re sensitive to what’s going on in the marketplace and the economy. The building is so efficiently laid-out from a concessions operations standpoint that we have some cost savings and we felt it was an opportunity to pass those through to our fans.

Read more here.

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In case you missed it, Matt Cerrone over at Mets Blog posted a cool video tour of C-Field.   I held it a few days because I figured everyone else linked it last week, and I wanted to stay focused on the Opening Night crusade.

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Mets Policeman Osh 41 (he’s the one that never writes anything) called and said the following:
– nobody is watching the game
– nobody knows where to go, mass confusion
– the Mets have help everywhere, people answering questions, and writing down notes
– they are using aluminum bats, ping sounds weird
– he echoed what everyone is saying about their being space and being able to see the field from everywhere
– parking is a nightmare, he had to park in a lot in actual Flushing (by Main Street)
– the place is “really nice!!!”

New Stadium insider is sending VIDEO!

Also check out The Times

*The Jackie Robinson Rotunda is tastefully done and a major step up from the concrete tunnels and ramps that used to greet fans at Shea Stadium. Robinson’s values are inscribed around the top, along with a quote: “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” His No. 42 stands in giant blue plastic in the middle and, earlier today, there was already a crowd squeezing by to have their picture taken with it.

I’ll post pictures as they roll in.

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