Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

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Citi Field Tours start Memorial Day weekend

METS TO LAUNCH CITI FIELD TOURS TO KICK OFF
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, FRIDAY, MAY 28

Mets Clubhouse, Dugout and Mets Hall of Fame & Museum Among Highlights

Individual Ticket and Group Sales Available Now
At Mets.com/tours or (718) 507-TIXX

FLUSHING, N.Y., May 13, 2010 – The New York Mets today announced the launch of Citi Field Tours, offering fans a guided behind-the-scenes look at their home, including the Mets Clubhouse, Dugout and the Mets Hall of Fame & Museum. Group Tours begin Friday, May 28 and regular Tours start Saturday, May 29 to kick off Memorial Day Weekend.

Tickets can be purchased at Mets.com/tours or by phone at (718) 507-TIXX. Citi Field Tours are free for Season Ticket Holders making advance reservations with the Mets Ticket Office at (718) 507-TIXX. In-person ticket sales start Thursday, May 27 at the Citi Field Advance Ticket Windows located outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.

Fans will tour the press box and productions areas, visit the Empire and Sterling Suites, step onto the field on the warning track (weather permitting), visit the Bullpen, take photos in the Mets Dugout, and see the Mets Clubhouse. The one-hour tour will conclude at the Mets Hall of Fame & Museum.

Individual tickets are $10 for adults, and $7 for children 12 and under and senior citizens 60 and over. Tickets for groups of 10 or more purchased in advance are $8 for adults, and $5 for children 12 and under and senior citizens 60 and over. (Internet and phone orders are subject to service fees.) Thursday and Friday tours are only available for groups. Saturday and Sunday tours are open to individuals, plus groups with advanced reservations. Additional ticket information including a schedule of Citi Field Tour dates is available online at Mets.com/tours or by phone at (718) 507-TIXX.

“We are launching Citi Field Tours to provide our fans with a behind-the-scenes experience of Citi Field,” said Dave Howard, Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Mets. “We’ve had great interest from our fans since opening the ballpark last year, and we are delighted to be able to provide them a closer look at their team’s home.”

Saturday and Sunday tours depart every 30 minutes, beginning at 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. from the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. Complimentary parking for all tours is available in the Citi Field Official Lot (Lot G), with the entrance on 126th Street off of Roosevelt Avenue.

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100 Things Mets Fans Should Know And Do Before They Die (Revised and Updated)

First up, an apology to Maple Street Press.  In March they were kind enough to send me the Maple Street Mets Annual which was and is a really excellent resource for Mets fans – and the excuses don’t matter, I blew it and never did a proper review.  I don’t have a time machine and can’t do anything to fix it.

I’m not going to make that mistake again.  I got home last night and had mail.  Since I hadn’t ordered any jerseys or caps this week (I have a problem) I was surprised to have a package waiting.  I opened it and…

Wow this is cool.   I haven’t had time at all to read it but I thumbed open to a random page and saw #13 The Seaver Deal followed by #14 Keith Hernandez.   Later in the book I found…wait for it…..you guessed it, Lee Mazzilli.

Right there, this won me over.  I hope to spend more time on this over the weekend, but at first glance I encourage you to go grab the revised and updated version of 100 Things Mets Fans Should Kmow & Do Before They Die by Matthew Silverman.  (Triumph Books).

(I think the feds put in some rule where I’m supposed to let you know I got a free copy of the book.  I got a free copy of the book.)

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Cheating

I feel like I should weigh in on Phillies manager Charlie Manuel’s shot at the Mets:

As for Charlie – this is the classic overreaction guilt denial deflection.   If I yell at my son he tells me all the horrible things his sister did.    What, us cheat? What about the Mets record?

I’d suggest Charlie say “no we didn’t do it” but I actually respect the back end of his quote which I completely agree with.”

If you’re dumb enough to let us get them, then that’s your fault.  That’s been in the game for a long time.

Yep.  And spitballs and corked bats and greenies and steroids.  We’re going to freak out about a guy with binoculars?  Please.

Tell ya what, I’m going to have Santana meet you in the school yard.  He will tell you what pitch is coming.  You hit it.

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My daughter wants a black Mets jersey

Man oh man.   Beloved Daughter wants a Mets jersey.  Black.

This is Daddy’s Girl.   She Who Can Do No Wrong.  The One Who Asks For Nothing.

The good news is that she wants a Mets jersey and is interested in the Mets.   I have to go shake fists of rage at the sky.  Casey and Gil, help me!