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Mets to Celebrate U.S. Air Force Week in New York City

METS TO CELEBRATE U.S. AIR FORCE WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY

THIS MONDAY, AUGUST 20 AT CITI FIELD

Mets to Distribute More Than 1,100 Tickets to U.S. Air Force Service Members

 

Tickets are on Sale Now at Mets.com/USAF and (718) 507-TIXX

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 18, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced they will celebrate United States Air Force Week in New York City Monday, August 20 at Citi Field before the 7:10 p.m. Mets-Rockies game.  More than 1,100 U.S. Air Force service members and their families will be in attendance for a special ceremony and pre-game performances.  Tickets are on sale now at Mets.com/USAF and (718) 507-TIXX.

 

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will execute a pre-game flyover of Citi Field with six F-16 Fighting Falcons. The USAF Band will perform the National Anthem and there will be a pre-game, on-fieldre-enlistment ceremony.  Mets fans will also have the chance to meet the Air Force Academy’s falcon mascot at the Mets Plaza in front of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.

 

The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by Lieutenant General James M. Kowalski, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command of Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.  Chief James Roy, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, will also attend the game.

 

In-game events include active Air Force personnel greeting fans and families directly from Afghanistan and andMaster Sergeant Matthew Irish from the USAF Band’s Singing Sergeants performing “God Bless America.”     

 

The Mets’ support of Air Force Week in New York City builds on the franchise’s ongoing commitment to support our troops through “Welcome Back Veterans,” a national public awareness and fundraising initiative that addresses the mental health and employment needs of America’s returning war veterans and their families.  The Mets also salute a “Veteran of the Game” at each Mets game at Citi Field.

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Cablevision and Channel 11: No Mets for you!

Seems Cablevision and Channel 11 are having a whistling match. The short-term result is that No Mets For You and we’ll find out in the morning if Chuck Sunday Press Release Schumer has Cablevision and/or likes the Mets.

The Tribune Broadcasting Company said the blackout happened in the middle of negotiations. It said it occurred despite its “unconditional offer to extend the current retransmission agreement with no change in its terms.”

via Cablevision customers lose Channel 11 | NJ.com.

I found the below in my inbox, sent from a “tribune.com” email address. I haven’t fact-checked it but I am still mad at Cablevision for putting crappy Sportschannel on an extra tier 10 years ago so I come into this rooting for the Elevens.

NO METS ON PIX11

On August 17th, while in the middle of negotiations with Tribune and without warning, Cablevision unilaterally removed PIX11 from its cable systems. Cablevision took this action despite our unconditional offer to extend the current retransmission agreement with no change in its terms while negotiations continued.

To be clear, Cablevision pulled PIX11 off the air in the middle of the night, without notice and while our current agreement was still in place.This means NO METS ON PIX11!

PIX11 makes a substantial annual investment in local news, live sports and high-quality entertainment programming. Cablevision has NEVER compensated us for the retransmission of our station notwithstanding the fact they have been charging their subscribers for our programming for years. PIX11 is one of the most watched channels on Cablevision’s systems yet it is not compensated at all. What PIX11 is seeking amounts to less than a penny per day per subscriber.

Rather than continuing to negotiate, Cablevision pulled PIX11 off the air, trying to mislead loyal PIX11 viewers and intimidate PIX11.Don’t let Cablevision take away the Mets on PIX11!

We’re asking viewers to contact Cablevision and voice their opinions.
Cablevision doesn’t think you will act to support your favorite Baseball team. Show Cablevision that they are wrong, if you are a subscriber or someone you know is currently without PIX11 please call 855-PIX11TV toll free or click here to e-mail Cablevision and tell them you refuse to lose PIX11 and the METS!

www.keeppix11.com has more info
By the way, when they settle this and PIX gets their penny a day or whatever they want, who do you suppose will be asked to pay for it?