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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.

Citi Field No Ads Apr 3, 2009 by Mets View Album Play slideshow

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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).

Citi Field Wall Apr 3, 2009 by Mets View Album Play slideshow

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Let me say I'm not a hater. In fact I get grief from Mets fans for not hating. I'm wearing a Yankee hat and sweatshirt today…I'm underwhlemed.

Maybe it's because I entered thru Gate 8 and looped my way around the outfield and haven't done the Great Hall or whatever other surprises await…

..But all I see is concrete and gray conderblocks. I don't think the ghosts came. I feel like I'm at New Comiskey or Generic early 90s stadium.

I'm off to look for cool things but after one hour…the Mets have the way better park. It's not even close.

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If you have Promenade seating at Citi Field, watch out if you’re in the first three rows.   We walked around the park and there were lots of people moving up!

This is the actual seat they sold me.  Section 504, Row 3.   Go sit there yourself.

That’s not obstructed?  I don’t know about you but I like seeing the batter, pitcher and third baseman.  Don’t worry about the dude with the red hat, I understand there will be other fans at the game.  Even I’m not that whiny.

This second picture is what it’s like when someone actually uses the stairs.

After the rain I moved down to some seats downstairs.  The lower deck is great.

I really loved the stadium and don’t want to be sour – it’s really great – unless you’re in the first three rows upstairs.

To be fair to the Mets, the dude in the blue hat told me that he complained to the Mets and they are moving his seats.

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Gary Sheffield is hardly the player he used to be. He is 39 and in spring training he was hitting under .200 On the flip side he did hit 5 homeruns this spring and the Tigers arepaying him $14 million a year.

That’s $14 million guaranteed.

You don’t drop a player earning that much unless you know something.

So what do the Tigers know?

Well, what do we know about Sheffield. We know he admitted to using the steroid laden “Cream” from Barry Bonds’ trainer in 2001. Sheffield has stated that he stopped using it when he found out what was in it and never went back to the stuff.

What do the Tigers know?

I have nothing to base this on other than pure speculation, but maybe Sheffield’ name is on that 2003 list of players who tested positive for steroids. If it is, that’s 2 years AFTER he said he had stopped taking it.

What do the Tigers know?

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