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Over in the News Adam Rubin says the Mets plan to keep Citi's
dimensions the same for 2010.

That's good. Just build a team to fit the park.

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So look, I know I’m annoying but this kind of stuff annoys me.  If you sign up for any MLB related mailing list you get bombarded with sales pitches every single day.   Yesterday I got one for Citibank.

So what caught my eye was the father and son in the ad.   Those are odd Mets hats they are choosing to wear.  I guess they are pushing the hat that comes in the offer.  

But what stadium is that?  Are they at Citi Field, or are they photoshopped in in front of a generic stadium crowd?  I don’t know the answer – but like I said, I am annoying and this kind of thing makes me start asking questions.

Nobody else in the crowd seems to be wearing a Mets hat.  Maybe they are and I just don’t see it.  It doesn’t look like a Mets game to me.  I could be wrong.  Is it possible the Mets and Citibank were too lazy to take a picture at say CITI Field?

So, if the banking ad interests you, check out the above and get yourself a hat and a pen.  I’m going to obsess over where these guys are sitting.

Yeah this is silly, but it’s what I do.

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Way back on August 24th I told you that the Mets were selling more fan bricks, but for some reason it is “news” today (the newspapers got the press release)…so since I don’t want to be left out here ya go.  But I did tell you this a week ago.  I guess the “news” is that it’s now open to everyone not just plan-holders.

The New York Mets today announced the expansion of the Citi Field Fanwalk outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda to include a new offering of bricks that will be installed along the first and third base sides of the Rotunda for the 2010 season. Citi Field Fanwalk: Amazin’ Moments will provide fans the opportunity to recognize their families, friends, and favorite Mets moments within a new area of the Fanwalk that will graphically honor some of the greatest moments in Mets history.



Bricks will go on sale this Friday, September 4 atmets.com/fanwalk or by phone at 877-NYM-WALK (696-9255).
The new offering follows the sell out of more than 18,000 Citi Field Fanwalk bricks outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda prior to the inaugural season at the new Mets home.
Fans will be able to purchase bricks in three sizes:

• 8″ x 8″ brick engraved with the Mets script logo and four lines of text for $395
• 8″ x 8″ brick with six lines of text for $340
• 4″ x 8″ brick with three lines of text for $195

Each Citi Field Fanwalk: Amazin’ Moments brick includes a complimentary replica, with additional copies and display cases available for purchase. All brick engravings will be text only, and each proposed message is subject to the approval of the Mets. Corporate logos and slogans are not permitted.

A portion of each brick purchase is tax deductible and net proceeds will be donated to the Mets Foundation, which will distribute the funds to area charities. A registered 501(c) 3 charity, the Mets Foundation takes no portion of the funds raised to offset internal costs. The Mets pay 100% of the Foundation’s overhead to ensure that the entirety of a donation is directed toward helping others.

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As Stadiums Week continues, here’s another hookup from Tom who shared his gallery of Nationals Park.

The levels have a very cluttered look in this photo, but so do the levels at Citi Field.

Many years from now you will meet me in a bar.  I will bet you $20 the 2009 Mets had a right fielder named Brown.  You will say, “No way” and lose.

This is an extremely rare shot of something that was known as a Maine.   A Maine is rumored to be a pitcher in the Mets organization, although some consider it to be a legend.

I told you there as a guy named Brown.   I win.  Fork over the $20.

I am enjoying Nationals Park so far…more tomorrow.

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