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I like the new Yankees defense:  â€œDid you ever serve a subpoena on the Mets?” Carpinello asked.

I don’t understand what any of this is about but that quote is from the Times story below:

Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky and the New York Yankees are engaged in an acid, bruising court battle over access to a wide array of documents relating to the team’s new stadium.

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The idea that Sweet Caroline might be gone forever is exciting – “Sweet Caroline Not Dead Yet?“: 

I was as the game last night, and I was pleased that my sectionmates (in Left Field Landing,) all sang along to Meet The Mets, even though I don’t think we could see the words.

I read the comment about it being played at the beginning of the game–not a bad idea. Maybe the end of the game too, as I CAN NOT STAND the cliched song, Taking Care of Business, over and over and over…

My 8th inning song–Helter Skelter, crowd would love it. Kidding. 

DyHrdMET has left a new comment on your post “Wallace Matthews On New York Mets and Yankees Atte…“: 

Do you think that Wilpon & son and the Steinbrenner brothers heard voices in their head saying “If you build it, they will come”?

None of this is a shock to me. It’s almost like the recipe for a perfect storm – stadiums that were built to cater to the rich more than the hardcore (if you ever went on the Citi Field experience tour at Shea last year, you know) with ridiculously higher prices (put aside sight lines and such), people becoming more tired of ordering and processing ticket fees, and the fact that this isn’t the roaring 20s (far from it, but I don’t think the current economy is a complete factor aside from the missing corporate types). for the football stadium, the price structure is calculated a bit differently with PSLs, but it’s the same idea.

I’d love to see a Subway Series just to see whether either stadium fills up at World Series prices.



Finally, Centerfield Maz let us know what jersey he was wearing when he caught the foul ball:

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Very odd thing I noticed last night. I’m on mets.com looking at some old box scores, when this banner ad shows up at the top of the page

The Mets are promoting the Newark Bears, a minor league team in the independent Atlantic League.

I love the minor leagues – and really enjoy independent ball. But I find it very odd that the Mets – who are having well documented issues selling tickets, are promoting a lower cost alternative, particularly one not owned by the Wilpons (such as the Cyclones).

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