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Padres File Complaint Against Mets Citi Field

I heard this mentioned on tv (radio?) over the weekend but now see other sources.

Even the visiting bullpen has obstructed views!

The Padres (jerks that can’t play at 4:05) have filed a complaint with MLB.  The view is “obstructed” (ha!) by the home bullpen and fences.

The solution may be installing televisions.  I wonder if Mets VP David Howard knows about this?  I don’t think he has been to the Promenade so I doubt he’s been to the visiting bullpen.

Last night I heard Steve Somers telling fans to watch the scoreboard replay of plays you can’t see from your seats.

Um, does anyone understand why we go to games?  Why don’t we all go sit at Citi Field when they are on the road?  We can pay $15 to watch the game on TV, just like when they are home.

Steve you’re awesome but you clearly have not sat upstairs yet.  I reiterate my invitation to “the media” to come sit upstairs  and get the real story.  Get out of the press box and the WFAN hook up seats.

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The Cold, Foggy and Quiet New Yankee Stadium

One friend points out even on YES there are obstructed views now thanks to the netting. He is predicting a new premium channel called YES Grandstand in which you’d pay extra for a view from above the net. I wonder if that comes with a fan for behind your neck?

I mentioned Suzyn and Sterling were saying it was freezing last night.  Friends in Westchester and Northern NJ reported it was “light jacket” weather, one Mets Police reader said it was 58 in NJ, and here in the bunker I was outside in shorts.  Accuweather, the Yankee Stadium experts, says the low temperature yesterday in the Bronx was 47 degrees.  “Freezing?”   It’s only 53 out right now.

I’m hearing from fans who were there last night that it is quite cold at New Yankee.

I enjoyed the fog that was there when I came back to the game for the 9th.  I’m convinced the ghosts like this new place.

Switching between Cardinals (Mets) and Yankees last night, the difference in crowd noise was quite shocking. It’s as if they don’t mike the crowd in the Bronx. Of course empty chairs don’t make much sound.

Finally, congratulations to the Yankees on being the winningest team at Yankee Stadium, an honor previously held by the Indians

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Obstructed Views Mets Citi Field Promenade 538

Another submission to [email protected] where we welcome photos of obstructed views.

As obstructed views go, this one isn’t too bad.  That being said, when you go to a Broadway show you rarely complain about obstructed views, and this didn’t come up at Shea.   Did we lose technology or get greedy?

These are from Promenade 538






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Obstructed View Mets Citi Field Promenade 527

From the mailbag:



Hi… good job on your site. Keep up the good work.
Citi-field is a very nice ball park.  I’ve been there twice already and will be there 3 more times before the end of May. If you cant see the entire field of play, I don’t think its the end of the world. The most important thing is being able to see the infield along with the  pitcher and the batter. Unfortunately this is not the case up in the promenade. I had to send this video in to you guys from the game on April 17. My seat was in section 527, row 3 seat 3.

It seems that every section in the promenade along the left and right field lines has obstructed views from the plexi-glass and handrails (not to mention all the people going up and down the stairs). The obstruction is about from seat 1 through 6 in rows 1 through 4. That’s (6×4)= 24 seats in every section along the lines in the promenade. The Mets didn’t do a good job on this. This was annoying. I rather stand all 9 innings than sit here. I noticed that behind home plate, there are several tunnel entrances to the promenade just like Shea had. The whole promenade should have been designed this way. I’ve been to approximately 200 games at Shea stadium the past 22 years and sat just about all over the place. Shea never had crappy seats like this. Sorry. Check out this video I have posted on YouTube.

I of course stand by the official position of the Mets and that there are no obstructed views.

The way we characterize “obstructed” is if you have an obstruction, something in front of you — a beam, a pillar, something that’s blocking your view. That’s not the case here. It is a function of the geometry of the building.

If you have any more of these clearly CGI’d videos or pictures send them to [email protected]

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