The AP ran a column by Ronald Blum detailing the ticket prices at Citi Field versus the new Yankee Stadium. Seats behind the plate will go for up to $495 compared to Yankees going for up to $2500. I found the most interesting piece to be the fact that only one luxury box remains for next season. They go for between $275,000 and $500,000. There are 49 total luxury boxes. Hurry up to buy yours now!
Category: CitiField
Buy Shea Stadium Seats
The Mets are selling the seats in pairs when Shea closes for $869 plus tax. You can order a pair here and season ticket holders will get priority.
I can just see myself now… sitting on my upper deck seat watching a game at Citi Field on TV. Sounds good.
NY Times Opinion- Bring Old Timers Game To Citi Field
Image via WikipediaI read an interesting piece in the NY Times Opinion section today written by author Brian Biegel. Basically, he talks about having fond memories of the Old-Timers game at Shea Stadium and pines for it to come back again. I’ll tell you that I’m not a big fan of the Old-Timers games. They’re fine, just not that important in my mind.
Maybe the resurrecting the Mets old timers game will be more important next year at Citi Field. The Mets will become distanced from much of their history when Shea Stadium is torn down and we’re parking our cars where home plate used to be. Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward to going to games at Citi Field as much as the next fan. But there will, inherently, be a distance from the Mets roots at Shea.
The Mets, as an organization, seem to feel its important to keep some of the former players in the organization and on their TV network. If that’s important to them, as it appears to be, they should think about rekindling the Mets history at Citi Field with an Old-Timers game.
Biegel writes that the reason they don’t currently have an Old-Timers game is:
So what’s going on with the Mets? A team spokesman told me that having an Old-Timers’ game just didn’t make enough money for the club.
That seems like a lame excuse to me for not having an Old-Timers game. They could have it before one of the inter-league games against the Yankees when the stadium will be sold out anyway. Finances can’t be the only reason… The Mets had an operating profit of over $32 million last year.
I’m on board. Bring the Old-Timers game to Citi Field!
Season Ticket Deposit Due Today
The Mets sent out a letter a few weeks ago to season ticket holders that provided details on the massive price increases to accomodate CitiField. Make sure that you get your 10% deposit in by today to reserve your seats for next season. It’s tough to take a hefty price increase but the Mets are trying to maximize revenue in what the market will bear. It may price some of us out though and leave the corporate entities with all of the tickets. That’s my biggest concern. The “real” fans won’t be in the new stadium.
Read this column by Newsday’s Wallace Matthews for a good description of what’s going on here.
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Video- Caple Says Goodbye To Shea
ESPN’s Jim Caple is at Shea with Mets fan to say goodbye to the stadium.
Video: Mets Bus Ride To Shea
Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post posted this video of the Mets bus ride from Yankee Stadium to Shea Stadium yesterday between games of the double header. It’s amazing to see the highway with no traffic at rush hour on a Friday afternoon.
Video: Rangers Enjoy Rain At Shea Stadium
The rainout at Shea Stadium last night didn’t stop the Texas Rangers from having fun. They used the infield tarp as their own slip and slide and Mets crowd loved it. The crowd was chanting the familiar “Let’s Go Rangers”. Take a look at this video from Optimistic Mets Fan.
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