Comments on: Note: Sunday’s Shea Farewell Celebration

By: theCoop

theCoop — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:31:29 +0000

I’ve tried to reply numerous times, and my post gets lost (sigh). I have a season plan, and I’m paying significantly LESS than what I pay for what I perceive to be better seats in a more state of the art facility. I am neither wealthy nor corporate, just a regular average jane who loves the team. Like most fans. So if you can’t find affordable seats, contact me. I don’t mark up ;-)

By: SheaFan

SheaFan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:46:05 +0000

Coop, I have two 7 pack plans. By that, I mean I have 3 seats for the Opening Day Pack and 3 seats for the Shea Goodbye Pack. Wife and kid included. I also attended about 10 other games on the fly with my son. I also took a trip to Miami and Philadelphia to see them play. I grew up in Queens and attended my first game with my father in 1971. I had the old Tuesday and Friday package in the 1980′s. The Mets to date, have not yet indicated if their will be any 7 packs or anything similar (20 pack?). They want season ticket holders locked in. I am not blaming them from a purely business standpoint. Business is business.

My point is that I have seen many people taking shots at Shea. Obviously, many are valid. Sure if you are a season ticket holder (especially a company or business owner) the amenities (restaurants etc.) are great. I just wonder how many folks dreaming of all the wonderful new features will be able to enjoy them or afford them. I personally know of brokers buying season tickets. To them the lowering of the capacity by the Mets is a business opportunity. An investment of say $2500 can result in profit of 10K to 12K per ticket resale. Add on playoffs and it is $$$$$.

I guess what I am saying is a large % of our fan base are not season ticket holders including many here. Will sparkling restaurants matter if you can’t get in? How much will we all be willing to pay?

By: dave27

dave27 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:51:57 +0000

I agree with all of your points. And I won’t miss Shea other than from a nostaglic ‘it was time to move on’ point of view.

By: theCoop

theCoop — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:13:55 +0000

Shea Fan, do you have a season plan?

By: SheaFan

SheaFan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:57:07 +0000

For all the people who ridicule Shea Stadium it will be interesting reading this board at this time next year. How many of you think that you will be getting into a ballpark that will have roughly 12,000 or more fewer seats? How much will you be willing to pay to get into see games in July? What about premium games?

Put it this way, over 50,000 people were at the game last night. next year their will be 42,500 seated. That leaves 8,000 (give or take) watching on your flat screen and hopefully on HD if you can afford it? I wonder if you will be so enthusiastic about a new ballpark when you are seated at HOME rather than in the Upper Deck. If you look at the economy today (especially in NY) I wonder how many will be able to afford the new ticket prices when demand is high and seating is limited.

My guess is that after two weeks the bathrooms will be just as wretched at Citifield as they are at Shea if you are lucky enough to there. It may not have hit you yet but you are no longer waking up on a Saturday (any Saturday) and heading to a ballgame unless you have a season ticket or planned the day months in advance. You might not think you will miss Shea, but trust me on this you will miss Shea. Think about it.

By: Made in the Shea-de

Made in the Shea-de — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:27:57 +0000

For goodness sakes, Matt. “P-A-S-S” got me filtered on my first try? You deserve a refund on whatever software is screening these posts.

By: Made in the Shea-de

Made in the Shea-de — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:26:36 +0000

I’m with you Coop. If that Sunday game turns into a season-breaker, I will be crushed, but I plan on doing everything I can to swallow it and say goodbye with a smile.

I’m trying to imagine if this had all been last year, and the farewell game had been Glavine’s “gem.” I was there with my six-year old son, and I honestly think he and I might have sat in silence for the entire game once that first inning was over. Imagine a six-year old sitting somberly for eight innings. I’m trying to imagine how I would have been able to watch a post-game farewell after that travesty.

Here’s hoping that the ideal comes to pa-s-s – Mets clinch the WC by Saturday, and Sunday they are playing for the division title! That way, the game will have some juice, but without the potential for a post-game apocalypse.

By: CaseStreet

CaseStreet — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:47:41 +0000

Matt,

Any plans for a Metsblog tailgate before the game?

By: theCoop

theCoop — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:47:38 +0000

I expect to get flamed for this but here goes. This has to be the most pathetic display of so-called “fandom” I have ever seen. “I will boo them if they lose,” etc etc. For better or for worse, I am a Mets fan. In win or loss, I am a Mets fan. And I have gone on record to say that Shea is a dump, but it is our dump. If they are eliminated from postseason, who cares, this is a celebration of our memories at Shea — not to mention that EVERYONE who says “the collapse was last year” (you know who you are) still thinks they will collapse. Guess what? They beat one of the best teams in baseball in a game they SHOULD win with our ace on the mound last night. They WILL make the playoffs. This team is NOTHING like 2007, that’s something you people just need to get over. I will say though that Shea was rocking last night, but you “fans” please — get out of mom’s basement or just keep posting to MoviePoopChute.com. Seriously, we don’t need your negativity at Shea on Sunday anyway.

By: CaseStreet

CaseStreet — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:32:28 +0000

That’s ridiculous. Since Omar’s been GM, the team has gotten better and if we don’t make the playoffs, it wouldn’t be a collapse. It’s called a pennant race.