Daily Archives: March 25, 2009
This morning, I took a private tour of Citi Field.
In short, it’s impressive. It is. It’s spacious, yet intimate, it’s casual, yet classy, and it has a comfortable, hang-out type of vibe that I think fans are going to embrace and enjoy.
What’s more, it’s like a bunch of ballpark in one, in that, as a fan, you can have a variety of unique experiences, whether watching the game from the Pepsi Porch, or hanging out in the promenade, like you’re at a bar, or whether dining in a quality restaurant, with the game in front of you, there is something for every one.
Tomorrow, I will post a more in-depth commentary, with edited, hi-resolution photographs.
In the meantime, here is a three-minute video, with no audio, that will give you a sense of what I mean:
This video includes footage of the Pepsi Porch, the Cesar’s Club, the Press Box, the Media Room, the Promenade, the Players Lounge, Clubhouse and Dugout, the old Skyline from Shea above the center-field concession stand, and the old Home Run Apple and the home and visiting team’s bullpen.
Update, 3:45 pm:
Here are two photos that people have been e-mailing me asking to see, so I figured I would get them up now, instead of tomorrow:
This is the brick walk, out front of the Rotunda:
This is the carpeting in the Mets clubhouse, nice touch:
J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez pitched in a minor-league, intra-squad game earlier this afternoon.
Putz and Rodriguez each pitched one inning, while striking out one batter and giving up one hit.
Right now, the Mets are playing the Tigers, on SNY, with Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, Luis Castillo, Brian Schneider and Carlos Delgado in the lineup, while Oliver Perez is on the mound.
…sorry there is no pre-game post… i was in the car, racing back home to edit video from my tour of Citi Field this morning, which will be up online soon…
To follow a live boxscore, go here.
Brian Costa at the Star-Ledger discusses how spring training is essentially starting now for the players who are returing from the World Baseball Classic, noting that today’s lineup against the Tigers will feature most of the Mets’ starters for the first time in a long time.
At Newsday, David Lennon discusses the WBC “bromance” that is now over between Jimmy Rollins and David Wright.
Doug Miller of MLB.com highlights the various food options at Citi Field, as does the New York Times.
…not to discredit the great new options, but they could have soggy cheerios and it would be better than what was at shea…
The Mets issued a press release about how Sharp will be supplying over 800 HDTVs to Citi Field.
…as long as there are tvs on the bathroom line, i’ll be happy…
Joel Sherman of the New York Post finalizes who he feels will be on the Opening Day roster.
And Mike Pelfrey got roughed up in yesterday’s loss to the Astros, giving up six runs on ten hits in just under five innings of work. For a full recap, check out SNY.tv.
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I will be live blogging my tour of Citi Field, with photographs, here on MetsBlog.com, using the following Twitter Feed – enjoy:
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Pictures:
View from team offices:
View from Pepsi Porch:
The Ceaser’s Club, which is also being booked for weddings, events, etc:
The view from the left field promenade, and, though it looks like the view is cut off up top, it would take a tall fly ball to leave the view:
I’ll be posting pics in the feed above, with a link, not in the post.
