What Was Better Shea Or Citi?

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So I think most people would think Citi, right off the bat. They would think, how can a place nicknamed “shit-hole Shea” be better than Citi field, or shitty field as I like to call it. First off a note to the Mets. Stop calling your stadiums names that can so easily be turned into something shitty. But more to the point, I think Shea was a much better place to watch a baseball game.

Was it a better place to get high-end BBQ, burgers and sushi? No. Better place to enjoy the game from the comfort of an indoor restaurant/club? No. Better place to not wait forever to pee? No. But Shea was the better place to watch and enjoy the on-field product, the game.

Shea Stadium crowds cheered, yelled, chanted and generally acted like they were at a ballgame. Citi Field crowds are spread so thin that the cheering is minimal. The fans are either on line for one of the 100 food options, or in a semi-private club, or they’re standing behind seats that are better than their own, or they’re walking around and taking in all the non-baseball things to do. The game at Citi has become secondary.

Whatever the reasons, fans are not in their seats and are not cheering nearly the same way they were at Shea. Now, I dont think the people have changed. The same ticket holders in 08 at Shea are, for the most part, the same ticket holders today. Yet, the feel of the ballpark is drastically different.

This isnt to say all mets fans dont cheer anymore, the 7line army certainly does, as do other pockets of fans. But as a whole, Citi does not rock the way Shea did. I’m sure part of it has to do with the fact that the Mets themselves havent been nearly as good since leaving Shea, and if/when they get good again maybe Citi will rock too (the atmosphere was pretty good for the All-Star Game).

But for the time being, it’s pretty cut and dry. Shea, although it lacked in ammenities, was the better place to watch a ballgame.

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Deep Thoughts By Luke Lowry

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What to write?.. That is the questione’… As I sit here, in late October and watch a very memorable World Series, I can’t help but imagine how cool it’d be if the Mets were in it. I can see it now. David Wright playing the David Ortiz role, hitting .750. Game 6 being the hottest ticket in Mets history. And hey look over there, it’s Cowbell man saying he needs me to get the crowd pumped up. Ok Cowbell man, l can do it. Whats that? This isn’t real and I should just run blindly into the next paragraph without a segue.

I’ve never gotten to truly enjoy a Mets World Series. In ’86 I was 3 and in 2000 I was a senior in high school and lets just say I was a little preoccupied with other things (like being a punk and general horrible person, apologies to Laura Nealon. More on my horribleness in columns to come) In ’06 I was all in, was at Shea for Endy’s catch in game 7, but it wasn’t meant to be. Now, if this group of young Mets, plus whatever reinforcements Sandy Alderson brings in, can get to a World Series. What a wonderful world it would be. Now I don’t claim to be an A student. Sorry, got side-tracked there, just watched Animal House. So, where was I… Right, so I’m not an A student. Whoops, need to go back further. Oh yeah, the Mets and the World Series. Now that’s a combo that does not deserve to be put on double secret probation.

A New Yorker’s Guide to the World Series

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Well folks here we are, the leaves are falling, a chill is in the air, and the baseball season is coming to an end. Of course, for the New York baseball fan, the season, unfortunately, ended weeks ago. Now, there are only two teams left, the Boston Red Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals. The question is, who should we root for, the Sox, the Cards, or should we even care. Lets go over the options.

Root for the Red Sox: This is a tough one for me, as a life long Yankee fan, hating the Red Sox is in my blood. I know some Yankee fans will root for the AL team, my father is one of those people, I think its crazy, you are rooting for the mortal enemy. For Mets fans it may not be so hard to root for Boston, there really isn’t any animosity from Mets fans for the Red Sox since they handed them their most recent World Series victory in 1986.

Root for the Cardinals: This is my personal choice, the Cardinals are classy team with a history comparable to the Yankees, no stupid beards for the birds on bats. For Mets fans there is likely a certain anonymity toward the Cards, after all they are the team that knocked the Mets out of the post season in 2006, the last time they legitimately had a chance. It probably hurts even more to see the man that ended that series on an Adam Wainwright called strike three, Carlos Beltran, now playing for the Cards.

Watch something else: This is a perfectly valid option for the local baseball fan. The Walking Dead is back on and if the last two episodes were any indication, it’s better then ever. Boardwalk Empire started out slow this season, but seems to be picking up, so that also a valid option.

If you prefer to watch some sports that aren’t baseball, there’s football, though the Giants season has been pretty depressing, and while the Jets are doing better, it’s nothing to write home about. Hockey is going on, though I’m not exactly a hockey fan so I can’t say if it’s worth watching this season. And of course, basketball starts soon and both the Knicks and Nets have high hopes for the season.

So that’s my guide to this years Yankees and Mets free World Series, the games should be good if you choose to watch them, I know I will. Let me know what you plan to do in the comments.