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About time!!! Mets expand club presence at Citi Field

FLUSHING, N.Y. — The New York Mets today announced plans to expand the presence of club history at Citi Field next season in a variety of ways including renaming areas of the ballpark after Casey Stengel, Gil Hodges, Tom Seaver and William A. Shea. Continue reading

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Meet The Freggin Mutts – Mets in ‘foul’ territory

Less than a season old, Citi Field has been plagued by water damage to several luxury suites — including Jerry Seinfeld’s — as well as mold, falling signs and concrete, flooding in outfield seats, faulty electrical wiring and shoddy tile work, sources said.
“Yankees fans must have built the place,” an insider scoffed. Continue reading

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First Game At Citi Field and Mets NOT Even Playing

Frazier is also a Phillies fan. So, when he was told to bring a rain-proof jacket to wear over his St. John’s polo shirt, he grabbed one with a Phillies logo and set out to Citi Field. As you’d expect, he encountered Mets fans who gave him a hard time about wearing rival colors. What was less expected was that Frazier would eventually be forced to choose between his jacket and his job. Continue reading

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The Final Goodbye: Shea Rests in Pieces

Shea Stadium, the site of the Mets’ two World Series victories, their many seasons of futility and a few historic concerts, met the fate of Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds on Wednesday morning. At 11:21 a.m., a demolition crew pulled down the final section, and what remained of the old blue stadium was gone in a cloud of dust: the final collapse at Shea. It was 45. Continue reading

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Citi criticized for $400 million stadium sponsorship

As worldwide banking conglomerate Citigroup accepts a $306 billion government aid package and prepares to lay off 52,000 workers, it won’t be trimming back a $400 million stadium deal. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) appeared on CNN Tuesday morning to declare that industry executives need to realize their place as they show up in Washington to beg for taxpayer money. Continue reading

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