Sunday, April 19, 2009

Citi Needs Shrine to Mets Past


In walking around Citi Field the other night of course there are things that people can say they do not like about the new place. People love to complain. It is in there nature. I am not big on complaining because I would rather have the new park then go back to Shea. How can you not love the new perspectives of watching a game. Nothing like hanging at the bridge chatting with Met fans about David Wright and is lack of clutch hitting and seeing balls hit towards you. Also watching the sun set and seeing the sky explode with colors from that vantage point.

Of course yes there are little things that bother me. The fact that if you sit in the right field promenade and the tall flag poles block the big scoreboard in right center field. Or for my friend Jobu who had issues finding his favorite adult beverage that was not beer.

I do have a question though why do you go into the Caesars club and have these large posters of Atlantic City casinos but no posters of any Met players? What is up with that?

Bill Gallo has a gripe that we have discussed in earlier posts that the Mets have no room or shrine to the Mets have the past. Yes they have the the flags on the outside adorn to the walls . Why do they have no statues? Or how about what they used to have in the Diamond club entrance? I read that all that is in storage. Mr Gallo thinks there should be a pioneer room catering to Mets history to the likes of Bill Shea and some guy named Gil Hodges.

To me whatever the room or area is get it done yesterday. Would love to have the opportunity to read about the history of Eddie Kranepool, the all time Met hit leader at Shea or seeing a Lindsey Nelson jacket from the 70's when the line for Blue Smoke is wrapped around the left field stands.

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