Richard Sandomir writes an interesting piece about the down-sizing of Citi Field, the new home of the New York Mets.  For those that may not know, the new stadium holds about 11,000 fewer seats than Shea held.  Sandomir’s piece explores the reasoning for he decision, as the team states its aesthetic, and the long-term effects [...]

I was driving back from CT and had just come over the Whitestone Bridge, a route that takes me right by Shea.  I had driven that way on Thursday night, but it was dark so I couldn’t really see how little of Shea was left.  There were a ton of articles this week about how [...]

With a slow news day going on, I thought I would just post a few connections to some interesting blogs around the league.  First, to get to the Joe Torre book, is an interesting post by Tyler Kepner where he discusses how Joe Torre used to remind Cashman that numbers don’t tell the whole story, that [...]

Think you sitting in the stands don’t have the power to change what is happening on the field?  I often yell at those around me at Shea (particularly this season) to try to get them into the game.  I haven’t taken off my shirt… not sure the affect that would have but, Rick Melanson is [...]

Last night was my final game at Shea Stadium. I know, they could still make the playoffs, and then I will be back, but in my heart it was the last game. It was the last time I will sit in section 2 of the mezzanine, with the characters I have come to expect.  Fred [...]

Returned to Shea stadium last night, and what a difference a month makes, and a few notches in a pennant race.  The place was jumping with a lot of excitement over the Oswalt vs. Santana game, as well as over the Mets recent surge in the standings.  Ryan Church returned last night and that created [...]