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Friday, October 03, 2008

Cat lover wants Shea kitties moved

At least one cat lover wants the Mets to bring Shea Stadium’s feral felines to their new home, Citi Field.

“They’re part of Mets lore,” said Bryan Kortis of Neighborhood Cats, a Manhattan rescue group. “So why not keep them around?”

Since the ballpark opened in 1964, strays have occasionally scampered across the field during games, including one legendary 1969 incident when a black cat pranced in front of the Chicago Cubs dugout. The Mets went on to beat the Cubs for the National League East division title and won the World Series.

A spokeswoman for the city Parks Department said Shea staff believes only one or two cats live at the ballpark. She said when cats are caught, they are taken to shelters.

Anthony Rizzo, the parks department coordinator at Shea, said yesterday he’s never seen cats at the stadium.

Kortis estimated the stadium may be home to 20 to 40 cats, based on Shea’s size and its proximity to Flushing Bay, which makes the Willets Point section of Queens a haven for rodents.

This is purrfectly insane.

Gamingboy Posted: October 03, 2008 at 08:27 PM | 7 comment(s)
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   1. Walt Davis  Posted: October 03, 2008 at 09:22 PM (#2966822)
Scott Boras is demanding a 3-year extension for the cats.
   2. Justin T  Posted: October 03, 2008 at 09:32 PM (#2966843)
Feral cats are creepy. There used to be a handful that lived near this set of stairs that ran from a park down to the beach. A coworker and I used to go run them after work. The cats would always be sitting at the top watching us, and then once we got close to the top, scamper. Especially at around sundown, it just wasn't a pleasant part of the exercise experience.
   3. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars  Posted: October 03, 2008 at 10:17 PM (#2967018)
The University of Arizona football stadium has signs warning people not to approach the bats. The Mets should try to get some kind of flying rodent infestation.
   4. David Wrightwing obstructionist  Posted: October 04, 2008 at 12:45 AM (#2967627)
Everyone already knew we had a team of #######, hell have you seen Aaron Heilman pitch in September?
   5. RMc is the Commissioner of Baseball  Posted: October 04, 2008 at 08:57 AM (#2967732)
including one legendary 1969 incident when a black cat pranced in front of the Chicago Cubs dugout.

That very photo was posted in FARK.com's Caturday thread today. Hilaripus.
   6. scareduck  Posted: October 04, 2008 at 09:31 AM (#2967746)
The Angels will take some feral cats to deal with the feral rats.
   7. Swoboda is freedom  Posted: October 04, 2008 at 10:01 AM (#2967755)
Everyone already knew we had a team of #######, hell have you seen Aaron Heilman pitch in September?

Don't know about that, but I have seen cats throw up better hairballs than some of the junk Heilman was tossing up there last season.
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