Fisking this #####!

There is enclave known as the Ebbets Club that is manned by a security guard whose job is to stand at the entrance to make sure none of us street urchins go near the door.

Dude, at Shea, you couldn't even go down to the field level where all the good restaurants were. Now everyone can access the upscale food court. Yeah, you can't get into the area where a ticket costs four digits. You're gonna complain about that? You're still doing a lot better than you used to be!

As I said you can stop and watch BP but you cannot go down by the field unless you have a ticket for that section

100% false, I just did it the other day.

As great as the food areas are in this Taste of New York Food Court it’s really nothing you can’t get any day of the week in NYC. The Shake Shack burger? It was very good but I’ve had as good if not better at any bar in Bay Ridge (Pipins Pub and Skinflints to name two) the Taco stand? I can go to Port Richmond here on Staten Island and have real Tacos made by real Mexican cooks. Pizza? Are you kidding ? Look I guess if you live in the ‘burbs these gastric delights are unique and I’m not saying it was n’t delicious but I wasn’t blown away.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

The security guards were nice as they said we could stay and watch but please don’t block the aisles. That kind of pleasantness will get you fired mister!

That assumption is based on what?

The scoreboard sucks.

It really doesn't. The picture is huge and crystal clear.

Out of Town Scores? At Shea right in front of you. At $iti? Up high near the lights plus you need Lasix surgery to see it properly.

I believe this new one is updated more frequently, plus it has the neat feature of telling you how many outs and what runners are on base. So again, dumb complaint.

When you walked into Shea the first thing you checked was the day’s lineup. Not on the $iti board until game time.

On the other hand, the Shea scoreboard would only tell you that #18 was playing third base... now the man has a name, and you will actually know who he is! Amazing.

All the adds on the board are so low rent –Buy your Gold Jewelry, Used Cars Dealers (Bud Selig?), Construction Equipment (Tony Soprano) Free Credit Report and Cesars Casinos

This did surprise me... didn't detract at all from my enjoyment of the game, of course, but I know what he means here, I was not expecting to see that.

Skill Sets

I thought Steve Phillips was the guy who had "skill sets", although I guess you could transfer it to Wilpon since he's the one who said it.

Always remember Skill Sets the people in the Delta, Acela, Ebbits, Excelsior or whatever swanky club you have at $iti won’t be there when times are tough, it’s the Promenade folks who will keep you solvent during tough time

Yeah, that just isn't true at all. Ask the Knicks. (BTW, I hope Francoeur gets seats in the Delta section.)

Look, if you just want to see some baseball, pick a cheapo game (this group includes two of the division rivals, including the one that is currently 11-1), get an upper deck seat, pack a lunch and knock yourself out. No one is forcing you to go to an in-stadium restaurant or Alyssa Milano's store. If you want to, you can. You weren't deprived of anything, so I really don't get what the problem is.

Purists should also at least acknowledge that the obnoxiousness of the music has been turned way, way down. (Although bringing back "Sweet Caroline" makes up for some of that.)

Biggest problem I have is that it is filled with Met fans.

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Apparently someone is trying to start a nickname.

As great as the food areas are in this Taste of New York Food Court it’s really nothing you can’t get any day of the week in NYC. The Shake Shack burger? It was very good but I’ve had as good if not better at any bar in Bay Ridge (Pipins Pub and Skinflints to name two) the Taco stand? I can go to Port Richmond here on Staten Island and have real Tacos made by real Mexican cooks. Pizza? Are you kidding ? Look I guess if you live in the ‘burbs these gastric delights are unique and I’m not saying it was n’t delicious but I wasn’t blown away.

So, people shouldn't expect that the absolute best hamburgers and tacos in the entire city are at Mets games? What a letdown. I didn't think my expectations were too high, but apparently so.

The new stadium yap out of NYC needs a new angle. I'm pretty sure the old parks were designed to take money from fans too.

Tell this guy to shut up already. I've been to Citi Field twice, and loved it both times. The food is great (esp. the Blue Smoke ribs), the sight lines are impecabble, the out-of-town scoreboard is neat, and the main scoreboards are crystal clear (and includes OBP and SLG for each hitter!). And you can just walk around the field level concourse and enjoy the game from a variety of angles.

I'm tired of all this negativity from Mets fans. Makes us all look really small.

Makes us all look really small.

Take it to the Twins thread.

WOW it's like the Wilpon Family Reunion here Nice to hear from all of you

I didn't realize Jack Keefe was also writing about Mets issues.

WOW it's like the Wilpon Family Reunion here Nice to hear from all of you

And Steve...most of the other ones are working the anti-graffiti shift!

WOW it's like the Wilpon Family Reunion here Nice to hear from all of you

And Steve...most of the other ones are working the anti-graffiti shift!
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and I guess some are still trying to beautify Tompkins Sq Park

I was sitting in the Promenade in Section 517 and the view was incredible. The section is elevated so that people walking by don't obstruct your view. I don't know about you but I'd rather have a little clear plexiglas in the periphery of my view than have clowns walking back and forth the entire game. The District Attorney already addressed the silliness, so I'll stop there. The ballpark is a jewel.