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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Rubin: Mets Try To Embrace History

Here’s the announcement from the Mets ...

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. The

Mets also have re-formed the Mets Hall of Fame Committee, and will increase the number of visuals commemorating great players and moments both inside and outside the ballpark. The Mets previously announced a 2010 opening of the Mets Hall of Fame & Museum at Citi Field.

RENAMING OF AREAS IN BALLPARK

The Mets will rename and visually theme Citi Field’s VIP entrances and outfield bridge after individuals who made an indelible mark on the club. First Base VIP will be named after Hodges to honor the manager who led the Mets to their first World Championship in 1969. Third Base VIP will honor Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher and Mets leader in wins, earned run average and strikeouts. Left Field VIP will be named after Stengel, the first manager in Mets history. The outfield bridge will be dedicated as Shea Bridge, honoring the legacy of the man who was the driving force to bring National League baseball back to New York after the departure of the Dodgers and Giants.

Omar Minaya announced that the lobby of the Mets front office will be named after Adam Rubin.

bobm Posted: November 22, 2009 at 11:53 PM | 18 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Voros McCracken, Human Shield Posted: November 23, 2009 at 01:15 AM (#3394165)

History gets scared, responds by backing away and crossing it's arms.

2. AndrewJ Posted: November 23, 2009 at 01:19 AM (#3394167)

I know CitiField has plenty of Brooklyn Dodgers overtones -- have they made any compromises to NY Giant fans?

3. BarrettsHiddenBall Posted: November 23, 2009 at 01:22 AM (#3394170)

Rubin: Mets Read About New Twins Ballpark, Wonder Why They Didn't Think of That

4. PreservedFish Posted: November 23, 2009 at 01:58 AM (#3394203)

I predicted (in about 1996) that the Mets would build a retro park at exactly the time when everyone in America was getting tired of retroparks.

5. Crispix Attacks Posted: November 23, 2009 at 02:02 AM (#3394205)

I am not sure why it's so funny that there's an ad at the bottom of this page for a FREE 22kt gold Yankees baseball card, but it is.

6. Tripon Posted: November 23, 2009 at 02:12 AM (#3394211)

Adam Rubin really wants to get hired by the Mets.

7. Don Malcolm

Posted: November 23, 2009 at 04:43 AM (#3394288)

I know CitiField has plenty of Brooklyn Dodgers overtones -- have they made any compromises to NY Giant fans?

Hey, now, Casey played for the Jints too.

Word is that the mezannine level men's room will be named after Danny Gardella...

8. Benji Posted: November 23, 2009 at 08:47 AM (#3394357)

How about an Anti-Hall Of Fame for the Mets? The inaugral class could have Phillips, M.Donald, Coleman, Tony Fernandez and Victor Zambrano. Later we could put in guys like Mota, Pepe Mangual, Mo Vaughn, Duquette.... oh the mind reels!

And I just want to stick this in. The Yorks are the Wilpons of the NFL. A team that looked like it could win 10 is playing F'ing Alex F'ing Smith every week because of two reasons that have nothing to do with winning. First he throws a "pretty ball". Just ask the DBs who catch a lot of them. And the other, they have to play him because they're paying him so much money. Even the friggin Raiders have figured out if the QB sucks, you bench him. Before we go 4-12, FREE SHAWN HILL!!!!!!!!!!!

9. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: November 23, 2009 at 09:41 AM (#3394367)

Shaun Hill gets the most out of his talent but there's just not enough of it there. He's a game manager.

Smith has had flashes this year and I don't mind spending the rest of the season finding out whether or not he is going to take a step forward.

I feel better about the long-term prospects of the 49ers right now than I have in years.

10. Athletic Supporter leads the nation in drifters Posted: November 23, 2009 at 09:45 AM (#3394368)

What the hell? How are you guys BOTH Mets/49ers fans?

*boggle*

11. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: November 23, 2009 at 09:55 AM (#3394370)

I could tell you but then I would have to kill you.

12. Tripon Posted: November 23, 2009 at 10:09 AM (#3394373)

Next Russlan will tell us he's a Sonics fan.

13. Freeballin' (Tales of Met Power) Posted: November 23, 2009 at 02:46 PM (#3394397)

"
I predicted (in about 1996) that the Mets would build a retro park at exactly the time when everyone in America was getting tired of retroparks. "

It isn't a retropark. Good prediction though.

14. Win one for Agrippa (haplo53) Posted: November 23, 2009 at 03:10 PM (#3394408)

Adam Rubin really wants to get hired by the Mets.

He has lobby for curator job, OK?

15. RB in NYC (Now with New iPhone!) Posted: November 23, 2009 at 03:24 PM (#3394411)

It isn't a retropark. Good prediction though.

How is it not a retropark? I don't mean that snidely, but the Wilpons are always talking about how pleased they are that it echos Ebbets Field, that the green seats at the same color as the Polo Grounds, etc. etc. It seems pretty indisputable that it was designed with the intention of evoking the old NYC ballparks, that's a Retropark to me.

16. Freeballin' (Tales of Met Power) Posted: November 23, 2009 at 07:40 PM (#3394686)

No, it's got touches here and there but the design is obviously intended to be modern for the most part.

17. billyshears Posted: November 23, 2009 at 08:21 PM (#3394753)

How is it not a retropark? I don't mean that snidely, but the Wilpons are always talking about how pleased they are that it echos Ebbets Field, that the green seats at the same color as the Polo Grounds, etc. etc. It seems pretty indisputable that it was designed with the intention of evoking the old NYC ballparks, that's a Retropark to me.

Besides having a brick facade, I don't think Citifield is a retropark either. Then again, I'm not quite sure what makes a ballpark a retropark. But green is just a color. And Citifield has a giant screen overlooking a food court beyond centerfield with all sorts of unusual (for a ballpark) food stands. That doesn't seem retro to me.

18. jwb Posted: November 23, 2009 at 09:09 PM (#3394836)

Harold Reynolds got in big trouble for something like this, didn't he?

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