A few unrelated items I wanted to quickly post:
* In the 12 days since Shea's last game, I've noticed Met fans go right from depression to outright anger. The Shea auction has inspired alot of perturbed posts throughout the blogiverse.
This item on Kranepool Society is just one example. I'm sure the economy is not helping our moods either. In fact, the two are related. Met ownership seems oblivious to the circumstances affecting its customer base. Hence, the constant spam about trying to sell off our favorite stadium -
including $185 generic bathroom signs - to the highest bidders.
* While Mets ownership has wasted no time selling off Shea Stadium's spare parts (
and spare "S"s - only $2,500!), they have been less aggressive returning our actual money we all laid out for postseason tickets. As has been noted in the comments of other posts, what are they waiting for? As partial season ticket holders, we're used to the Mets holding our cash as down payments on next year's tickets, a neat trick that lets them pocket the interest while creating the illusion that we're a part investor in the team. Since no ticket plans have been offered, what's the hold-up?
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On an earlier post, Mary Ellen commented that she called the Mets ticket office and asked about the status of partial season tickets at Citi Field. According to ME: "He [the ticket guy] told me they will be offered but it is still unknown what type of plans.
When I mentioned that the Yankees are doing it he got all annoyed with me."
Therefore, I encourage all of you to call the Mets ticket office at 1-718-507-TIXX (8499) and ask if and when the Mets plan to offer partial season tickets for Citi Field. I just did and was told Mets management has been in meetings "almost every day" since the season ended and we should hear something in the next few weeks or the next 1-2 months.
That number again is 718-507-TIXX
* Finally, a couple of Loge13 commenters have said that, in honor of Shea Stadium, they will never park over the hallowed ground of Shea's field next year or ever. I think that's a great tribute and I will do the same.
I actually thought it was disgusting that pieces of Shea were being sold off at such high prices through MeiGray. but i bought from them because i wanted some pieces. not to mention the very high prices on the pairs of seats (which haven't sold out yet!! what does that say?) when i saw the auction the other day, i thought that this is ridiculous. i can't even come up with a scathing remark about how i feel about all this. i like the idea of not parking over Shea's footprint. i usually take the train, so it won't be a concern for me. i hope there's no chalk outline of shea, because that would be rubbing it in the wrong way to the real fans.