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Jets Archives
 Poor Jets. They left beautiful Shea Stadium three decades ago, only to reside as squatters in the Meadowlands. Now they are moving into a new two-family home but few Jet fans wants to come visit. To encourage some season ticket action, the Jets announced they will cut some PSL costs by as much as 50 percent. The revised ticket plans went on sale today. Here are the details: Lower End Zone -- The PSLs in Sections 101, 103, 104, 123, 124,
126, 128, 129, 148 and 149 have been reduced by 50 percent, from $5,000
to $2,500.
Mezzanine End Zone B -- The PSLs in Sections 201, 202b, 203b,
224b, 225b, 226, 227b and 228b have been cut by 38 percent, from $4,000
to $2,500.
Lower Sideline -- The PSLs in Sections 110, 116, 135 and 142
have been reduced by 33 percent, from $15,000 to $10,000. Will that be enough to fill in those 10,000 unclaimed season spots and avoid local TV blackouts?
The Super Bowl is a few days off but sports fans have already been gorging on pre-game banalities. However, this was a good piece on the ugly history of the New Orleans Saints. If the Jets hadn't been born, the Saints would probably be the football cousins of our Mets. Former Jets beat writer Peter Finney conjures up 43 Saints memories - one for each year of the team's existence. Number 33 occured at our old home: 33. When the Saints beat the Jets at Shea Stadium in Week 15 in 1980 to
avoid a winless season, it started snowing as they marched down the
field for their game-winning TD. For Saints fans who thought hell would
freeze over before they would win a game - well, it did.
 Congratulations to the Jets, who tonight gave us the second best win in their franchise history. If the sports gods have a sense of humor, they will let the scrappy Jets through the AFC championship portal to face the Nordic Vikings and their currently un-retired ex-Jet QB in The Who Superbowl. I wonder if the Colts will rest their starters next week. A Jets memory at Shea that didn't happen at a football game - It was at the Mets/Rockies first game in April 1993, which was the first professional game ever for Colorado. The Jets had also just signed Boomer Esiason, an event the guy in front of me celebrated by drinking about 15 Big Beers and screaming "WE GOT BOOMER" repeatedly throughout the first few innings. Each beer resulted in one less garment of clothing on Boomer's fiercest drunk fan, until he was escorted from the building. We never heard from him or Boomer again. BTW Boomer picked the Chargers today before the CBS telecast. Jets/Shea memories here.
 The Mets sent out this notice to season ticket and plan holders. The interesting thing isn't the game but that all the premium clubs will be open at Citi Field for this event...
EXCLUSIVE TICKET OFFER TO FIRST-EVER PRO FOOTBALL GAME AT CITI FIELD
NEW YORK SENTINELS HOST LAS VEGAS LOCOMOTIVES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 4
The United Football League debuts this fall with the promise of exciting, traditional football played by talented professional athletes, including the rising stars of tomorrow, and an entertaining game experience. In its "Premiere" Season, the fledgling UFL will field four teams - the New York Sentinels, Florida Tuskers, Las Vegas Locomotives and California Redwoods.
In the first-ever pro football game at Citi Field, the New York Sentinels will host the Las Vegas Locomotives on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 p.m. As a Mets Season Ticket or Plan Holder, we are pleased to offer you an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets for the November 4 game at 20 percent price discounts, with per-ticket fees waived, before sales to the general public. With this special offer, your ticket prices start at just $16.
For the Sentinels, led by head coach Ted Cottrell, this will be their only 2009 appearance at Citi Field. Please note that, for this game, all premium Citi Field club spaces will be open and accessible for your enjoyment.
The Shea Stadium memorabilia auction continues.
View the latest items here.Alot of this stuff is interesting only to aficionados of the finer points of Shea (like the sophisticates who frequent this blog). I had no idea a Nathan's hot dog bin cost over $200 or I would have gotten a job at Shea last season and swiped a few. Meanwhile, the Mr. Met no smoking sign is now worth at least $590 in the current auction. I bought one for $100 last year. I am an investing genius. I think the flags are the coolest thing of interest to non-Shea fans. The old football team flags are now on the block. Some examples here: 
Only $160 for the Chargers flag, less for the Bengals. Makes a nice gift for true fans of those teams. It's not like any of them will be getting a CHAMPIONSHIP flag anytime soon anyway...
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Sounds familiar doesn't it?
Fans are fed up. They are tired of being the team's "Cash Cow" and receiving no respect. I have a couple of questions regarding this issue.
1) What happens to the fans who paid FULL PRICE for their PSL's...Will they get a refund?
2) If they still don't get enough buyers what then? Seats go empty with possible blackouts or sell them as single games and really piss everybody off?
I, for one, am glad that fans are saying ENOUGH ALREADY. We see it at $iti Field with rows and rows of empty seats at almost every game. They made their bed and now let them enjoy lying in it!