That was the same Sunday there was a silent 10-minute vigil for John Lennon in Central Park, six days after his murder. The two events are conflated for me.

Steve Serby wrote in the Post the next day that given what had just happened to the Jets, this frozen piece of turf shall forever after be known as Shame Stadium. He may have also labeled the Jets the Ets after losing to the Ain'ts.

Another great Jets moment at Shea happened at the same Mets-Rockies game you mentioned. It was the first public appearance for Dennis Byrd after his terrible injury. He received a loud ovation from the fans and players as he walked out onto the field before the game.

NEWS FLASH---Got a message from the METS on the machine today. They want me to call back because New Sections have opened up for 15 Game Plans. When I canceled back in Dec, I said after being a plan holder for 23 years that the Promenade Sect does not cut it. I want seats with a Loge type view between the bases. The message said they have what I'm looking for. We shall see and I'll let you all know...Paul

NEWS FLASH---Got a message from the METS on the machine today. They want me to call back because New Sections have opened up for 15 Game Plans. When I canceled back in Dec, I said after being a plan holder for 23 years that the Promenade Sect does not cut it. I want seats with a Loge type view between the bases. The message said they have what I'm looking for. We shall see and I'll let you all know...Paul

I hope they tear the shit out of Fred's grass.

while I don't disagree with Paul's sentiment, I'm kind of curious where the field will actually be. I remember the Mets trashing Shea because it was a dual purpose stadium that "didn't fit either (purpose) well". Now their "baseball only" stadium is being multipurposed.

Let's see if they can out draw the Mets from September with this football game.

Paul - you're killing me, great line & thought. Had me lol for minutes.

Who among us can hear Jerry Manual complaining when someone gets hurt early next because of the replacement grass not taking hold:

" Oh, definitely, you know they ripped up the field pretty good when those football games were here after the season"

http://www.ufl-football.com/venues/citi_field_flushing_ny
Here's a link to how the field will be set-up for the football game with pricing....enjoy

I'm still trying to figure out why those flags were kept around for 25 years after the Jets left.

Hey Kingman, did you ever get your "Loge 13" sign? My wife is STILL mad at me for getting My Loge 10 but it goes great with the seats. After 22 years walking under it....it was a MUST HAVE!!!!

Kingman...it looks like the Loge 13 signs are available on the MeiGrey web site.

Here is the first set of information re: prices at Citi Field.

No word yet on partial plan holders and they conveniently omit the starting price for seats in the Promenade level (i.e., the New Upper Deck)

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/citifieldseats/index.jsp

Mara was Craig Carton's guest on the FAN this morning. The interview is available for download on the station's site. Here are some highlights:

1. New Stadium was budgeted at $800 million. Now costs $1.6 billion. Increase due to rise in cost of steel, concrete, and labor.

2. The Stadium is being completely financed in the private sector. In order to complete the building, the Jets and Giants had to meet certain payback schedules resulting from the Credit Crunch. PSL's were the only way to meet that deadline. PSL's will pay 1/4 of the Giants cost of the BUILDING.

3. For the PSL owner... 20 percent due 30 days after receipt of letter. 40 percent due August 2009. Last 40 percent due March 2010.

4. The owner of the PSL will have the right to sell that PSL, or forfeit it back to the club. This is key, because this effectively makes the wait list a line that doesn't move. What sane person is going to forfeit $80,000? That person is going to sell his PSL's for whatever he can get, and not necessarily to the next guy in line. Waiting for 30 years? Tough luck. Those PSL's will change hands in the private sector to the highest bidder.

Sad, but its a fact of life. Professional Sports is a business. In the New York Market, if you don't pay, someone else behind you surely will.

As it goes with the Mets? We will have to wait and see. Phil Mushnick of the Post wrote today that the Mets are having to call back big-spenders who have decided NOT to renew their tickets... Has the bubble popped? Time will tell.

No use worrying about things one cannot control. I still believe that Partial Plan holders will be offered SOMETHING in the new park. I don't see the club shutting the door. However, I understand the economic game they have to play. It's in their best interest to state now that the only way to secure seats is via Full Season Tickets.... They believe they can drum up persons to believe "The Sky is Falling" hype.

In the meantime... LETS GO METS!!

I've been to a handful of NFL games (Candlestick Park, Giants Stadium, and Shea) and much prefer watching football games on TV. You see what's going on much better, don't have to deal with bad weather, don't get gouged buying ballpark food, parking, and of course ticket prices. You're right, seat licenses are an absurdity, a way of charging fans twice for the same thing. Anyway, it's a free market and fans always can watch the game on TV, so I'm shedding no tears for Giants fans.

It would seem that the above link to the mets web site is to drum up new sales in the new ballpark. It appears to be a work in progress, as you can't leave a deposit yet...

But, over at the main mets site, you can still buy a Sunday plan - prorated for 5 games. Hell, you can even get a full season prorated for 25 games, beginning the first week in August... Upper Box Section 16!!!

Seems to me like there are still plenty of seats available...

LETS GO METS!!!