They're bringing back the Blue Walls!!! ESPN.com has some great pictures too. The issue of the blue walls is something that was widely discussed and endorsed by the fan base on Metsblog.com and other blogs. In fact Alderson was surprised in September when a beat writer asked him about it but seems like his team did their research on the fan support for this.
Hopefully they can bring back winning baseball too. (That will probably take more work but at least they seem to be on the right track.)
Showing posts with label CitiField. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CitiField. Show all posts
Monday, October 31, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
New York Mets Do Wright Thing, Plan To Move Fences In At Citi Field | Rich Coutinho « CBS New York
WFAN's Rich Coutinho gives yet another explanation as to why it makes sense to move in the fences at Citi Field:
"Players talk to other players. I firmly believe most major leaguers knew the Mets were spooked by this park. If for no other reason than they were spooked by it as well. I remember Alex Rodriguez looking out at a screaming line drive he hit to left-center and appearing shocked when it did not leave the yard. And so the baseball world knew what a player would be up against offensively if he came to call Citi Field home."
I remember watching that game this season and as much as I enjoyed the look on A-Rod's face when he went into his home run trot only to watch the ball hit high off the wall and force him to hustle it to second base. However, the Yankees were only there for a three-game series and once the weekend was over A-Rod was going back to his little league ballpark in the Bronx to hit 40+ homers on a bunch of half swings again.
"Players talk to other players. I firmly believe most major leaguers knew the Mets were spooked by this park. If for no other reason than they were spooked by it as well. I remember Alex Rodriguez looking out at a screaming line drive he hit to left-center and appearing shocked when it did not leave the yard. And so the baseball world knew what a player would be up against offensively if he came to call Citi Field home."
I remember watching that game this season and as much as I enjoyed the look on A-Rod's face when he went into his home run trot only to watch the ball hit high off the wall and force him to hustle it to second base. However, the Yankees were only there for a three-game series and once the weekend was over A-Rod was going back to his little league ballpark in the Bronx to hit 40+ homers on a bunch of half swings again.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Jose Reyes, David Wright, and that Great Wall of Flushing
This year's World Series is a brutal reminder for Met fans that the National League representative is the same team that knocked the Mets out in that magical 2006 season just five years ago. Joel Sherman acknowledges that reminder and takes it further by laying it out as a reason for letting go of both Jose Reyes and David Wright. Sherman writes:
"Losing both of their signature players this offseason might be too large a hit for an organization already in bad stead with its fan base. However, plugging the leaky ship around Wright and Reyes since that fateful 2006 NLCS has not worked. It might be time to build a new boat."
Sherman doesn't connect the two dots that, in my opinion, what happens with Reyes will determine what the Mets do with Wright. As I've said before, the current top prospects in the organization would not be ready for the MLB until Wright is past his prime and I'm begrudgingly starting to agree with the premise (as Sherman says in his column) that Wright is a great player but not the cornerstone player that Albert Pujols is.
Speaking of Wright, David Lennon of Newsday first reported/tweeted that the Mets should be making an announcement on the walls at CitiField shortly after the World Series. As reported on Metsblog.com:
"Lennon says to expect the left-field wall to be ‘shortened and pulled in,’ the right-center bullpen fences to be ‘pulled in,’ and Mo Zone ‘fenced off.’
The last day of the season, while broadcasting from Citi Field, WFAN’s Mike Francesa reported ALL fences in the outfield will be 8 feet tall next year. Also, he said both foul poles will remain exactly where they are, but the walls in center and by the Mo Zone in right field will be 390 feet."
I also had another thought when I was watching the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS this year. When they brought in the left field wall at Comerica Park, they moved the bullpens to the newly formed space between the old wall and the new wall, allowing the Tigers to add additional premium seats in right field. Considering the easy access to the current bullpen area in CitiField, it's worth investigating if the bullpens can be moved to left-center field and the current bullpen area turned into a picnic area like the one that used to be behind the left-field bleachers in Shea Stadium. I hope the team considers this, although it would be a shame if they do this and then trade Wright before he has a chance to play in smaller dimensions.
"Losing both of their signature players this offseason might be too large a hit for an organization already in bad stead with its fan base. However, plugging the leaky ship around Wright and Reyes since that fateful 2006 NLCS has not worked. It might be time to build a new boat."
Sherman doesn't connect the two dots that, in my opinion, what happens with Reyes will determine what the Mets do with Wright. As I've said before, the current top prospects in the organization would not be ready for the MLB until Wright is past his prime and I'm begrudgingly starting to agree with the premise (as Sherman says in his column) that Wright is a great player but not the cornerstone player that Albert Pujols is.
Speaking of Wright, David Lennon of Newsday first reported/tweeted that the Mets should be making an announcement on the walls at CitiField shortly after the World Series. As reported on Metsblog.com:
"Lennon says to expect the left-field wall to be ‘shortened and pulled in,’ the right-center bullpen fences to be ‘pulled in,’ and Mo Zone ‘fenced off.’
The last day of the season, while broadcasting from Citi Field, WFAN’s Mike Francesa reported ALL fences in the outfield will be 8 feet tall next year. Also, he said both foul poles will remain exactly where they are, but the walls in center and by the Mo Zone in right field will be 390 feet."
I also had another thought when I was watching the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS this year. When they brought in the left field wall at Comerica Park, they moved the bullpens to the newly formed space between the old wall and the new wall, allowing the Tigers to add additional premium seats in right field. Considering the easy access to the current bullpen area in CitiField, it's worth investigating if the bullpens can be moved to left-center field and the current bullpen area turned into a picnic area like the one that used to be behind the left-field bleachers in Shea Stadium. I hope the team considers this, although it would be a shame if they do this and then trade Wright before he has a chance to play in smaller dimensions.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Take a Guided Tour of Citi Field
This is pretty cool. Nifty little way to make some money on the side from diehard fans like me too.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Why the Proposed Changes to Citi Field Should be Made - Rising Apple
All great points. Now let's see it happen soon.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Moving in the walls at CitiField?
The spaciousness of CitiField has often been a point of contention about players and fans alike but Marty Noble provides this little nugget:
"...for the most part, Citi has been unpopular with hitters. The first time the Braves played here in 2009, Chipper Jones smoked a pitch to right-center field. It was caught. As he ran off the field and passed by third base, [David] Wright offered a telling two-word commentary: "Nice park.""
"...for the most part, Citi has been unpopular with hitters. The first time the Braves played here in 2009, Chipper Jones smoked a pitch to right-center field. It was caught. As he ran off the field and passed by third base, [David] Wright offered a telling two-word commentary: "Nice park.""
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
That money could be going to your state Governor...
NYC Subway comes up with an alternative to the plan scrapped by Gov. Chris Christie. Looks like you should think long-term instead of short-term political posturing Governor. I doubt New York City Transit would be willing to share as much of the revenue with New Jersey as the state would have raised if it continued construction on the THE Tunnel in the first place.
On the flip side, I wouldn't mind this proposal as it would give me a direct line from a nearby point in New Jersey straight to CitiField. Of course, as a New York Mets fan, Gov. Christie may have been thinking the same thing.
On the flip side, I wouldn't mind this proposal as it would give me a direct line from a nearby point in New Jersey straight to CitiField. Of course, as a New York Mets fan, Gov. Christie may have been thinking the same thing.
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