Wouldn't the terrorists win if they you know actually blew something up?

With that said I am pretty sure limiting bags won't deter a terrorist attack.

Could it be possible that the giveaways didn't make it to the stadium in time for them to distribute before the game? I get the feeling these things aren't made months in advance but just planned months in advance. It could be possible that they made the keychains up and maybe there was a typo or something wrong with the trinket and they couldn't get them to the stadium and to each gate in time.

i believe the reason the photographers don't care is because a portion of their salary is either based on number of pictures taken or number of pictures sold. The more pics they take the more likely they are to make some extra money

The mets have been doing this for years with Nikon as the sponsor. Absolute money-grab but the Mets were smart enough to plaster a word across the picture online so you couldn't do a screen grab and get a decent picture for free. I do agree that is an awesome thing to provide to fans as you said especially with the bag rules and if you are coming from work and don't remember the camera

No word on whether the "How May I Help You" people consulted their little notebooks provided by the Yankees? Chapter 5 clearly states "Do not state opinion people will take anything you say as truth?"

1st of all the re-entry rule to my understanding is standard protocol in most sports stadiums. I understand why they have it. Basically it protects the team from A) losing money and B) overcrowding the building. Think of this scenario, 5 friends go to the game with tickets. Another 4 friends are at Stans. The original 5 friends get in the stadium with regular purchased tickets, 1 of them leaves with all 5 tickets and gives 4 tickets to the remaining friends. 9 people enter stadium for the price of 5 tickets. Now imagine if you did this with 20 friends at stans. It could end up being a really bad situation.

Look around baseball, when the Yankees were rained out Monday ESPN had the Marlins-Pirates game and there were maybe 10,000 people in the building. The recession is a big part of it BUT if these tickets were closer to 2008 prices I have no doubt in my mind that the Yankees would be playing to 90-95% capacity every night.

Keep in mind NY although hurt by the recession isn't as hurting as the smaller towns which is making it tough to draw crowds from an already small population. We have such a higher population and a good amount of wealth in the area that the Yankees and Mets have been able to fill the park mostly despite higher prices but if the prices weren't raised to such a crazy number they would be selling out

I don't get this argument at all.

#1) Yes there is the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, yes he was a Dodger but the man transcends baseball and sports as a whole. He is often regarded as the trailblazer for the civil rights movement because of what he was able to do on the field. In addition, he broke the color barrier for a National League team in NEW YORK, the ONLY NL TEAM IN NEW YORK IS THE METS. They should embrace this connection. It is obvious in that every major Jackie Robinson day ceremony happens at Shea or Citi. NOT IN LA AT DODGER STADIUM

#2) Yes Citi-Field's outside resembles Ebbits Field's outside but when you think of iconic NY Baseball stadiums you only think of Ebbits and YS. Polo Grounds wasn't a baseball stadium and didn't have an exterior that people remember. The Mets pay homage to both the Dodgers and Giants. Dodger obviously by the outside of Citi-Field, but the Polo Grounds are represented by the high-wall in left field, the green seats in the stands, the "soot" black wall with the orange line (Giant Colors)

#3) 2 of the most recognizable images that I relate to the Mets for Shea were the HR apple and the orange foul poles. Guess what? They are both there, add in the scoreboard skyline with the Mets in the middle at the center field food area and you have some signature mets icons. The outside is covered with former Mets pictures, give them some time to work out the kinks for the inside.

hellllllloooooooo

It should be noted that the mets did not officially sell out their home opener either. I heard some reports that the Mets were selling tickets at the ticket window day of game. Of course there wasn't a ticket available for anything less than $250 but it is interesting to see both teams not be able to sell out the 1st game in both of these much hyped parks. A sign of the economy and the stubborn organizations.

at least we didn't spend $1.6 Billion for the same exact stadium we were playing in.