en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/483873 Comments by euchreking http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/20/note-100-men-left-on-base/#IDComment19437339 I'm a huge fan, going to 20 games this year from over two hours away. I'm not happy at all. This group--who I like a heck of a lot--are highly paid individuals who like to be around each other, but they are incompetent as a group. There's a mentality of losing here that I'm disgusted by. Thought this year would be different but they can't score runs this year. Individual stats are actually great but the team has no fire, no leadership, just excuses. I'm sick of it, and wish I was a Marlins fan since they play hard and want to win--they want to bury every team they play, reminding me of the mid-1980s mets... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:56:36 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/20/note-100-men-left-on-base/#IDComment19437339 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/19/post-game-brewers-4-mets-2/#IDComment19390725 A dispiriting day at the new field. No life in the crowd--the quietest game I have ever been to--and no life in the bats with runners in scoring position. 12 games in and this team cannot score runs. Last year we scored early and often and then watched our bullpen give it back. This year we can rely on our bullpen but have to watch total lethargy when it comes to knocking in runs. The team is really out of synch--they looked today like their heads were already out of this game. I sense no team fire, and no leadership, just a lot of highly paid individuals who have fun being around each other. It's early, many will say, but I think how you play from the opening bell is an indication of who you are, and I'm getting worried... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:14:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/19/post-game-brewers-4-mets-2/#IDComment19390725 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/17/opinion-the-citi-field-criticizm/#IDComment19116290 Responding to comment that they allowed access on opening day: I believe they did, but I was there wed and thurs and they DID NOT. Opening Day was one thing, and maybe they changed the policy precisely because of the fan crush in that area, something that would not be true outside of opening day (that is, fans crushed into those secitons to get close to players and fans with seats there complained so much they changed the policy). Dude, next time don't expect to go there! Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:28:29 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/17/opinion-the-citi-field-criticizm/#IDComment19116290 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/17/opinion-the-citi-field-criticizm/#IDComment19114548 Note: I had to split my comment in half since it wouldn't allow me to post it all at once: This may be because of the novelty of the new field, but the concourses at field level are jammed. I have bought seats all over the new field ( I'm driving two hours each way for 20 games this season) and I like the 500 level seats a lot, there's a nice concourse up there with plenty of amenities. But it seems for the games I've been on field level--two so far--that many folks with non-field level seats prefer the views from field level and so crowd the area above the seats. The mens rooms have continual lines as a result (no lines upstairs), you fight through crowds to leave your section and return to your seats, and the concessions take forever. Hey, if I had tickets in the last row of the far reaches fo the field I might opt to watch the game from field level standing area too, but they should have planned for thatt. Again, maybe when the novelty wears off people will forgo the field concourse and go to their own level, but this may be the new reality, especially since the center field area invites fans to just hang there during the game. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:59:34 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/17/opinion-the-citi-field-criticizm/#IDComment19114548 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/17/opinion-the-citi-field-criticizm/#IDComment19113899 I've been to three games already and I love the new field--it looks awesome. Still, things are very different in ways that detract from the fan experence. I have to drive two hours to get to the field. I get there early for BP in order to fully enjoy each game with my son. At Shea we could be right above the duggout letting kids clamor for autographs, while getting very close to the players and getting a very close experience with them. Now, unless you have tickets for the sections right above the duggout you are not allowed there, and instead watch from a distance, and players are much more free to avoid contact with fans. For most fans this is not a big deal since they don't arrive early but it has traditionally been my favorite part of the experience, the closeness to the players that I have to watch from a hundred yards away during the game. They have also started calling BP the "Mets Batting Practice Show", with an official sponsor--not a big deal but still overdoign the marketing bit. I noticed Matt in the duggout during BP so of course he has no complaints. With his access to such vantage poitns how would he know how the average fan feels. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:47:54 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/17/opinion-the-citi-field-criticizm/#IDComment19113899 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/16/quote-murphy-is-fine-focused-on-peavy/#IDComment18883276 I like Murphy, a lot, but it was frustrating to see a terrible throw to Reyes that seemed like it was not even intended for him, and then see Reyes flub the follow through throw to home. I was wondering about the "designed play" comment because it didn't seem designed to do anything and the comment wasn't explained. Look Cliff Floyd played right field for us and wasn't much good at first and I'm willing to cut Murphy all the slack in the world, but it seems that hitting the cutoff man is one of the most basic plays in baseball, one that is often practiced over and over again in little league forward (I have my team's kids begin and end every practice with a drill to simulate this) so it doesn't seem like a lot to ask that even a novice outfielder in the major leagues make this play. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:59:12 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/16/quote-murphy-is-fine-focused-on-peavy/#IDComment18883276 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/16/quote-murphy-is-fine-focused-on-peavy/#IDComment18854875 Wait, it was a "designed play"?! What did he mean by that? That it was designed to fool the runner into trying for home, and then designed to allow him to score?! From the stands where I was everyone in almost unison yelled, "Hit the Cut-off Man!!" Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:57:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/16/quote-murphy-is-fine-focused-on-peavy/#IDComment18854875 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/14/note-david-wright-is-focused-on-the-loss/#IDComment18723752 Agree with your post--it seems that the mets mgmt were too concerned about the money they have invested in Castillo and were convinced that last year was an aberration. I like how he gets 4 hits after being told to be more aggressive in hitter's counts and then tries to bunt with a runner on second with one out! And then yesterday he's back to his timid ways. He works favorable counts and then tries to get a walk, very tired and old at this point. Reyes troubles me as well--I like the hustle trying to get to second (and he almost made it!) but still, we needed baserunners at that point and he was looking at a lineup behind him that can produce... Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:51:08 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/14/note-david-wright-is-focused-on-the-loss/#IDComment18723752 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/14/note-david-wright-is-focused-on-the-loss/#IDComment18723406 What level were you trying to use? It seems that the field level concourse is getting throngs of people checking out the new digs and so this means that there's a lot more pressure on the field level bathrooms than the other levels. I guess as people get used to the new field this will work itself out, but remember that at Shea those of us without field level tickets could not wander around down there. But now we can, and we're gonna take full advantage of the better views and the many sights to see, and the many places to get food there. That's where the action is and fans will convene there throughout the game meaning there will not be enough urinals to accomodate everyone. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:43:54 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/14/note-david-wright-is-focused-on-the-loss/#IDComment18723406 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/03/post-game-mets-4-red-sox-3/#IDComment18158346 I was at the game last night. One of the first ones into the new field. Was very impressed at first, but it started to feel very wierd after a while. Going to take awhile to get used to our new home, since it felt like I was in someone else's field. And also because it felt so similar, but less impressive in some ways, than other similar fields like Citizens Bank Park in Philly and Safeco Field in Seattl (which is a dam# nice field indeed). I can see now why the Yankees essentially rebuilt their original stadium, precisely because so many memories are tagged to a particular environment and they wanted to preserve the similarity. I know I'll grow to love this new field, but right now I'm feelign real mixed emotions. A caller to Steve Somers last night was berated by Steve (in a friendly way) for saying "I miss Shea." But I know exactly how that guy feels. It's a real strange feeling to watch our Mets in this new place. My emotions were getting tugged right and left, and I left very confused. If you've spent decades at Shea I don't know you can avoid these feelings. Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:20:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/03/post-game-mets-4-red-sox-3/#IDComment18158346