Comments on: I http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/ A daily account of the trials and tribulations of the New York Mets. Contact me at sinymets@aol.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:25:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Dana Brand http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145500 Dana Brand Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:07:42 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145500 This is a great piece, Steve, and I agree with everything you said. I'm seriously wondering whether I will ever be able to ignore the insult of the exclusivity. Since I walked up the stairs in the rotunda both times I've been to the stadium, I did not realize that one of the escalators was only for the club-dwellers. That makes me sick to my stomach. How anyone could not perceive the irony of doing that in the Robinson rotunda is beyond me.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('145500','Dana Brand'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('145500','Dana Brand','This is a great piece, Steve, and I agree with everything you said. I\'m seriously wondering whether I will ever be able to ignore the insult of the exclusivity. Since I walked up the stairs in the rotunda both times I\'ve been to the stadium, I did not realize that one of the escalators was only for the club-dwellers. That makes me sick to my stomach. How anyone could not perceive the irony of doing that in the Robinson rotunda is beyond me.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> This is a great piece, Steve, and I agree with everything you said. I’m seriously wondering whether I will ever be able to ignore the insult of the exclusivity. Since I walked up the stairs in the rotunda both times I’ve been to the stadium, I did not realize that one of the escalators was only for the club-dwellers. That makes me sick to my stomach. How anyone could not perceive the irony of doing that in the Robinson rotunda is beyond me.
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]]> By: liberals suck http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145484 liberals suck Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:07:27 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145484 “There is a real venomous vibe coming from a segment of Mets fan base that I have never experienced before in all the years I’ve rooted for this team.”

It’s because the team is gm’d by offirmative minaya, the fraud you have so vocally endorsed for several years now. Grumbling about the new field is merely a symptom of a deeper problem – the embarrassment and failure perpetuated by ofirmative and rewarded (see ofirmative’s four year extension….) by the wilpons.

I don’t care if the Wilpons cater to rich or poor. I want them to cater to people who like teams they can be proud of, not this guilty liberal rainbow coaltion of chokers, retreads, race-baiters (sheffield) and “gangstas.”

Translation – I’d rather have 100 more years of Shea with a 97 – 65 caliber team rather than this hateable mob known as the 2009 Mets in their state-of-the-art field.

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]]> By: Madison http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145407 Madison Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:12:36 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145407 Mets, or Dodgers? I cant remember. Citi emphasizes to much on the Dodgers, probably because without our friend Jackie Robinsons help,''the Mets'' would consist of David Wright, and Ryan Church. Otherwise, I love Citi Field! The only thing that really pisses me off is the fact we cant see the out of town score board from our seats. I can live without the lineups only because I don't find myself stalking the Mets, but I consistently find myself relying on the help of other teams that are in the our division. The foods great, and everyones ready to see past the last two years. LETS GO METS!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('145407','Madison'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('145407','Madison','Mets, or Dodgers? I cant remember. Citi emphasizes to much on the Dodgers, probably because without our friend Jackie Robinsons help,\'\'the Mets\'\' would consist of David Wright, and Ryan Church. \r\n\r\nOtherwise, I love Citi Field! The only thing that really pisses me off is the fact we cant see the out of town score board from our seats. I can live without the lineups only because I don\'t find myself stalking the Mets, but I consistently find myself relying on the help of other teams that are in the our division. The foods great, and everyones ready to see past the last two years. \r\n\r\nLETS GO METS!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Mets, or Dodgers? I cant remember. Citi emphasizes to much on the Dodgers, probably because without our friend Jackie Robinsons help,”the Mets” would consist of David Wright, and Ryan Church.

Otherwise, I love Citi Field! The only thing that really pisses me off is the fact we cant see the out of town score board from our seats. I can live without the lineups only because I don’t find myself stalking the Mets, but I consistently find myself relying on the help of other teams that are in the our division. The foods great, and everyones ready to see past the last two years.

LETS GO METS!

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]]> By: john smith http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145328 john smith Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:16:32 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145328 How about the BOTTLED BEER stations that only have cans.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('145328','john smith'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('145328','john smith','How about the BOTTLED BEER stations that \r\nonly have cans.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> How about the BOTTLED BEER stations that
only have cans.
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]]> By: Rich http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145327 Rich Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:15:42 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145327 Steve, Well done piece. The place is beautiful and beats the shit out of Shea (can anyone say "clean"?), but the things you point out are spot on. The lineup, the out-of-town scores, all the stuff that matters to baseball nuts like us, that stuff needs to be corrected. You did well with Prom 511, since you're basically behind the dish. I'm in Prom 538, I lose all CF and LF fly balls, and can't see the out-of-town scores no matter how hard I try. So I guess, some lessons here for the Wilpons, and some for me too. Next year, try like hell to get out of Prom 538!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('145327','Rich'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('145327','Rich','Steve,\r\n\r\nWell done piece. The place is beautiful and beats the shit out of Shea (can anyone say \"clean\"?), but the things you point out are spot on. The lineup, the out-of-town scores, all the stuff that matters to baseball nuts like us, that stuff needs to be corrected. You did well with Prom 511, since you\'re basically behind the dish. I\'m in Prom 538, I lose all CF and LF fly balls, and can\'t see the out-of-town scores no matter how hard I try. So I guess, some lessons here for the Wilpons, and some for me too. Next year, try like hell to get out of Prom 538!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Steve,

Well done piece. The place is beautiful and beats the shit out of Shea (can anyone say “clean”?), but the things you point out are spot on. The lineup, the out-of-town scores, all the stuff that matters to baseball nuts like us, that stuff needs to be corrected. You did well with Prom 511, since you’re basically behind the dish. I’m in Prom 538, I lose all CF and LF fly balls, and can’t see the out-of-town scores no matter how hard I try. So I guess, some lessons here for the Wilpons, and some for me too. Next year, try like hell to get out of Prom 538!

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]]> By: David in Manhattan http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145326 David in Manhattan Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:11:30 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145326 Thanks for the long post and much detail, Steve, really appreciated. Can't wait to get there.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('145326','David in Manhattan'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('145326','David in Manhattan','Thanks for the long post and much detail, Steve, really appreciated. Can\'t wait to get there.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for the long post and much detail, Steve, really appreciated. Can’t wait to get there.
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]]> By: Nik http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145294 Nik Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:45:32 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145294 You know how I feel about the Dodgers stuff everywhere… it’s tough. If you checked out the shop on the first floor, you’d see a Dodgers jersey on the right hanging before any of the Mets Jerseys. Hell, you can buy a Pee Wee Reese jersey next to a Delgado one.

Isn’t that the Wilpon way… make something fantastic and then shit on it so nobody can appreciate it? Dave Howard was getting really defensive on the fan about it.

I truthfully think Fred & Jeff have resentment toward Mets fans and a dramatically different outlook on life while Dave Howard is impossibly arrogant and corporate. Our team seems hijacked by non-Met fans and I think that’s the core of the issue.

They really need a fan liason to Fred directly and he needs to get off his obnoxious ego trip and realize if you beg for tax payer money… respect us!

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]]> By: Caryn http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2009/04/19/i/comment-page-1/#comment-145292 Caryn Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:17:30 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=1581#comment-145292 Steve, excellent, excellent point that the lineups aren't on the scoreboard until gametime and how that was the first thing you checked at Shea - and if it wasn't up, you talked about that, and if it changed, you talked about that. The ads are so low class. They could have put up something Mets-related there... but instead... sellyourgoldandgetrippedoff.com. The plexiglass is a real problem. Have you seen those photos over at the Mets Police?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('145292','Caryn'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('145292','Caryn','Steve, excellent, excellent point that the lineups aren\'t on the scoreboard until gametime and how that was the first thing you checked at Shea - and if it wasn\'t up, you talked about that, and if it changed, you talked about that.\r\n\r\nThe ads are so low class. They could have put up something Mets-related there... but instead... sellyourgoldandgetrippedoff.com.\r\n\r\nThe plexiglass is a real problem. Have you seen those photos over at the Mets Police?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Steve, excellent, excellent point that the lineups aren’t on the scoreboard until gametime and how that was the first thing you checked at Shea – and if it wasn’t up, you talked about that, and if it changed, you talked about that.

The ads are so low class. They could have put up something Mets-related there… but instead… sellyourgoldandgetrippedoff.com.

The plexiglass is a real problem. Have you seen those photos over at the Mets Police?

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