There's only one New York team leading their division right now...

Locke3k: There's only one New York team leading their division right now...

There was only one New York team leading their division at this point last year.

There was also only one New York team that made the playoffs. They were not the same team.

Yanks_RSJ: Locke3k: There's only one New York team leading their division right now...

There was only one New York team leading their division at this point last year.

There was also only one New York team that made the playoffs. They were not the same team.

Funny enough, the two teams have won the same number of championships since 2000.

im happy to see it. Sad to see old Shea go but hopefully the METS will win this year or near future.

/i've gotta believe

Did those fans also fall off of any escalators or elevators?

Was at Shea Sat night for first time this year. Guess what? Beers are now $8.50.

/$8.50?
//Get outta here

The Mets have sold all but one of the 49 luxury boxes at Citi Field. Some of the buyers were drunk, will be mad to realize that they got the wrong brand new stadium

They wanted the Twins' new stadium? The Dallas Cowboys'?

I can't believe Omar Minaya has a job.

fuzzy dunlop: Was at Shea Sat night for first time this year. Guess what? Beers are now $8.50.

/$8.50?
//Get outta here

What size? Hopefully at least a pint.

They're 7.50 at PNC for 16 oz, but you have the option of decent local brews for that price. Concourse vendors are 7.00 for a 16oz Yuengling can. At a couple of food stalls you can still get a 12oz IC for 4.50

Shea was a crappy stadium, but lots of good memories there. The last two games I saw prior to moving to Pit were the Pratt playoff homer and the bottle thrown at Rocker (along with the Larry chant and Stooges K signs). Good times.

Looking forward to visiting Citi next year.

I gotta say, as a Yankee fan who sees Citi Field every day on myway into work, it looks awesome (at least from the outside), and I'm completely farking jealous.

fuzzy dunlop: Was at Shea Sat night for first time this year. Guess what? Beers are now $8.50.

/$8.50?
//Get outta here

$9.50 for an 16 oz Miller Light in your seat at the Stadium. This has resulted in many a missed inning drinking at Yankee Tavern or elsewhere

JustFarkingGreat: I gotta say, as a Yankee fan who sees Citi Field every day on myway into work, it looks awesome (at least from the outside), and I'm completely farking jealous.

Is it me, or does the new Yankee Stadium look like the Disney Corp. built it?

elvisbloom: Is it me, or does the new Yankee Stadium look like the Disney Corp. built it?

I can't decide if it's going to be awesome or grotesque.

As for CitiField, it almost looks a little too classy for the Mets, and I say that as a Mets fan. The Mets as a franchise have always had an inherent element of cheesiness about them; I hope they're able strike a nice balance between having a breathtaking new park and maintaining a fun, family-friendly atmosphere.

elvisbloom: Is it me, or does the new Yankee Stadium look like the Disney Corp. built it?

I have a feeling that observation is better than any of us even know. Instead of designing a whole new stadium, the Yankees built one in the image of the old one, in other words a fake, modern, inevitably cheap impostor. It will be like the Las Vegas / Disney World version of the real stadium. It's a damn shame.

/Hope I am wrong

Pacodoszappatos: I have a feeling that observation is better than any of us even know. Instead of designing a whole new stadium, the Yankees built one in the image of the old one, in other words a fake, modern, inevitably cheap impostor. It will be like the Las Vegas / Disney World version of the real stadium. It's a damn shame.

It's tough to say. I think Yankee Stadium more than CitiField will be a "wait and see" thing.

Where they might have gone wrong (at least with the interior) is in designing it in the image of the 70s remodeling... I would have loved to have seen them try to take on more of the original Yankee Stadium look and feel while adding the modern amenities people expect. As it is, the only bone they seem to have thrown that way is putting the frieze back on the upper deck.

elvisbloom: JustFarkingGreat: I gotta say, as a Yankee fan who sees Citi Field every day on myway into work, it looks awesome (at least from the outside), and I'm completely farking jealous.

Is it me, or does the new Yankee Stadium look like the Disney Corp. built it?

The Roman-style lettering on the outside says it all: George Steinbrenner and Co. have taken this "Evil Empire" thing too far, and actually believe they are Romans, building a modern-day colliseum.

/It's the not-so-rich fans getting thrown to the lions

JustFarkingGreat: /It's the not-so-rich fans getting thrown to the lions

Pacodoszappatos: Instead of designing a whole new stadium, the Yankees built one in the image of the old one, in other words a fake, modern, inevitably cheap impostor.

I thought this, too but figured it was mostly from not being a fan. I don't understand the thought process of building a new stadium exactly like the old stadium. Just leave the old one or at least design it based on the pre-1970 stadium.

i don't like the mets.