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AP: Going to the Game Thread
| DocTee Apr 08 2006 11:50 PM |
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WHEN: Wednesday 26 April 1235 PST
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| metirish Apr 08 2006 11:56 PM |
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I watched Jeff Wilpon on SNY the other night saying that Bill Shea will be honoured at the new stadium, in what way is not yet known, but a concourse or something like will be named after him... EDIT - enjoy the game with your family DocTee.
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| DocTee Apr 08 2006 11:59 PM |
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I'll believe it when I see it-- here's hoping he's true to his word, since Shea was--and is--deserving of appreciation and recognition.
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| Yancy Street Gang Apr 09 2006 07:31 AM |
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I think there should be a fan movement to call it "Shea Stadium" no matter what its official name is.
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| Bret Sabermetric Apr 09 2006 08:00 AM |
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It's Preparation-H Stadium, damn it.
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| sharpie Apr 09 2006 08:44 AM |
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Candlestick was named after Candlestick Point where the park was built. Wouldn't make sense in the Giants new stadium to name anything Candlestick.
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| Frayed Knot Apr 09 2006 11:01 AM |
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Of course they're still calling it 'Madison Square Garden' about 5 buildings after it was actually located at Madison Square.
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| Elster88 Apr 21 2006 10:39 AM |
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Saturday, May 6th against the Braves. 1:10 PM. I'm counting the hours.
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| HahnSolo May 01 2006 03:04 PM |
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I was going to start a new thread until I found this buried on page five.
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| Yancy Street Gang May 01 2006 03:13 PM |
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I've been considering taking the trip to Queens with my son for that game, but with Zambrano scheduled to start, against the Braves no less, I'm having serious doubts about whether it'll be worth the effort. I can set my sights on Sunday instead, but the thought of John Maine doesn't exactly fill me with anticipation either.
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| SI Metman May 01 2006 10:39 PM |
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I'm going to attempt Philly next Wednesday. Sucks that the Mets are once again without a weekend trip down there.
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| ScarletKnight41 May 01 2006 10:42 PM |
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I'll miss you by a day SI - I'm going on Thursday.
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| Nymr83 May 01 2006 10:46 PM |
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i might be there Weds. or Thurs. vs. Shitsburgh
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| Johnny Dickshot May 01 2006 10:47 PM |
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I'll be there Thursday too.
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| ScarletKnight41 May 01 2006 11:05 PM |
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I should have been clearer - I'll be at the game Thursday the 11th in Philly.
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| Johnny Dickshot May 01 2006 11:06 PM |
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Shea this week.
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| Johnny Dickshot May 04 2006 04:55 PM |
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Bumpy.
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| cooby May 04 2006 04:58 PM |
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Have a good time, wave to the Pirates announcers
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| Elster88 May 05 2006 10:55 AM |
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Did they implement some new policy last year where the ushers aren't allowed to accept bribes to give you better seats?
26 hours, 15 minutes
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| Willets Point May 09 2006 11:19 AM |
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Who: Me
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| ScarletKnight41 May 09 2006 02:11 PM |
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I'll be at Citizens Bank on Thursday, weather permitting.
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| ScarletKnight41 May 11 2006 07:52 AM |
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Bump
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| ScarletKnight41 May 14 2006 11:18 AM |
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We just bought tickets to see the B-Mets in Trenton on the Saturday night of Memorial Day weekend. Is anyone else going to be there?
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| ABG May 17 2006 11:02 AM |
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So going to the game on Saturday, have a random question.
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| Gwreck May 17 2006 11:08 AM |
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I don't think they'll let you leave it in the lot. Under the overpass might not get you towed but I wouldn't recommend it. What I would recommend would be parking your car in the city on Saturday morning. Depends on the area, of course, but there are plenty of safe places to leave a car overnight on the street. A little persistence pays off (plus, a Saturday morning is a good time to be looking). Read the signs carefully, but there isn't a whole lot of street cleaning going on, so you should be fine in most areas. Park it there, take the subway to the game.
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| KC May 17 2006 11:17 AM |
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Leave it under the parkway and you may return to this ...
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| sharpie May 24 2006 05:20 PM |
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Going to the game tomorrow (Thursday) with my work. They go to a baseball game every year and this is the first Met game in the last 3 or 4 seasons. I've been boycotting the yearly MFY games but I'll be in Section 5 of the upper deck tomorrow.
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| Elster88 Jun 03 2006 01:16 AM |
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Just bought my tickets for Mikey's return on August 8th. Inner Loge Reserved (I know that technically there is no Inner Loge Reserved, but it's Loge Reserved behind one of the Inner Loge Boxes.) Row B. I got these for a song (Don't Cry) so I may end up selling them if I can find better seats by the game.
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| OlerudOwned Jun 03 2006 10:54 AM |
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Catching 2 today, my first game(s) of the season.
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| apmorris Jun 04 2006 02:16 AM |
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Tuesday & Wednesday @ Dodger Stadium
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| Yancy Street Gang Jun 04 2006 07:33 AM |
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I never saw that 1970 Dodger yearbook cover before.
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| apmorris Jun 04 2006 01:06 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 04 2006 05:16 PM |
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Ha! [url=http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=dodger+yearbook+1970]Theres a coupla 1970 Dodger Yearbooks available on eBay[/url] link to open directory on walteromalley.com > http://www.walteromalley.com/images/phot/gallery/
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| Elster88 Jun 04 2006 01:37 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jun 04 2006 01:39 PM |
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That's a great yearbook cover.
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| ScarletKnight41 Jun 04 2006 01:38 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 04 2006 01:39 PM |
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| Elster88 Jun 04 2006 01:38 PM |
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Dupe.
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| Yancy Street Gang Jun 13 2006 10:29 AM |
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I'll be making my 2006 pilgrimage to Shea this Saturday for the night game against the Orioles. It will be my first interleague game that I'll attend since October 25, 1986. (For some reason that game sticks in my mind.)
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| Edgy DC Jun 13 2006 11:04 AM |
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That yearbook cover rocks. Now we know the hardest National League teams to literally visualize --- an Expo, a Met, a Red, and a Phillie.
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| Edgy DC Jun 13 2006 11:05 AM |
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I guess a literal Dodger can be represented by morally tortured young American male heading to Canada.
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| Elster88 Jun 13 2006 11:15 AM |
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I'll say it again...that is a GREAT yearbook cover.
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| Edgy DC Jun 13 2006 11:34 AM |
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Even in its badness, it's good. Look at all the stuff that wouldn't fly today. All the human characters are white plus the "Brave" has a big honkin' hook nose.
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| Elster88 Jun 13 2006 11:44 AM |
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| Yancy Street Gang Jun 13 2006 11:55 AM |
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Looks like the artist's signature.
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| Yancy Street Gang Jun 17 2006 01:23 PM |
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Leaving for Shea soon. If we get there early enough, we'll get Toyota Mets beach towels!
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| SteveJRogers Jun 17 2006 01:46 PM |
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Yance what section? I'm on the Field, Sec 52, right on top of the O's dugout.
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| Elster88 Jun 17 2006 09:27 PM |
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You posting from the field? Blackberry?
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| SteveJRogers Jun 17 2006 11:01 PM |
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Starting to wish I had a Blackberry. Got a Palm Piolt for Christmas two years ago, battery life is now down to pretty much 5 minutes and I have no bloddy clue how to solder in a new one
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| GYC Jun 21 2006 01:39 PM |
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Probably going to go see Pedro pitch tomorrow for my first ever non-minor league Mets game.
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| HahnSolo Jun 21 2006 03:07 PM |
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Will be attending tomorrow's game with my father, our first trip together to Shea since 1983 (as a rambunctious 16-year-old, I could no longer take his "root for the other team to get under my skin" routine, and vowed never to go back).
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| Gwreck Jun 21 2006 06:42 PM |
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I know what you mean, Hahn. My father loved to rip on the Mets, especially during the lean years. He used to offer to buy me beers for the game if the player of my choice could "get the ball out of the infield" during any plate appearance. Of course, this didn't always work out so well for me.
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| Yancy Street Gang Jun 21 2006 07:35 PM |
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Your family might have an interesting October.
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| Gwreck Jun 21 2006 11:47 PM |
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No kidding. It's already come up once or twice...
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| Willets Point Jun 26 2006 10:04 PM |
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Going to the game at Fenway tomorrow and Thursday. I'm stoked.
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| SteveJRogers Jun 27 2006 08:38 AM |
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Speaking of enemy territory, I'll be storming Yankee Stadium on Friday night, park myself in my usual Friday night seat and I shall say "Lets Go Mets!"
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| Gwreck Jun 27 2006 11:51 AM |
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You have a "usual" seat at Yankee Stadium?
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| Yancy Street Gang Jun 27 2006 01:05 PM |
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And he also said he was rooting for the Yankees to beat the Braves.
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| holychicken Jun 27 2006 01:40 PM |
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Willets. I have tickets for tomorrow and thursday. . . and I am heading tonight to attempt to scalp a ticket. . .unless of course you have one for me :) or you just tell me where you are so I can pick pocket them from you. hehehehe
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| SteveJRogers Jun 27 2006 01:44 PM |
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My Dad's company has had a Friday/Saturday plan since around 1997 Usually used for clients (a Real Estate title company) some games get squrilled away, specifically when the Mets play in Da Bronx
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| Gwreck Jun 30 2006 03:44 PM |
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In fairness, tickets were being released (still are, probably) and I picked up a pair for Saturday afternoon in the House of Evil. At least it's not Jeter's birthday this time (it was when I went in '04 and '05. Ugh.)
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| soupcan Jun 30 2006 04:13 PM |
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Between pissing off KC and frequenting Yankee Stadium I think SteveJRogers is dangerously close to joining Bret Sabremetric.
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| Edgy DC Jun 30 2006 04:24 PM |
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Nope.
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| Willets Point Jun 30 2006 04:27 PM |
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Not even close.
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| soupcan Jun 30 2006 04:35 PM |
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Um, I was kidding.
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| KC Jun 30 2006 04:52 PM |
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We need to get more threads pointed towards Vic's ass.
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| Willets Point Jun 30 2006 05:09 PM |
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This is the going to the game thread. Does Vic intend to settle his ass into a stadium seat anytime soon?
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| KC Jul 05 2006 05:23 PM |
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Discussion of getting together on 7/8 kinda evaporated after it turned into
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| ScarletKnight41 Jul 05 2006 05:24 PM |
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Shea has a Starbucks concession?!?!?!?! <G>
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| Gwreck Aug 01 2006 05:49 PM |
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It's somewhat last-minute, but I have two extra tickets for Sunday's game against the Phillies. Probably worth nothing that the game has been moved to the national TV game (and an 8:05 start). I unfortunately will be unable to attend (will be seeing the Mariners-As at Safeco that afternoon).
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| SteveJRogers Aug 01 2006 05:56 PM |
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Going Sunday night, hopefully some pics to add to that Offense jpeg file I had going. Have to remove Nady from that piece...Ah well...
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| ScarletKnight41 Aug 14 2006 09:51 PM |
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I'll be at the game in Philly on Wednesday - will any other Crane Poolers be there?
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| Elster88 Aug 14 2006 11:37 PM |
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Going Sunday.
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| Gwreck Aug 14 2006 11:39 PM |
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Friday and Sunday, which figures. No Pedro (assuming he's not put on the DL), no '86 celebration.
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| SteveJRogers Aug 16 2006 06:39 PM |
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Will be at the celebration Sat night.
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| KC Aug 16 2006 07:00 PM |
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I'm going with a group on Saturday, if ya wanna come by and say hello SJR
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| SteveJRogers Aug 16 2006 07:12 PM |
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Sure, I'll see what I can do
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| Willets Point Aug 16 2006 07:34 PM |
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Sep. 25th - the final regular season home game.
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| seawolf17 Aug 17 2006 09:30 AM |
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We'll be there Saturday night also... section 16, Upper Reserved. (I thought I posted this already, but it might have been during the blackout.) Would love to see everybody.
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| soupcan Aug 17 2006 09:32 AM |
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Tomorrow night (Friday) with the junior soupcans.
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| Willets Point Aug 17 2006 09:36 AM |
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That's right, because then I posted this: Actual image of the junior soupcans.  Lets see if it's not as funny as it was not funny the first time.
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| ScarletKnight41 Aug 17 2006 09:48 AM |
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We should try to get a photo of MiniWolf with MiniKnight :)
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| seawolf17 Aug 17 2006 09:57 AM |
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That would have to be a really tiny picture.
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| Gwreck Sep 03 2006 11:14 AM |
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September 16 and 17 in Pittsburgh. I know, they'll have clinched by then but I've wanted to see PNC for a while now and the timing worked out well.
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| cooby Sep 03 2006 11:20 AM |
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We were going to go to that Sunday game, now we're not (but not because of Gwreck)
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| ScarletKnight41 Sep 03 2006 11:34 AM |
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You can also sit down at the Outback Steakhouse with seats that overlook the game.
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| SteveJRogers Sep 03 2006 11:55 AM |
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Mets vs Dodgers a week from this afternoon.
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| Gwreck Sep 03 2006 01:35 PM |
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[url=http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=3333&start=108]Ahem. RMPL.[/url]
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| metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 04:53 PM |
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Sept 24th, last home game of the regular season before they give out "fandinis" and ruin the whole thing.
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| cooby Sep 13 2006 04:55 PM |
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What's a fandini?
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| metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 05:02 PM |
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i think its a mets-themed homer hanky. i fear it could be something even lamer.
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 13 2006 05:04 PM |
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I don't know either, so I did an image search.
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| cooby Sep 13 2006 05:16 PM |
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Oh, so it's a mystery object?
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| metsmarathon Sep 13 2006 05:37 PM |
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on sny there was an ad for ticket sales for the game in question. mr met was gaily waving what looked like a towel with blue and orange something all over it. couldnt really tell. youd think if it were cool, thered be pictures all over the place.
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| ScarletKnight41 Sep 13 2006 05:43 PM |
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This is the fandini description from mets.com -
There is no accompanying photo.
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| cooby Sep 13 2006 09:54 PM |
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I suppose it could be worn as a little cocktail apron
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| Willets Point Sep 13 2006 09:55 PM |
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That sounds rather sexy.
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| cooby Sep 13 2006 09:56 PM |
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Wow! I hope Metsmarathon posts a picture of himself wearing it!
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| SteveJRogers Sep 17 2006 02:44 PM |
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Now there is  Looks like its a classier way of saying "Doo Rag"
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| SteveJRogers Sep 17 2006 02:47 PM |
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I wouldn't be shocked if Mr. Met is wearing a large version of it during the weekend.
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| metsmarathon Sep 21 2006 04:39 PM |
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son of a bitch. first game i choose to go to in about a year, and guess who's pitching.
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| Willets Point Sep 21 2006 08:37 PM |
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Going to the regular season home finale. No surprise then that Glavine is the probable starter.
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| cooby Sep 21 2006 08:39 PM |
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Geez, I wish I was going. Metmarathon in a fandini apron
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| Willets Point Sep 21 2006 08:41 PM |
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I suppose I'll have a fandini to spare.
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| ScarletKnight41 Sep 21 2006 08:47 PM |
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I'm sure the Fandinis will be available on eBay. And I doubt they'll go for very much money.
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| cooby Sep 21 2006 08:49 PM |
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Yes, but will metsmarathon be willing to buy one off of ebay just to wear it as an apron?
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| ScarletKnight41 Sep 25 2006 09:05 AM |
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Who will be going to Game 1?
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| Willets Point Sep 25 2006 09:47 AM |
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I'm going to game 81 which will probably be the last game I'll attend this season unless I win the lottery or something.
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| 86-Dreamer Sep 25 2006 04:27 PM |
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just got tix to NLDS game 5 via the lottery. Row O of the mezzanine. does anyone know at what row the overhang starts to have a material effect on the view?
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| sharpie Sep 25 2006 04:31 PM |
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I just got tix to game 5 also. Row O of the Upper Deck. Section 16.
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 25 2006 04:33 PM |
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After game 2 or game 3 you may be hoping it does occur.
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| Gwreck Sep 25 2006 04:51 PM |
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Row O is the second to last row. The Mets designate rows N, O and P of the Mezzanine as the "Back Rows - Partially Obstructed" seating. Personally, I think adding Rows L and M to that category might be warranted. Don't mean to the a rain cloud on your parade. It's better to be in the building that watching at home.
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| 86-Dreamer Sep 25 2006 04:59 PM |
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Thanks for info Gwreck. I suspected they were obstructed but held out slim hope that they were not "Back Row" tix because they were priced the same as regular mezz reserved. i would have bought them regardless.
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 25 2006 04:59 PM |
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I think in the second-to-last row you can expect to not be able to see the sky or the scoreboard.
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| metsmarathon Sep 25 2006 05:09 PM |
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damn. too slow. no tixx available, as far as i can tell.
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| KC Sep 25 2006 05:13 PM |
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Is today really your birthday?
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| metsmarathon Sep 25 2006 05:29 PM |
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indeed it is the first of many 29th birthdays. i'll put off turning 30 as long as my boyish good looks allow me! and i'm near tears here that nobody noticed. actually i'm not. i'd be surprised, and a little scared, if y'all had found it out somehow without me having ever, to my knowledge, told ya. and i've gotta admit. i'm a little worried about hte whole game 5 thing. i don't have the greatest track record in terms of mets wins while at attendance, as yesterday proved.
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| Gwreck Sep 25 2006 05:36 PM |
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Game 5 will be Monday, October 9, in the evening (a 7:00 or 8:00 start).
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| Willets Point Sep 26 2006 01:41 PM |
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As a note to all, the fandini is a bit too narrow to wear as a skirt. Maybe a small child could pull it off. I could probably use it as a leg warmer.
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| cooby Sep 26 2006 01:47 PM |
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Could you maybe wear it under your kilt? Like a half slip?
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| Gwreck Sep 26 2006 08:29 PM |
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Just curious -- are there any other season/plan account holders here -- or other persons holding tickets to the postseason?
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 28 2006 02:59 PM |
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When I woke up this morning, this e-mail was waiting for me:
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| cooby Sep 28 2006 03:03 PM |
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Yancy L. Gang
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| sharpie Sep 28 2006 03:09 PM |
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I got that same email, Yance. But I also got it for the NLDS and then got selected in a later round.
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 28 2006 03:10 PM |
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That's okay. I probably wouldn't have bought the tickets anyway. The way the schedule is, it looks like every potential postseason game at Shea will be played during the week. I'd be more likely to make the trip for a weekend game. If the Mets end up playing the Phillies in the NLCS I might consider trying to get some tickets for a game in Philadelphia. Although I don't love the idea of rooting for the Mets in a playoff game in hostile territory.
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| cooby Sep 28 2006 03:13 PM |
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I'll bet you wouldn't be alone...
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| Rotblatt Sep 28 2006 03:17 PM |
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My dad & I had the Saturday season ticket plan, and have 2 tickets to the following: Game 1 of the NLDS, Games 1 & 7 of the NLCS & Game 4 of the WS. The seats are better than expected--Section 17 in the Mezzanine Reserved. I'm totally excited, but I'd been hoping to pick up an extra ticket so that my long-suffering girlfriend could go as well.
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| Gwreck Sep 28 2006 03:25 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 28 2006 03:39 PM |
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We have the Tues/Fri plan and the Sunday plan and were very happy with what we got as well. We got Mezz 14 / Upper Box 788 for the playoffs.
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 28 2006 03:38 PM |
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I have to ask, is she suffering because she's a Mets fan or because she's your girlfriend?
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| MFS62 Sep 28 2006 03:43 PM |
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Yancy, you just asked the question I'm sure many of us thought of asking... but didn't.
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| Rotblatt Sep 28 2006 03:48 PM |
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Hah! Both, really. She started off as kind of a baseball widow, then gradually became a Mets fan over the years. By necessity, most likely, but she's a natural. She watches games on TV even when I'm not around, keeps score for me when I'm off getting beer, and shakes her head sadly when she sees babies with Yankee gear on. She's totally earned a couple tickets to the post-season!
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| Gwreck Sep 28 2006 04:07 PM |
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Wow. Now that's good. My g.f. has gradually become much more involved in the fan thing over the past 1.5 years -- from basically no interest to being responsible for us having the ticket plan (I wasn't going to get it, she just put the $ down and told me later) to going to road games in Pittsburgh --.but keeping score for you...wow. I can't get her to listen to me when I try to explain what it is that I'm doing making all those little markings during the game
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| Rotblatt Sep 28 2006 04:21 PM |
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I know, right! And jesus, but I forgot the best part. For my 30th birthday this year, she took me on an East Coast ballpark road trip. We kicked it off with a bunch of friends at Coney, then went to Boston, Baltimore & Phillie and ended up at Shea. It was awesome. She actually asked me to show her how to score games in Baltimore. If we hadn't already gotten engaged, I'd have asked her to marry me right then and there!
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 28 2006 04:22 PM |
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The part I'm most jealous of is that you're only 30!
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| Gwreck Sep 28 2006 04:34 PM |
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...says the man who was old enough to have seen the '86 series, in person. (Those younger often have much to be jealous of too).
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| Yancy Street Gang Sep 28 2006 04:42 PM |
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Point well taken.
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| Elster88 Sep 28 2006 07:58 PM |
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Got NLDS Game 5 (Game 3 at Shea) tickets. Not bad...middle of section 8 in the upper deck. I almost kind of hope it doesn't go to game 5, but it would be great to be at a deciding game like that.
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| SI Metman Sep 28 2006 09:25 PM |
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Mezz section 18 with my Sunday plan for same games as Gwreck.
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| Gwreck Sep 28 2006 11:11 PM |
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Very cool. I should start dropping hits to my g.f. now. I don't know who around here is big on the blog-reading, but she's the writer of the two of us and decided (what timing!) that this was the season to document in blog form: http://www.metsgrrl.com
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| cooby Sep 28 2006 11:18 PM |
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Is there any particular reason why she doesn't post here? She'd be welcome...
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