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TheMatts
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BRONX & FLUSHING – On Monday it was announced that the New York Yankees will open New Yankee Stadium on Friday April 3rd AND Saturday April 4th with a two game EXHIBITION series against the Chicago Cubs. It was also reported but not substantiated, that the New York Mets will open Citifield on the same two days in an EXHIBITION series against the Boston Red Sox.
Let’s be blunt and forthright here on this issue. Fans, you are being had by the two local baseball franchises. They want your loyalty (money) to be the driving factor for what will undoubtedly be dubbed “historic” games, in a most bold display of exploitation of the faithful. Surely the Red Sox and Cubs represent the history of the National Pastime. They are two of the oldest teams in the game and play in the most historic parks left. Let any interest in these series stop right there.
Let us first ask, “What is opening day?” Or even more appropriate “what is opening day in a new ballpark?” It is a ritual unparalleled in popular culture, let alone sports. For the Yankees, they get their first new field in 85 years. For the Mets, a 44-year tenure at Shea preceded the opening of a new park. The fans that have tickets to see the Yankees vs. Indians on Thursday April 16th have the right to say that they’re at opening day. But do they? They will most certainly be denied the special privilege of saying “we were at the first game at New Yankee Stadium.” But don’t listen to the brass about it. "As we welcome our fans into the ballpark for the first time, it is fitting to showcase two of baseball's greatest and most historic franchises," Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner said yesterday. HORSE HOCKEY. Let’s give you the honest quote from Young (But really older) Hankenstein – “As we gouge our fans at our new ballpark with jacked up ticket prices, it is fitting to showcase our prowess at squeezing extra revenue from two home games at your expense.”
For the Mets, if we are to believe the unpublished reports, their opening day will not be Monday April 13th against the San Diego Padres. Instead it will be in some two-bit exhibition game against an American League non-opponent. It is a matter of pride for Meet the Matts to renew our faith in the Mets every opening day. In 2009, the opener will be severely cheapened and compromised due to these earlier games. You want to be the FIRST fans to see a game at the stadium. Instead we get to be sloppy seconds.
To think that we could change the team opinions is foolhardy. Why would they pass on an extra 5+ million in gate receipts and countless cash money in beer, hot dogs, Shake Shacks and parking fees? All of these violations and you’re not even offered kiss first. Here are two ways fans can get on the offensive here.
One – Boycott the games.
Two – Lobby to have the games count.
We’re angrier than Angry Ward today. Harrumph.
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Cookie
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I honestly wonder if perhaps these kind of stunts will fail (or.. at least.. .not be the huge 'sell out' (double entendre intended) successes the teams brass are looking for. Looking at today's economy.. people are hurting.. and the corporate types who usually got to sit fat and happy in the seats for these venues are no longer flush with the cash (or.. the companies are not) to do so.
Us real fans.. know better than to fall for this type of gimmick in the first place.
One thing is for sure though... with the new prices of drink and vittles.. we won't have all those pesky singles and change weighing us down.
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jgclancy
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No worries here...I'm still on my boycott from 1994!
I wish someone would just catch them (management)on film being asked on what day did they become weasels and stop being human . The stuttering , sidestepping and attempts to say they're doing it for the fans would be hysterical.
As for yesterday----Pujols deserved it over Howard but it should have been a closer vote. Like in MN senate race which won't be decided for another month |
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jgclancy
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| Harrumph! |
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Grote2DMax
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| They have to do something to pay off lower c and Bobby Bo in the upcoming years. Once these games sell out they will announce a Cyclones game in March that will really be the first game at the new Citi field. There's a sucker born every minute. |
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Grote2DMax
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| Harrumph, harrumph. |
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Plaxico Burress is no longer spokesman for Thigh Master. Chad Pennington is NOT a Brett Favre fan... Hillary Clinton and Don Nelson have never been seen in the same place... Jerry Manuel is not related to Charlie ManuelJerry Manuel is not related to Charlie Manuel... Somebody namd Michel coaches the Pittsburgh Penguins... Tiki Barber quit the Giants. The Giants then won the Super Bowl... The New England Patriots only lost ONE game out of 19!!! Aaron Heilman was actually funny in re to Eli and Plaxico Burress helping the Mets as a pitcher and outfielder, respectively. Repeat, Heilman was funny... Jessica Simpson would rather date Tom Brady - trust us... Eli Manning is better than Archie - now... Alyssa Milano is a Met fan. RRRRR... Rickey Henderson speaks in the 3rd Person... Shawn Green has big ears... Howard Johnson likes to stay at the Holiday Inn, ironically... Sandy Alomar, Sr. is the youngest of 9 kids. That's why he was quick around the dish. Jiminy Cricket was the Philly Phanatic in a previous life…Fred Wilpon is pals with Sandy Koufax... Mike Ditka is a really tough guy.. Buffalo has a Triple A baseball team. They are NOT called The Snowballs... Chan Ho Park has people thinking of naming a ballfield after him - it would be called Chan Ho Park Park... John Maine has never been, oddly enough, to Maine... Curt Gowdy, Jr. has never been to Yellow Knife, Canada... Kevin Mitchell played 6 positions for the Mets in '86 and, according to Doc Gooden's book, didn't like cats... John Olerud & Wayne Gretzky have never been seen in the same place... Kevin McReynolds now makes his living doing laugh tracks for sit-coms... Tony Gwynn is nearing 300 lbs... Carlos Beltran has Mercedes Benz dealerships named for him in Barcelona, Spain... Willie Montanez was called Guillermo by Lenny Randle... Rusty Staub beat Jeff Kent in a race – TODAY... Jay Horwitz is a dynamite Cricket players – somebody said... Jeff Wilpon was a decent minor league catcher... Ziggy Palfy lives in Slovakia and is a big Met fan... Superman Returns, yet still can’t hit Billy Wagner... David Wright will win the Triple Crown – on a horse... Omar Minaya is Tobey McGuire’s stunt-double in Spider Man 3... Hilary Clinton has Mr. Met pajamas – we think... Albert Einstein was a HUGE Met fan... The Metropolitan Opera House was named for the Mets after their 2nd season in ’63... Wally Backman, ’86 sparkplug, considered changing his name to Wally Back-Matt... Neil Allen and Mike Stanton, former Mets, have Allen & Stanton Streets on Lower East Side named for them.
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