With the final road trip in the books (as it were), the Mets 2013 road record finishes at 41-40. This is significantly better than their home record, which stands at 32-45 with 4 games to play.
One obvious reason for this disparity would be park factor. While the Mets decided to shrink the dimensions of Citi Field prior to the 2012 season, it’s still not a band box. In fact, you can fit almost the entire field at Citizen’s Bank Park inside the fences of Citi Field:
The Mets and Verizon are holding a kid’s clinic on August 4 at Citi Field. Here are the details:
Help your fellow man! The Mets will be holding a food drive at Citi Field. If the kindness of your heart isn’t enough motivation to give, you might even walk away with Mets tickets or discounts on merchandise. Here are the details: WHAT: The New York Mets host a food drive in partnership with City Harvest … Read more
The 2012 Mets have gotten out of the gate with 7 wins in their first 10 games. This is the fourth best start in their history – the 1972, 1985, and 2006 teams went 8-2 in their first 10 games. They continue on with game two of their series in Atlanta tonight. Blog reaction: Rich … Read more
Budget Travel magazine is accepting nominations for “15 Places Kids Should See Before 15.” I nominated Citi Field for obvious reasons: baseball is America’s Pastime, and where else can a kid meet Mr. Met? Please go to the Budget Travel website and vote a “thumbs up” for Citi Field. Regardless of how disappointed you are … Read more
Happy New Year everyone! With the holidays now in the rear view mirror and me now settling down into my new job, it’s time to take look ahead to what 2012 might hold in store for the New York Mets.
Like most of us, I have very low expectations for the team this year. Team finances aside, the starting rotation is mediocre at best, there are several defensive liabilities in the projected starting eight, the bench is horrible, there is little speed on the current roster and they play in a tough division. Still, I will watch as many Mets games as I can this year. Now that I have a steady income again, I may even make the pilgrimage from my home in Bethlehem to Citi Field to take in a game or two. I know that there is no postseason in store for the Mets in 2012, but I can think of at least seven reasons to pay attention to the team this year:
On Monday, the Mets announced their long-anticipated modifications to the dimensions of Citi Field. Among the changes: Blue walls, the demise of the Great Wall of Flushing, a nice outdoor seating area for the Mo’s Zone (which conveniently shortens the outfield wall). Not changing-The Blogs: Metsblog has official pictures and a video of what the … Read more
25 years ago this week, the Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox to win their last World Series title to date. Some Mets blogs are paying homage to the anniversary. In other news, while Metsdom is patiently waiting for the announcement of changes to Citi Field’s dimensions (due after the World Series), some details are … Read more
