I know what Ebbets Field looks like and that facade is better. I’ve been to Shea and seen Citi Field up close and know what the final picture is supposed to look like. It looks nothing like Yankee Stadium which looks soo much better.

Now I’m just talking about the facade but still. Ebbets field had a colonial look. Like staring at a colonial house from the front. Citi Field is more like a fence with huge holes.

Yankee Staidum doesnt have those huge nasty openings. And those nasty openings dont look good with bricks.

If the Yankees trotted out every player a la George Theodore, who’d ever played for them, we’d still be watching the ceremony.

The Mets had far less to celebrate in terms of their history than the Yankees did.

I did like the way the old players entered at Shea, with the opportunity to interact with fans. I thought that was well done.

But it really went nowhere.

The end was cool with Seaver (HOF) throwing a pitch to Piazza (future HOF), and then closing the outfield doors at the end. Nice touch.

But the Yankees have innumerable Hall of Famers. The Mets have one, and probably a second in Piazza.

Apples and Oranges.

Could the Yankees have done some things different? Perhaps.

As far as the current players go, well, frankly, they had just blown up their season. To put them on the field, or for any of them to make an appearance would have put quite a damper on the ceremonies. In my mind it was a huge tactical error to plan that ceremony for after the game. If they’d had it before the game, I think the current players are all out there.

its a throwback to Ebbet’s Field. i guess if you dont like the old-school feel, then you arent goin to like the new stadium. that i can understand.

“Hubris, sometimes spelled hybris (ancient Greek ὕβρις), is a term used in modern English to indicate overweening pride, self-confidence, superciliousness, or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution.”

Arrogance is what Girardi is with respect to this issue. Changing the 3rd base is not drastic! Torre changed coaches every once in a while, not the whole staff but one here and one there. After the season we had don’t you think there is some blame on the coaching staff, along with the players?? Did you watch the 3rd base coach send many runners to unnecessary outs at home?? I watched many games and there needs to be a change there! The least he could have said was, we will look at all options to have this team make the playoffs next year, players, coaches, staff, everything will be looked into in order to accomplish this goal!

Say what? lol

* 2000 to present

i get the ‘hate the mets’ thing, but not everything about them is bad, evil, awful, pathetic, second class, etc.”

Well that’s a taste thing… I think its nasty look. Bland, terribly ugly looking facade. Girlfriend, Mets fan her whole life, agrees. You don’t need to be a Yankee fan to admit Sh*tty Field is pretty damn Sh*tty looking.