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Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon led a tour of Citi Field this afternoon. Here’s a first look inside the home clubhouse. David Wright already has picked out his locker. It’s the one just to the right of the separation in the photo below in the middle, which is the entrance to equipment manager Charlie Samuel’s office. Wright, Nick Evans and Daniel Murphy actually quietly took batting practice at Citi Field late in the season before the sod was installed to ...
Citi Field's Wacky Walls
Citi Field's Wacky Walls
theropolitans.com — While looking at more and more photos of Citi Field, I'm wondering about how they set up... this outfield wall. (more) Citi Field's Wacky Walls
Video: Inside Citi Field
Video: Inside Citi Field
theropolitans.com — The Star Ledger did a spectacular job of covering today's tour of Citi Field. Here is a... video, complete with a Jeff Wilpon interview, that was just posted on NJ.com (more) Video: Inside Citi Field
Call It Citi/Taxpayer Field, Two Councilmen Say - City Room Blog
Call It Citi/Taxpayer Field, Two Councilmen Say - City Room Blog
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com — In 2006, Citigroup signed a 20-year, $400 million contract to name the Mets’ new stadium in Queens... Citi Field. As recently as last week, the troubled financial-services conglomerate said it had no intention of backing out of the deal for the new ... (more) Call It Citi/Taxpayer Field, Two Councilmen Say - City ...
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Upset-ness
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog — Jeff Wilpon gave the grand tour of Citi Field today (you can see some awesome photos here and here and here) and he commented on Citigroup and their naming rights. During the "interview," he coined a new term. "I understand where they're coming from. I understand that there's some upset-ness in the marketplace," Wilpon said. "But we don't agree with it."Upset-ness. If that isn't the perfect word for how the Mets have made me felt over the last two years, I don't know what is.

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