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I was away from any media for the last few days and just found out about the Citi bailout. I've always called it ShitiBank for no real reason except it sounded funny and juvenile, but now I have a big one. I keep thinking about that brand new ballpark in New York I was prepared to call ...
Will The New York Mets Lose Their Identity in Citi Field?
Will The New York Mets Lose Their Identity in Citi Field?
bleacherreport.com — I've been saying "I wish the Mets could get a new stadium" for as long as I... can remember. But now that Shea Stadium is gone, I feel myself questioning my love for this team. Words can't describe how disappointed I was when I gazed upon the design ... (more) Will The New York Mets Lose Their Identity in Citi Field?
FINAL STATS -- 2008
FINAL STATS -- 2008
snaggingbaseballs.mlblogs.com — You asked for it. You got it. Here  are my final ball-snagging stats from the 2008 season...... 2008 TOTALS: • 73 games attended (including two without batting practice) • 13 stadiums • 543 balls • 7.4 balls per game • Most balls at one game: 28 • ... (more) FINAL STATS -- 2008

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metsgrrl.com — ... of Citibank, That Place The Mets Are Going To Play Next Year might be seeing some renaming down the line. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks that way: NY Times City Room Blog:Call It Citi/Taxpayer Field, Two Councilmen Say Slate: Ills de la Citi: Should the troubled bank cancel its $400 million sponsorship of the new Mets stadium? ABC News: Citi, AIG Won’t Drop Big Sports Sponsorships Church of Baseball: Just A Thought Loge 13: U.S. Treasury Field? Citibank is in trouble. They have ...

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