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| militaryfan | Jun 15 2018, 08:56 AM Post #16 |
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Point well made good sir, so then they are just stupid then. So wait they spent that much on a park and that is what we get? a sadder version of the Philly ballpark, if you're going to spend then at least do it wisely, that ballpark could have been a retractable roof with elements of Shea in it instead it looks like some generic park that a lazy architect came up with. A lot of the money they spent during the Madoff years shouldn't count since it was inflated money. This team gets 50 mil a season from MLB and I dont know where it goes to be honest. Sandy is to blame because he built this minor league mess and now we have to deal with it. |
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| Tolerance | Jun 16 2018, 08:08 AM Post #17 |
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I'm not a fan of the Wilpons, nor Citi Field which is big disappointment to you and I both, but a retractable roof seemed over the top at the time to this fan even though among new stadium designs and proposals was a a retractable roof version. Why spend 200 mil on something that wasn't needed at the time? Even the Yankees with their 1.5 bil ballpark didn't see a need. I understand you're disgusted with ownership just like the rest of us, sick and tired of the same mismanagement and too many June Wait-For-Next Year,s but they're not selling. We frustrated fans have a love-hate relationship with the Franchise - and so it goes. I think things may change when Fred is out of the picture through ill health or age related demise. Saul Katz is also up there in age. At some point they will be replaced by younger generation family members in addition to Jeff Wilpon who I think is bigger risk taker than his Dad and more apt to open the wallet if only Saul and Fred would allow him. It's only a matter of time before the younger generation get the reins. That's the closest we'll get to change in ownership. Edited by Tolerance, Jun 16 2018, 08:12 AM.
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| militaryfan | Jun 16 2018, 06:24 PM Post #18 |
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A roof would have paid for itself within a decade, because of the many event they would have had there and no worries about weather, Also Citi field is just sad and it may be a reason why this team sucks at home because there is no home field advantage. Dont get me wrong, I like the Ebbets field thing, i like the Rotunda, I enjoy the green seats as an homage to the polo grounds, and they kept the apple which is great, they could have made it where you can see the subway maybe or even the skyline if possible. The field looks so generic, As a Astoria native i even like the nod to the Hells gate bridge, but it looks like citizens bank and it shouldn't. the bricks behind home field remind me of Wrigley, they should have put subway tiles, that would have made it unique. I guess well have to wait till next decade for a winner. |
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| joedabum | Jun 16 2018, 07:27 PM Post #19 |
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Tol, how do you know that Jeff is more of a risk taker and more willing to open up the wallet? Has he expressed this in an interview somewhere, or have other members of the Mets hierarchy said as much. If anyone can find the quote or link to such information, it's you! |
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