Wednesday, August 5, 2009

MY NIGHT AT CITI FIELD

After a day filled with errands and bar-related crap, I found myself heading out of Manhattan and into the cozy confines of Queens, NY to catch the "Not-So-Amazin'" Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals. To tell you the truth, I wasn't all that excited about seeing a team who's playing just as badly as my own team, the recently-demoted to AAA Cleveland Indians. In fact, my sole purpose for this sojourn was to check out the new Citi Field, the NY Mets new stadium. Since I've already experienced the new Yankee Stadium back in April, this was the perfect opportunity to catch the other new stadium, then give my "objective" opinion on both.






After making the trek out to the stadium, taking in the "retro-modern" atmosphere and observing the nuances of the ball park, such as location of toilets, concessions, food courts, interactive areas and such, I have to give my thumbs up to ...................



CITI FIELD







Why did I select CITI over YANKEE STADIUM? While Yankee Stadium was impressive in its own right, to be honest, it felt almost too corporate. Too clean, pristine and over-the-top with its features, such as their ridiculously large Jumbotron. CITI FIELD felt more relaxed, fan-friendly and had a much-better feel asthetically. The much-ballyhooed food selection at CITI FIELD lived up to its name. And the prices for food/drink were much more reasonable (not saying much) compared to their American League counterparts in the Bronx.

One interesting thing took place during the game: I'd just settled into my pricy VIP Field Level seat and was sitting next to a couple with two children. The wife had just left to get food for the family and I was busy trying to navigate my beer in one hand and my cell phone in my left when Johan Santana, pitcher for the Mets, popped a foul ball right in our direction. The ball lands right next to me, right at my feet and before I can react to what happened, this old fart does a Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka dive across my lap, (knocking my beer out of my hand and all over me in the process), and grabs the ball and flips it to his kid.... wtf!?


After the dust settled, there's this jackass with a ball in his hand and there I am with no ball NOR beer in hand and drenched in beer and sweat. To make matters worse, it was a perfectly poured Brooklyn Ale. The guy tried to make amends by sending his wife to get another beer for me. She brings back a tray of beers and food and what happens? The Lenny Dykstra wannabe SPILLS the tray! So he hands me a HALF-filled glass of beer! At this point I'm like, "Dude, don't worry about it". But the poor guy still insists on replacing the beer, so he dispatches wifey again to get another beer for us. A few minutes later she comes back with two full glasses of beer. Budweiser. Grrrrr.... I can't win.

Overall, the trip to Citi Field was a great experience. If you haven't checked it out yet, you definitely have to make the trek. Now if only the residents of Citi Field can eek out a win every once in awhile...

WEDNESDAY: METS vs CARDS in a matinee game, 12:30pm. Bring your lunch and enjoy $3.00 Bud/Bud Light/Coors Light drafts or PBR cans! PUB TRIVIA starts at 8pm and it's free to play! PUB TRIVIA Co-Host MATT CASTILLO will be guest bartending with SCUBA STEVE so make sure to make his life miserable like he does with us when he's on the mic. It's also the KOPPARBERG PEAR CIDER promo with another visit from the smokin' hot KOPPARBERG models! Anyone who was around for the last visit by KOPPARBARG will know exactly what I'm talking about- these chicks are hot!


THIS SATURDAY: UFC 101: DECLARATION airs on PPV at 10pm and we'll carry the matches LIVE at Third and Long! Get there early as we will reach capacity quickly and you'll be locked out of a great night of matches! Call (212).447.5711 for more details!

And for you lovers of the men in uniform, here's something I'm sure you'll love to hear:






Nuff Said