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Mets starter Dillon Gee (r.) talks things over with catcher Rob Johnson. Gee pithces well enough to win, leaving with a 3-1 lead, but the bullpen blows it.
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I’m fine with that ... Yeah, when the ball’s hit 400 feet, it should go out. We played in New York, where (the Mets) moved the fences in (at Citi Field), and it’s still fair. Everybody thought it was good for that ballpark.
The transformation of the Garden will give us in effect two new buildings in New York. Meanwhile, Selig, at the MLB offices, told the editors that he will soon make an annoucement on the 2013 All-Star game, presumed to be at Citi Field. Fifteen years ago we had to beg someone to take the All-Star game ... Now they’re lined up all over the place.
It compares with the two largest naming rights deals in history, which are Citi Field, in Queens, New York [where the New York Mets play] … and the Barclays Centre, which opens in Brooklyn next yearMore quotes »
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Mets' bullpen implodes in loss to Phillies
catcher hammered a 1-and-1 curveball over the new leftfield fence to tie the game at 3.It would not have been a home run with Citi Field 's previous dimensions. The Mets have hit eight such home runs this season, opponents have hit seven.The Mets had taken 5/30/12 Read more »
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Quintanilla fills in well at shortstop
Harrelson was at Citi Field Tuesday night for a meet and greet and to sign copies of his new book, "Turn Two.''Harrelson didn't expect to cross paths with Mets general manager Sandy Alderson . If he had, Alderson might have been tempted to ask the 67-year-old Read more »
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Mets' depth about to be tested severely
Collins described the Mets as "tired" after yesterday's 8-4 loss to the Phillies at Citi Field . Consider that manager-speak for overexposed, and with a roster as thin as the paper it's printed on, the timing could not be worse at this particular part of the Read more »
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Mets beat Pads on Santana's 3-hit shutout
he had only one win this season before this game. There was little doubt he would win this time in comfortable surroundings.Citi Field really does feel like home for the Mets this year, more than ever. The club entered this afternoon's game 14-9 this year, Read more »
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Rookie Nieuwenhuis a fan favorite, but may be odd man out
and promising.Still, no matter how crazy the Mets faithful may be about Nieuwenhuis, he might not be in the lineup, or even at Citi Field , much longer. With Jason Bay at least two weeks away from returning, the Mets are getting ready to make some tough, and Read more »
Around the web
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Santana, Mets greet Beltran in opener vs. Cards
New York at the 2011 Trade Deadline was a turning point for the Mets, one that appeared to initiate a period of rebuilding at Citi Field. However, Beltran makes his first return to New York to square off against a surprising Mets team that has surpassed early-season 53 m ago from MLB.com Read more »
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Mets unable to hold lead as bullpen crumbles
Duda blasts a two-run homer in the sixth NEW YORK -- For most of Wednesday's rubber game at Citi Field, it seemed as if the Mets would extend their dominance of the Phillies and improve to their best overall record in nearly two years. But continued bullpen 53 m ago from MLB.com Read more »
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Phillies 10, Mets 6: Mets’ Bullpen Breaks Down Against Phillies
crowd at Citi Field on Wednesday night saw Lucas Duda break out at the plate and then watched the Mets ’ bullpen break down on the mound. Duda had two hits off Cliff Lee, including a two-run home run that gave the Mets a two-run lead in the sixth inning. But 5/30/12 from The New York Times Read more »
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Rollins, Ruiz Power Phillies Past Mets
He’s been a fine pickup. And he’s also hot, going 6-for-11 in the Mets series. The Phillies finished up their series at Shea Citi Field with a 10-6 victory over the Mets to take two of three from their division rivals. They also finish up their seven-game 5/30/12 from Phillies Nation Read more »
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Ruiz, Phillies break out late to beat Mets 10-6
run off of New York Mets relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) — AP New York Mets manager Terry Collins (10) takes starting pitcher Dillon Gee (35) 5/30/12 from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »