Free Agency -
Met killer Pat Burrell is out of the division and out of the league. Yesterday, Burrell signed a two year deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s kind of weird when you think about it. He was on the team that defeated the Rays in the World Series. So he has gone from the World Champion Phillies to the team that lost the series. Ah, the era of free agency. Burrell will get a chance to beat up on his old nemesis the weekend of June 19-21 when the Rays come to Shea…err Citi Field.
According to the New York Times, Andy Pettitte has rejected the Yankees offer of ten million for one year. What’s with this guy? He’s 36 years old and his better pitching days are behind him. He loves playing for the Yankees and wants to pitch in the new Yankee Stadium. But ten million is not enough? Randy Johnson took that amount to pitch in
According to Newsday, the Mets will stand pat on Derek Lowe since no other team has made a serious offer. As I wrote yesterday, this is the smart thing to do. Why should the Mets bid against themselves? The Newsday article also hinted that the Mets are negotiating with Randy Wolf and Oliver Perez, another Scott Boris client. Boris was a guest on MLB Hot Stove Live last evening.
MLB Network -
Speaking of the MLB Network, what I have seen I like except there is an awful lot of repeated content. If you miss Hot Stove, don’t fret. It will be repeated about five times before the next episode airs. And how many times are they going to run the Red Sox highlights from the 2004 post season? I’m sure Yankee fans are enjoying that just about as much as Mets fans are enjoying replays of the Phillies 2008 World Series win.
Teixeira Intro -
Today the Yankees will introduce Mark Teixeira as their new first baseman at the old Yankee Stadium. What’s with that? Why not at the new Yankee Stadium? The Mets introduced J.J. Putz at Citi Field. How come the old Yankee Stadium has not begun to be torn down? Is it possible the new Yankee Stadium will not be ready by opening day? Just asking…
Mets ticket plans are going fast, even in this awful economy. There are still eight 40 game plans available. All 15 game Friday plans are available with the cheapest seat at $285 in the promenade reserved section. There is only promenade reserved left for the Saturday and Sunday 15 game plans. All 15 game weekday plans are still available. There is no word yet on six pack plans or individual game tickets.
Since every seat at Citi Field will be theoretically better than at Shea, a cheap fifteen game plan is not out of the question especially if you go in on one with some friends. For example, the cheapest seat, as mentioned above is $285 for the 15 game Friday or Saturday plan. Two seats would cost $570. If three friends went in on the deal together (five games each), it would only cost $190 for two tickets. That’s 38 bucks for two tickets per game. I may do that myself. It’s not a bad price to see five games at brand new Citi Field.
