Mets: What we missed most about the Amazins during the endless offseason

The Ballpark

I think we’ve established that there’s nothing like baseball in the Big Apple. In fact, it could be argued that the only thing the Wilpon family ever got right as owners is the design of Citi Field. League consensus is that the Mets have a beautiful ballpark – that it is a much better venue than Yankee Stadium is as far as many New York baseball fans are concerned.

Just coming to Citi Field (or anywhere, really) ranks high among what fans miss most about a stalled season aside from actually watching live games. In fact, I would venture to guess that fans are even missing the $13 beers right about now.

Whether it’s a Friday night or a Sunday afternoon, though, fans are missing more than a summer spent at the ballpark. From the excitement that 9-innings of baseball can impart on its dedicated audiences to Citi Field’s usual hosting of firework nights, sponsored bobble-head and T-shirt giveaways, a day or night at the ballpark is unlike the experience of any other sporting event.

Aside from the incredible views, fans miss the feeling of watching the game and cheering our players as they take the field, including the Rising Home Run Apple we miss seeing, especially if it came off the bat Pete Alonso.

But for the fans in attendance, there’s more to these games in between innings that make this an unforgettable experience, which is why we miss gimmicks like Mr. (and Mrs.) Met – although I’m not sure Noah Syndergaard does.