Friday, May 15, 2009

LETTER TO THE METS, #1: RESTORE BP ACCESS.

This is the first in a series of letters I will be emailing (and snailmailing) to the Mets regarding things I would like changed at Citi Field. I encourage all of you to do the same with your own concerns. I have chosen to write separate letters for each issue in the hopes that keeping focused will get greater traction. I am tired of whining and am instead actually going to do something.

To whom it may concern:

I am writing to request that you please revise the current batting practice access restrictions to fans at Citi Field.  When I went on my pre-season tour of the new ballpark, the first question to my tour guide was regarding BP access in our new world-class home. I was informed specifically that the BP access had not changed from what it was at Shea: 2 1/2 hours before first pitch, access down to the field and behind the dugout. 

Therefore, it was incredibly disappointing to arrive for BP during the first week of the season, ensure I was one of the first through the gate and behind the dugouts - only to be rudely barked at by an usher and herded over to Section 125. We were curtly informed that “it had been that way all week” and somehow, we were supposed to know, when no instructions were ever issued to fans or publicized in the media, that our access was now restricted to the outfield and furthest corners of the infield.

This is simply unacceptable.