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Often viewed as the other baseball team from New York, the Mets have carved out the own history in the big apple. Established in 1962, the Mets play in the National League Eastern Division, a division that they have won five times through 2008. While the Mets are often known for their losing ways, their fans remember the great times too. The 1969 "Miracle Mets" and the 1986 "through Buckner's legs" World Series championship squads both captured the nation as they won when everyone thought they were out of it.
From 1964-2008, the Mets played at what many thought was the worst stadium in sports, Shea Stadium. But in 2009, the team opened the brand-new Citi Field built right next to the old ball park, but with everything state-of-the-art. In its final seasons Shea Stadium was falling apart, but with this new stadium, more fans will be looking to come out and see the team in action. The secondary ticket market should see a boost in Mets ticket sales, as the new stadium combined with less seats should increase demand.
NY Mets to host 2013 MLB All-Star Game
The New York Mets have had their fair share of struggles these past few years with three seasons ending with losing records and financial issues off the field. So when MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, Mets owner Fred Wilpon, Mr. Met, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the Citi Field as host of the 2013 All-Star Game — scheduled for July 16, 2013 — of course it made Mayor Bloomberg and Mets fans a little bit giddy.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be the first time since 1964, the inaugral year Shea Stadium opened for the Mets, that the Queens burrough of New York City has hosted. However, New York City hasn't been as far removed — the 2008 All-Star Game was hosted by the New York Yankees during the final season of the old stadium.
Mets try luring fans back with modifications
A team that loses almost 800,000 fans in a two-year span — in a stadium that is just three years old — has little choice but to modify its approach to lure the paying public back to the game, even if it means doing the complete opposite of what it used to do.
Such is the case with the New York Mets, who drew 2,352,596 fans to Citi Field last season, down from 3,168,571 in the facility's debut campaign in 2009. As part of their efforts to boost those figures, the Mets have pulled in the fences in both left field (where the fence is 13 feet closer, from 371 to 358, to home plate) and right field (from 415 feet to 395 feet) and lowered the left field fence from 16 feet to 8 feet.
New York Mets dump tickets on Groupon
The New York Mets, faced with lingering off-the-field financial issues and another year of losing baseball, have turned to the daily deal Web site Groupon.com in an attempt to move unsold tickets.
Yesterday, August 24, the team began listing discounted tickets on the site for 10 upcoming home games against the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins for as much as 50 percent off of face value.
New York Mets ticket sales inch up
By most standards, the New York Mets have had a mediocre season. They entered play today, Wednesday, July 27, with a 52-51 record and far closer to last place in the NL East (they are 2 ½ games ahead of the Washington Nationals) than to the wild card-leading Atlanta Braves (who are seven games ahead of the Mets). They have been within three games of .500 every day since June 5 — not far enough under the break-even mark to completely cash in the season, yet not far enough over it to have a legitimate shot at a playoff run. And attendance-wise, the Mets rank an appropriate eighth out of 16 National League teams — not great, not awful, but right in the middle.
Yet by the Mets' standards, this has been a successful season. The Mets spent the previous four seasons redefining the term "all-time low" — on the field and at the gate — and were expected to flirt with or exceed 100 losses this year.
Added fees increase for New York Mets, other MLB teams
The New York Mets, which touted the team was decreasing the price of tickets in 2011, is one of several Major League Baseball (MLB) teams that increased the convenience and processing fees they charge fans this season.
The team charges the second-highest add-on fees of all MLB teams at $10.50 per ticket, up $0.50 from 2010, behind only the Boston Red Sox at $11.25, according to a report released this week by The Hardball Times.
New York Mets struggle to sell out home opener
Outside of almost getting no-hit on Opening Day, the first week of the New York Mets' season went much better than anyone could have expected. But the Mets' decent performance — they were 3-2 on a six-game road trip entering the finale this afternoon, Thursday, April 7, against the Philadelphia Phillies — probably won't be enough to overcome the stench of their awful off-season in time to fill the seats when they return home to begin play at Citi Field Friday, April 8.
Interest in New York Mets tickets appears to be lacking
Fans of the New York Mets have received nothing but bad news for months now. But the Mets' plight isn't as hopeless as some have been led to believe.
"I have people asking me this year if there's going to be a season," Jason Berger, the managing partner of AllShows.com, told TicketNews. "The answer, of course, is yes."
New York Mets to give away some tickets in bid to boost sales
Are the New York Mets so disliked that they can't give their tickets away? They're about to find out.
The Mets, whose already sinking popularity in New York dropped even further with the news that owner Fred Wilpon and his family actually profited off Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, unveiled new season ticket plans this week in which fans who purchase a five-, 11- or 17-game package will get one extra game free.
New York Mets face challenge selling tickets with Madoff case still on the horizon
The New York Mets and their fans hoped the worst was over after four trying seasons. But their dual despair may only be beginning.
The New York Times reported Friday, January 28 that Irving Picard, a trustee representing the victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, may seek to recover as much as $1 billion from Mets owner Fred Wilpon and his brother-in-law Saul Katz — both of whom are longtime friends of and investors with Madoff — in a suit he has filed against the Wilpon family.
New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers tickets sink to $4
A fan attending this week’s series between the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field could be forgiven for feeling as if 2008 was a lot more than two years ago. So, too, could a ticket broker attempting to sell tickets to the four-game set.
The key word there is “attempting.” According to ticket search engine FanSnap.com, there are 21 packages to tonight’s opening game (postponed from last night, September 27, by rain) in which each ticket is less than $10 apiece, including two tickets in Section 520 priced at just $4 apiece.
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