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Streaking out at Citi Field

I Love Nerd York City — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:48:19 +0000

Check out today’s “Bitter Bill” column from the NY Daily News. He’s got a funny take the punishment handed down on the man who streaked Citi Field back in May.

Some Things Never Change

Nerdicus Finch — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:03:28 +0000

Citi Field apparently opened on Sunday with a game between St. John’s and Georgetown. From the New York Times article about the game:

Amid all the new touches, there was a familiar face. John Franco marched out to deliver the first pitch, peeling off his blue Mets warm-up jacket to reveal a bright red jersey from St. John’s, his alma mater. Franco promptly threw his pitch into the dirt, but the fans applauded him anyway.

It’s nice to see that the pitches Franco throws in retirement are so similar to those he threw during his career.

Product Placement

I Love Nerd York City — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:59:48 +0000

For those of you who haven’t seen, Mets executives unveiled the patch that the players will wear on their uniforms to commemorate the inaugural season at CitiFIELD. With millions of dollars at their disposal, they came up with…

…which made people think of…

In honor of this unprecedented achievement in amateur-hour design work and unpaid product placement, I’ve come up with several alternate patches to commemorate the 2009 season. Mr. Wilpon, if you’re reading this, consider the suggestions freebies. Check them out: