Spring Training 2013

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Just being associated with the Wilpons is bad financially. The good news is that the Mets have another chance to name the park, or the field, for Gary Carter:

Digital Domain Park, the spring home of the New York Mets and the regular-season home of the St. Lucie Mets (High Class A; Florida State League), will have a new name after a bankruptcy filing from the naming-rights holder. Digital Domain, a special-effects firm in Port St. Lucie, is canceling its $100,000-per-year naming-rights deal for the ballpark as part of a corporate restructuring in bankruptcy court. The firm is already $50,000 behind in payments -- money that St. Lucie County will probably never see -- since buying rights to the former Tradition Field in 2010. The county hasn't received the paperwork yet, so no word on a replacement for spring training 2013.

http://ballparkdigest.com/201210045665/major-league-baseball/news/digital-domain-pulls-out-of-ballpark-naming-deal

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The Mets haven't released their 2013 ST schedule, but other teams have so we can see part of the Mets schedule:
http://springtrainingonline.com/features/master-schedule.htm

[Guest Swan Swan H]

We're going to Florida to see a concert a friend is presenting on March 9, and we're looking to work some Spring Training into the mix. Hopefully we'll see the schedule soon and we can make our plans.

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: We're going to Florida to see a concert a friend is presenting on March 9, and we're looking to work some Spring Training into the mix. Hopefully we'll see the schedule soon and we can make our plans.

according to that preliminary schedule, Mets are in Lakeland on the 8th. Tigertown is pretty cool.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Thanks. We're not sure whether we want to center on St. Lucie, which we've done before, or hit some of the other towns, but if we do travel we'll keep Lakeland in mind.

[ashie62]

I'm 30 minutes from PSL....see y'all there....

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The season begins on April 1 so another game or two may be added.

February 23 Washington Nationals, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 24 University of Michigan, Port St. Lucie, 12:10 p.m. 24 Houston Astros, Kissimmee, TBA 25 Washington Nationals, Port St. Lucie, 6:10 p.m. 26 Miami Marlins, Jupiter, 1:05 p.m. 27 St. Louis Cardinals, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 28 Washington Nationals, Viera, 6:05 p.m. March 1 Detroit Tigers, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 2 Miami Marlins, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 3 Miami Marlins, Jupiter, 1:05 p.m. 4 Atlanta Braves, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 5 OFF 6 Venezuela WBC, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 7 Miami Marlins, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 8 Detroit Tigers, Lakeland, 1:05 p.m. 9 Houston Astros, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 10 St. Louis Cardinals, Jupiter, 1:05 p.m. 11 Detroit Tigers, Lakeland, 1:05 p.m. 12 OFF 13 Washington Nationals, Viera, 1:05 p.m. 14 Detroit Tigers, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 15 Atlanta Braves, Disney, 1:05 p.m. 16 Miami Marlins, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 17 Atlanta Braves, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 18 St. Louis Cardinals, Jupiter, 1:05 p.m. 19 OFF 20 Houston Astros, Kissimmee, TBA 21 St. Louis Cardinals, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 22 Miami Marlins, Jupiter, 7:05 p.m. 23 Washington Nationals, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 24 Detroit Tigers, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 24 St. Louis Cardinals, Jupiter, 1:05 p.m. 25 Atlanta Braves, Disney, 1:05 p.m. 26 St. Louis Cardinals, Port St. Lucie, 1:10 p.m. 27 Houston Astros, Port St. Lucie, 6:10 p.m. 28 Washington Nationals, Viera, 1:05 p.m.

[Ceetar]

rumors about the possibility of playing the farm club in Vegas just before the season starts.

[Frayed Knot]

That would make more sense if they were starting the season on the road and somewhere out west.
But a Florida to Nevada then back to NYC road-trip seems a bit odd.

[ashie62]

Ceetar wrote: rumors about the possibility of playing the farm club in Vegas just before the season starts.

What's the line on that game?

[MFS62]

Ashie62 wrote: Ceetar wrote: rumors about the possibility of playing the farm club in Vegas just before the season starts. What's the line on that game?

Ask Pete Rose.

Later

[Ceetar]

Ashie62 wrote: Ceetar wrote: rumors about the possibility of playing the farm club in Vegas just before the season starts. What's the line on that game?

Ask this guy

[seawolf17]

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: WHAT THE HELL IS THAT

Cosmo is a survivor of a spaceship crash who spent time at "Area 51" and was a baseball phenom on his home planet of Koufaxia.�

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Not fooled. That's a marked down Jar Jar Binks costume with a felt mask and baseball shirt.

[nymr83]

Hopefully Jeff Wilpon will spring for a snazzier alien costume.

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Mets � Willets Point wrote: Not fooled. That's a marked down Jar Jar Binks costume with a felt mask and baseball shirt.

"Marked Down" is a new Mets mascot.

[TransMonk]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Not fooled. That's a marked down Jar Jar Binks costume with a felt mask and baseball shirt.

My first thought, as well.

[Edgy MD]

Back to not playing the Yankees in Florida?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Just ordered two seats for the 3/15 game at Disney. Home tickets haven't gone on sale yet. We're spending the first half of the week at a hotel on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale, then heading north for a little Spring Training and a peek at the new stuff Walt built at the Magic Kingdom.

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: Just ordered two seats for the 3/15 game at Disney. Home tickets haven't gone on sale yet. We're spending the first half of the week at a hotel on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale, then heading north for a little Spring Training and a peek at the new stuff Walt built at the Magic Kingdom.

Sounds like fun. might be there for the green uniform'd 3/17 game!

[ashie62]

Do you need to get Mets tickets early for Port St. Lucie or is walkup safe?...Also, is there decent access to watch practice and snap photos on non game days?..

Edited January 11, 2013 by Guest

[Ceetar]

Ashie62 wrote: Do you need to get Mets tickets early for Port St. Lucie or is walkoff safe?...Also, is there decent access to watch practice and snap photos on non game days?..

there are usually tickets, but if it's a weekend I'd probably buy in advance (or if they're home 3/17?) just to be safe. get better seats that way too. often get a row or two in front of the mets bullpen (along the LF line).

yeah, it's got a nice complex in the back. I've never been there on non-game days, but it's the same process they just don't kick you out as fast as they do on game days. Don't remember what time they let you in, but you can get to all 7 or so fields in the back, And if you want and it's a little later in the season you can stay and watch one of the minor league inter-squad games they sometimes play (although it usually means you have to walk out a side street and all the way around the block to get back to the parking lot)

[ashie62]

Doable..Thank you!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Spring tickets go on sale at 10 AM next Saturday (1/19).

[MFS62]

Is it the time for someone* to start a countdown thread?

Later



* = someone who can insert pictures. I still can't.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Just got tickets for March 14 and 16.

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: Just got tickets for March 14 and 16.

where you sitting?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Section 112, Row D (Field, just past third base) for both.

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: Section 112, Row D (Field, just past third base) for both.

Careful what you say there, the Mets bullpen pitchers can here you. ;-)