The penultimate game of my trip for this year was the first game of the series between the Mets and the Phillies at Citi Field. Neither team are in the playoffs, and only the Phillies have any realistic shot at the second wildcard spot, which eliminated most of the potential tension in the game.
My seats for tonight and tomorrow's game are in the Delta Sky 360 Champions Club, which gives access to all the public areas. In the Champions Club, you have access to an unlimited free buffet and free non-alcoholic drinks - not bad for $110. And with the Mets being out of contention, there were plenty of empty seats so it wasn't too busy.
The aircraft do pass over the stadium quite low - I wonder whether pilots have a competition to see who can fly over Citi Field the lowest during a game. You can tell they are low, because the bottoms of the planes are illuminated by the stadium lights as they pass overhead! Plus they drown out the stadium PA.
This was my first opportunity to see a knuckleball pitcher, as R.A.Dickey was pitching for the Mets against Cliff Lee for the Phillies. It didn't start all that well for Dickey, as he struck out Jimmy Rollins, the first batter of the game, but the ball got past the catcher, so Rollins made it to 1st anyway and later came around to score on a sacrifice fly, giving Philadelphia a 1-0 lead without even getting a hit. It wasn't a disaster by any means but a solo home run in the middle innings and another run late gave the Phillies all the offence they would need with Cliff Lee's strong 8IP performance and Papelbon (in picture) getting the save.
I was surprised at how fast the knuckleball pitches were. I had always imagined that they would be more like the speed of a spinner in cricket in the 50-60mph range, but these pitches were in the high 70s with the occasional fastball in the low 80s.
The penultimate game of my trip for this year was the first game of the series between the Mets and the Phillies at Citi Field. Neither team are in the playoffs, and only the Phillies have any realistic shot at the second wildcard spot, which eliminated most of the potential tension in the game.
My seats for tonight and tomorrow's game are in the Delta Sky 360 Champions Club, which gives access to all the public areas. In the Champions Club, you have access to an unlimited free buffet and free non-alcoholic drinks - not bad for $110. And with the Mets being out of contention, there were plenty of empty seats so it wasn't too busy.
The aircraft do pass over the stadium quite low - I wonder whether pilots have a competition to see who can fly over Citi Field the lowest during a game. You can tell they are low, because the bottoms of the planes are illuminated by the stadium lights as they pass overhead! Plus they drown out the stadium PA.
This was my first opportunity to see a knuckleball pitcher, as R.A.Dickey was pitching for the Mets against Cliff Lee for the Phillies. It didn't start all that well for Dickey, as he struck out Jimmy Rollins, the first batter of the game, but the ball got past the catcher, so Rollins made it to 1st anyway and later came around to score on a sacrifice fly, giving Philadelphia a 1-0 lead without even getting a hit. It wasn't a disaster by any means but a solo home run in the middle innings and another run late gave the Phillies all the offence they would need with Cliff Lee's strong 8IP performance and Papelbon (in picture) getting the save.
I was surprised at how fast the knuckleball pitches were. I had always imagined that they would be more like the speed of a spinner in cricket in the 50-60mph range, but these pitches were in the high 70s with the occasional fastball in the low 80s.
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