2
2011
Mets Donate 4,000 Tickets To Military Members And Families
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Mets Press Release
The New York Mets today announced the team has donated 4,000 tickets to military members and their families for tomorrow’s game against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field.
Working in conjunction with the USO, the Mets distributed 2,000 tickets to tomorrow’s series opening game with the defending World Series champion Giants to all five branches of the military – Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.
In addition, the first 2,000 members of the military who show a valid military I.D. at the Day of Game Ticket Sales Window at Citi Field will receive complimentary tickets for themselves and their guests. Military personnel can receive their tickets, limited to six per party, starting two hours before tomorrow’s 7:10 game.
Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Elizabeth Quiñones will sing God Bless America during the seventh-inning stretch of tomorrow’s game.
Today’s donation complements the Mets’ season-long policy of providing a free ticket to any active service member who presents a valid military I.D. at the Citi Field ticket office.
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Thank you the men and women of the armed forces. You guys are great.
Only 4,000? What are the Wilpons going to do with the other 25,000 tickets? lol.
It’s not like our military men and women – not to mention NY’s first responders (Police and Fire) don’t deserve it. They all most certainly do!
One of the reasons — just one of them — newer stadiums are smaller is that owners think they do best when there is a perception of scarcity. From that standpoint, the Mets front office was shrewd to announce it was 4,000. In fact, I suspect they’ll let in any military men or women who show up in uniform. In any case, maybe we should just let the people with the skin in the game make their own decisions.