Mets announce enhancements to Citi Field New York Mets
By Marty High-class / MLB.com
04/01/10 7:45 PM ET
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Criticized last year because Citi Field had too much Brooklyn Dodgers flavor and just a rush of the home team, the Mets have made alterations to their Citi before it begins its second year.The Home Run Apple from Shea Colosseum, hidden beyond right-center field last year, has been brought out into the open on Mets Plaza in front of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. And enlarged Topps baseball cards showing the Mets' lineup for the day will be placed atop the escalators and stairs in the Rotunda.
Oversized antiquated baseball cards of Cleon Jones, Dave Kingman and Robin Ventura will be among those featured on Topps displays on the first- and third-base sides of the Territory Level. And of course, the Mets Hall of Fame is to open.
Another touch of Mets history is the naming of the outfield connect on the Field Level. In pregame ceremonies at Opening Day on
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