The glum word among local baseball fans was that the NY Mets would move their minor league team from Binghamton at the end of its contract this year.
But, good news. The Mets signed a new 5-year contract to keep the team in Binghamton.
The Binghamton Mets are a Double-A team, the second-highest minor league level. The team regularly develops and sends players to the major league Mets.
We go see the B-Mets, as they are known, a few times a season. Invariably the attendance is about 1,000 people, in a park that seats 5,000.
We wonder what the other people in Binghamton are doing. There are 250,000 in the Binghamton metropolitan area.
It's a professional sports franchise with significant affiliation. The ballpark is pleasant and clean. The tickets are cheaper than movie tickets.
The team was avidly pursued by other cities. Locals, and other regionals, please note. The team needs and deserves support.
The season opens on Thursday 5 April.
play ball!
Steve Burke
for Ithaca NY Blog
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