Mets new "Home Run Apple"

...Here is a great story from the Daily News, which talks about the Mets new "Home run apple".

"Workers in Minnesota are putting the finishing touches on the new Home Run Apple, a bigger, shinier and more advanced version of the Shea curio that inspired strong feelings among fans who either adored or hated its hokiness. The new apple will be installed at Citi Field in early February, according to Mark Silvera, who designed it along with fellow engineer Andrew Agosto. Look for the Mets to have a ceremony when the apple is unveiled, although the team declined comment Wednesday.

"I guess somebody has made a giant pop-up apple before, but when we were going through the process, we wanted to have it be bigger, better and more reliable," said Silvera, an engineer at Uni-Systems, the Minneapolis engineering firm hired to build it. "It'll be exciting to see it installed and then see how fans respond to it."

...I was never one who thought the old Apple should be used the same way at Citi Field. I'm all for it being displayed in a museum at the stadium, but to have that crappy piece of old fiberglass shooting out of the beautiful new Citi Field just doesn't make sense.

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