Citi Field’s Updated Scoreboard

Citi Field updated the scoreboard this season.  It’s now a little more colorful, but more importantly it now contains a lot of new info.

You’ve got stats, including career stats, for the batter.   These include more than the traditional HR and RBI that you used to see.  You’ve got OBP, and SLG, and OPS, and even XBH.

 

You’ve got a spray chart for all the balls in play for the batter during the game, including a recap of each of his at-bats.

You’ve still got a little factoid, and most of them are still pretty silly, about the player.

 

There’s an in-inning summary of how each batter did and how they did or did not get on base.

 

The pitching summary includes a dynamic WHIP and ERA as well, while still maintaining the K count and giving you the pitch speed.

 

There’s a ton of info on there, and it’s great to see.   Now we’ll have less reason to need to pull up baseball-reference on our phones mid-game to check on players.  Speaking of which, they really need an Android app.

New Citi Field Scoreboard Idea

I agree with many Mets fans that wish there was more Mets history at Citi Field. I tend towards wanting the little tokens rather than grand museums(or both). I think the stairways are too boring; they need a Mets logo on them. I’d like to see pictures of Mets, or the concession stands named after them.

I like the Lets Go Mets on the scoreboard. Maybe it’s a little cheesy, but it’s nice. I think it needs punctuation though. I think it should be Lets Go Mets! After all, aren’t we supposed to be shouting it?

In fact, why not two exclamation points? While you’re up there, why not connect it to Mets history, if only in a small way? One exclamation point for each championship, as seen in this photo.

From MetsStuff