Mr. Met, Did You Just Call Me Fat?

The rapid weight gain of NYC residents has been highlighted recently, and it seems that the New York Mets have taken that fact into strong consideration as they planned their new stadium. Promotional mailers sent out earlier this month tout the final season at Shea and the opening of Citi Field.

If you take a closer look, you’ll find that there is a strangely consistent theme running throughout most of Citi Field’s “improvements” listed in the mailer:

State-of-the-art, open air ballpark specifically designed for baseball = Okay, sounds good for everyone…

Seating lower and closer to the playing field with superior sightlines = Wider fans who don’t want to walk up those long ramps.

Wider seats angled toward the infield = Wider fans.

More spacious rows and aisles, with additional legroom between rows = Wider fans.

New restaurants and clubs = Wider fans.

Spacious concourses with full field views = Wider fans.

More concession areas and restrooms = Wider fans.