New York Mets tickets are on sale to see a ball club without Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes and, more importantly, without new replacements. The 2012 season schedule at Citi Field is going to be a challenge for Manager Terry Collins and the fans, who hope the departures do not mean another disappointing season. TheSeats has the New York Mets baseball tickets to see just how the summer turns out.

New York Mets Tickets on Sale

The New York Mets have finally cut ties to Beltran and Reyes, in their place Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada. Duda is not a power hitter, but he is healthy, a pretty good hitter with the patience to post a good OBP, and a thief on the base paths. If there is any winner over the course of the past two injury-ridden MLB seasons it is Tejada. Tejada has enjoyed two stints at the major league level, struggling in his first and performing well enough in his second to warrant a starting job in 2012. He is not a power hitter, but is capable of making contact and consistently getting on base.

New York is going to start the season with some familiar faces though. Jason Bay is still in left and he has yet to become the worst signing Met history. He can put further distance between himself and that label by actually hitting 30 home runs as the Citi Field dimensions have suddenly shrunk. First baseman Ike Davis is a young power hitter and potential All Star. He has demonstrated the potential to hit 30-plus homeruns, hit .300, and get on base better than 38 percent of the time. Third baseman David Wright is no longer expected to be a Hall of Fame player, but he is expected to play solid defense and provide decent hitting and power.

The pitching staff features few big names save Johan Santana. Santana is returning to the mound after a year away and is ready to begin the next stage of his career where he is no longer a Cy Young candidate, but is still a very good pitcher. The rest of the staff is unheard of away from Citi Field or attempting to make a comeback. This rotation and the bullpen should post impressive numbers to the surprise of many.

TheSeats has the New York Mets tickets to enjoy as this roster tries to steal some attention from the cross-town Yankees and the cross-division Philadelphia Phillies. Enjoy a great day out at Citi and a great few hours watching America’s pastime.

New York Mets History

The New York Mets moved into the neighborhood in 1962 to take the place of the previous two NL franchises that moved to the California coast. Those first few seasons the Mets were run like an aging circus. The front office brought back former New York baseball stars and the team finished in last or second to last in the National League for the first seven seasons. New York broke out as the Miracle Mets in 1969.

They famously bounced back from an 18-23 beginning led by great pitching and defense and finishing with an 82-39 run. The New York Mets tickets that summer were then available for the franchise’s first postseason appearance. Cy Young Award winning starting pitcher Tom Seaver headlined the roster as the Amazin’ Mets swept the Braves in the NLCS and beat the Baltimore Orioles in World Series in five games.

Right fielder Darryl Strawberry, starting pitcher Dwight Gooden, catcher Gary Carter, third baseman Howard Johnson, and third baseman Ray Knight were a part of a loaded roster that won a franchise record 108 games in 1986 and reached the World Series, defeating the Red Sox in seven games. It would take 14 years before the Mets returned to the World Series. They met the Yankees in the World Series, but only lasted five game before the Mets departed losers. TheSeats has the NY Mets tickets for the Mets schedule for the next season, as the franchise begins another run at the NL Pennant.