With 11 minutes until the first pitch on Saturday night, I took the 10-minute tour of the CitiField Preview Center (located near Section 9 in the Loge Level.)  I recommend that all of you take the tour for two reasons: a) it will be the last time an average fan can experience the kick-ass amentie$ in Citi's luxury skyboxes, one of which they had replicated to a "T"; and b) it's a great opportunity to see your tax dollars at work.

Here are some pics taken from my mobile solely for your viewing pleasure.

National League Rookie of the Year 2009.

Ground-Breaking Souvenir. I would have stuffed it down the leg of my pants but it would have set off the Shea mental metal detectors. Touche Wilpon, touche.

Pretty shweet Virtual Tour in a mini-theater, where viewers sat in ...

Replica Citi seats! Cupholders? That's worth at least a 60-percent ticket mark-up right there!

The Center also features a faux locker room installation. The white blob above Reyes' locker is a digital safe-box, ya know, to store his jewels (and webgems.)  I assume D.Wright must settle on hiding his bling 'neath his cap.