Gee added: "Sex sells in advertising, and home runs sell in baseball. But I’ve got a pitcher’s mind-set, and I love the big field."

Don Draper disagrees with you, but what does he know about advertising?

Wright and Bay, for their part, have largely deflected the notion they are stymied by Citi Field, at least in public. But Jeff Francoeur, a former Met and right-handed power hitter like Wright and Bay, was more outspoken when he called the park a joke earlier this year.

lolwat?

Dan Warthen, the Mets’ pitching coach, expanded on that thought and even said he supported shrinking the field. He said pitchers and their coaches had a measure of control in dictating where the ball went, provided they executed their game plan.

Dan Warthen, BABIP control