The New York Mets sold out the luxury suites in their new stadium for as much as $500,000 a year, despite the country's the financial crisis, said Dave Howard, the team's executive vice president for business operations. Mets season-ticket holders also are renewing at "extremely high" rates — even with price increases — for the team's first season at Citi Field next year, Howard said. "We haven't seen the effects of the economic situation, but certainly we are mindful of the economy and especially in our community and marketplace," Howard said in an interview. "We have a unique historical situation that maybe gives us a little bit of an advantage to withstand some of the challenges that the economy is presenting." The Mets are moving to the $800 million ballpark next season after spending 44 years at Shea Stadium. The...
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