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'''The 7 Line Army''' is a group of fans of the [[New York Mets]] started in 2012 by Darren Meenan, the founder of The 7 Line, a company that makes Mets-themed apparel. The group is named after the [[7 (New York City Subway service)|7]] train of the [[New York City Subway]], which stops near [[Citi Field]] at [[Mets–Willets Point (IRT Flushing Line)|Mets–Willets Point]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/26/860-mets-fans-strong-opening-day-just-the-start-for-the-7-line-army/|title=860 Mets Fans Strong, Opening Day Just The Start For 'The 7 Line Army'|date=March 26, 2013|first=Chris|last=Colton|publisher=[[WCBS-TV]]}}</ref> They occupy the Big Apple Reserved section of Citi Field during some Mets home games. The 7 Line Army also attends
==History==
[[File:The 7 Line Army on September 29, 2013.jpg|thumb|300px|The 7 Line Army attending a 2013 Mets game]]
The first outing was the final home game of the 2012 season, September 27. Meenan had the idea to try to host a group outing. He began by purchasing 100 tickets in the Big Apple Reserve section, and then when they sold out, he purchased 100 more, and then 100 more. In the end, he sold 550 tickets to the game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Colton|first=Chris|date=September 26, 2012|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/09/26/500-mets-fans-strong-7-line-army-set-to-end-season-in-style/|title=500 Mets Fans Strong, 'The 7 Line Army' Set To End Season In Style|work=CBS New York|access-date=2017-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=201209270NYN|title=Box Score of Game played on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Citi Field|last=
The 7 Line Army activities for 2014 included 7 games at Citi Field and outings to see [[Oracle Park|AT&T Park]] in San Francisco, [[Marlins Park]] in [[Miami]], [[Citizens Bank Park|Citizen's Bank Park]] in [[Philadelphia]] and [[Yankee Stadium]] in New York.{{cn|date=July 2023}}▼
Its participation in 2015 included 9 games at Citi Field and outings at Yankee Stadium in New York, [[PNC Park]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Turner Field]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Camden Yards]] in [[Baltimore]] and [[Coors Field]] in [[Denver]]. When the Mets won the division, The 7 Line Army was present at every home post-season game, including the [[2015 World Series]] against the Royals.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schwartz|first=David M.|date=October 25, 2015|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/a-long-suffering-band-of-met-fans-known-as-the-7-line-army-will-be-out-in-force-when-the-world-series-comes-to-citi-field-1.11009084|title=7 Line Army to be out in force at Citi Field|work=Newsday|access-date=2017-03-08}}</ref>▼
▲The 7 Line Army activities for 2014 included 7 games at Citi Field and outings to see [[Oracle Park|AT&T Park]] in San Francisco, [[Marlins Park]] in [[Miami]], [[Citizens Bank Park|Citizen's Bank Park]] in [[Philadelphia]] and [[Yankee Stadium]] in New York.
The 7 Line Army 2016 participation included 14 games at Citi Field and outings at Petco Park in San Diego, Miller Park in Milwaukee, two outings to Nationals Park in Washington, DC, and the fourth annual "Bronx Invasion". In 2016, the Army attended both [[Subway Series]] games at Yankee Stadium, instead of just one.{{cn|date=July 2023}}
▲Its participation in 2015 included 9 games at Citi Field and outings at Yankee Stadium in New York, [[PNC Park]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Turner Field]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Camden Yards]] in [[Baltimore]] and [[Coors Field]] in [[Denver]]. When the Mets won the division, The 7 Line Army was present at every home post-season game, including the [[2015 World Series]] against the Royals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/a-long-suffering-band-of-met-fans-known-as-the-7-line-army-will-be-out-in-force-when-the-world-series-comes-to-citi-field-1.11009084|title=7 Line Army to be out in force at Citi Field|work=Newsday|access-date=2017-03-08}}</ref>
On July 3, 2019, Mets general manager [[Brodie Van Wagenen]] sat with The 7 Line Army through {{frac|4|1|2}} [[Inning|innings]] of a game against the [[New York Yankees]]. Though the Mets were playing under .500 and fans had expressed their dissatisfaction with the results of off-season trades, Van Wagenen, wearing the group's orange jersey, was welcomed by the fans and signed many autographs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/gm-gets-a-brodieseye-view-of-his-team-022355700.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABReqIQUyLK1Y5GdKl-LU9D_ZFzeiE1IjIYs-MemlGgseHSLp67LNX7PNJmwbiUzPCJI7ShEe6vgBK55JH2-4xB74sEmOu9Uab1nP2JT1CDZhPrC2jlu9oZ1FsXrQRY1HEOQhMakr7GUq1-98x6H_OoeI-dxMr5ZnFAsFBSe1GW2|title=Mets GM gets a Brodie's-eye view of his team|first=Wallace|last=Matthews|date=July 3, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2019|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref>
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==Effects==
Mets players have noted the effect The 7 Line Army has when playing on the road. “It almost felt like we were playing at home, the support the fans are giving us at other ballparks, it feels real good," said pitcher [[Jacob deGrom]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-fans-invade-camden-yards-7-line-jim-breuer-trip-article-1.2330276|title=Mets fans invade Camden Yards, 7 Line and comic Jim Breuer make the trip|date=August 19, 2015|first=Bill|last=Price|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref>
==See also==
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* {{cite web | title=7 Line Army to be out in force at Citi Field | website=[[Newsday]] | date=October 25, 2015 | url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/a-long-suffering-band-of-met-fans-known-as-the-7-line-army-will-be-out-in-force-when-the-world-series-comes-to-citi-field-1.11009084 | ref={{sfnref | Newsday | 2015}} | access-date=March 5, 2017}}
* {{cite web | title=The 7 Line Army marches to Citi Field | website=[[Sports Illustrated]]| date=October 13, 2015 | url=https://www.si.com/mlb/video/2015/10/13/new-york-mets-los-angeles-dodgers-7-line-army-citi-field | ref={{sfnref | SI.com | 2015}} | access-date=March 5, 2017}} (6:10 length video)
* [https://narratively.com/loyal-to-the-last-out-with-the-centerfield-soldiers-of-the-7-line-army/ "The Center Field Soldiers of the 7 Line Army"] ''Narratively.'' August 31, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022
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