Shea Stadium R.I.P.
I have only been a Mets fan for a relatively short amount of time (4-5 years) but Shea always was a special place to me before that being a huge Beatles fan. The first time I went to a game at Shea was 2001 my first summer here in NYC. I was more excited seeing the stadium that I had seen in the Beatles concert footage than the Mets or any baseball there. Each summer in the city though, I became more and more interested in baseball and the Mets, and my last game there last fall was a sad experience (although great game, Mets won it in the 9th against the Cubs). So now it’s truly gone and Citi Field is taking it’s place. The new park looks to be really nice, but I’m sure some of the magic will be gone, priced out by corporate box seats and high ticket prices.