This has nothing to do with the Mets, but it is Saturday and I let my mind wonder…fun video from the KC Chiefs.
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The Feisty Foodie: Citi Field: Catch of the Day, Toscarino’s, Burgers and Fries, Mama’s of Corona
Here’s a really good walk-through of some of the food places at Citi Field.
The Feisty Foodie: Citi Field: Catch of the Day, Toscarino’s, Burgers and Fries, Mama’s of Corona
Mets Police Stadiums Week: Day One Wrigley Field
Welcome to Stadiums Week.
What is Stadiums week you ask? I thought it might be fun to look at some other parks and see what we find.
Since the Mets are in Chicago I thought I’d pull up some of my pics from Wrigley earlier this summer.
This picture was taken from my assigned seat. I got THE hook-up of all time.
If I stuck out my left hand it landed on this. It was one of the most awesome days I ever had at a ballpark.
I was on an obstructed view kick, so for laughs I decided to demonstrate how “obstructed” my view was. I can’t see the batter because of Theriot.
Also note the plexiglass blocking the owner. That’s the owner with the blue stripes. I think.
Here’s an obstructed view for you. I posed it, but as you can see it is actually the view some fans have. If you go on Stubhub and are like “wow, Cubs seats for $5” it’s one of these.
The stairs from the main hallway level up to field level
One of the many banners. I’d like to steal this idea for Citi Field and am working on a list of suggestions.
Bob Murphy deserves one in Queens don’t you think?
I have posted more pictures of Wrigley here and here and here. Here’s Wrigley’s brickwalk.
Come back tomorrow for a trip to Petco. If you’d like to share your photos of your stadium travels hit me up at [email protected]
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The Last Days Of Shea
A cool new book…
The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan
I’ll have more from Dana in the upcoming days. Here’s the review from Amazon.
Review
“Dana Brand’s The Last Days of Shea is a must read for any baseball fan. The ‘communal experience’ of living and dying with your team is something fans experience everywhere., but there is something unique about Mets fans. The Last Days of Shea chronicles the ending of a ballpark but, even more importantly, it reveals the spirit and resoluteness of Mets fans as they bring their ‘ya gotta believe’ attitude to their new home.” –Ron Darling, author of The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound and SNY Mets broadcaster
The Last Days of Shea is a truly terrific book. Filled with passion and sincerity, it offers a deeper understanding of what it means to be a fan.–Gary Cohen, SNY Mets broadcaster
To me and millions of others, Shea was beautiful. I loved it when it had
blue and orange steel plates on the outside and I loved it at the end. My
memories of the place will last forever. In this wonderful homage, Dana
Brand ties together our experiences of Shea, in a celebration of a place
that, in memory, will always be far more substantial than most historians will care to admit. —Howie Rose, WFAN Mets broadcaster
‘When I read Dana Brand’s books, I feel as if I’m learning about the heart and soul of the Mets fan. The Last Days of Shea is a great tribute to Shea stadium and to the spirit of the fans who made it such a wonderful place to play baseball.–Jerry Koosman, pitcher, New York Mets, 1968-78
Dana Brand is one of the true Believeniks, and he’s earned his Shake Shackburger the hard way: an x-ray of his heart would show a Shea-shaped scar.–Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and Fortress of Solitude
Why care so much about a baseball team? Dana Brand has figured out a way to articulate that pleasurable or frustrating heartache and make it
understandable and even forgivable. If Mets Fan was filled with delights, The Last Days of Shea goes deeper: its real subject is loss and grief, and its prescription the consolations of philosophy. Brand is a first-rate personal essayist, who has chosed baseball as his focus the way Baldwin chose race or Hoagland nature.– Philip Lopate, author of Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan and Writing New York
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Why Your Stadium Sucks: Citi Field (Deadspin)
Deadspin’s awesome “Why your stadium sucks” series has gotten around to Citi Field.
A small taste:
Citi Field looks like it was the aborted love child of countless different stadiums. “Oh let’s put an overhang in the outfield like Tiger Stadium!” “Busch Stadium’s brick entrance is nice, lets use that!”
Go read it. It’s fun.
Also fun is the Hitler Mets video – I thought more of you guys would comment.
Speaking of stadiums…next week is Stadiums Week. If you have pictures of non New York baseball stadiums that you’d like to share with the class please send them to [email protected]
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