Citifield -- Official Thread - Page 3

John F · November 25th, 2007, 07:14 PM

They are just rollin' on this!

[imghttp://www.stadiumpage.com/newmets/citi_112307_7.jpg][/img]

From Stadium Page. There's a lot of work to be done still but they've come a long way in a season.

John F · March 11th, 2008, 05:10 PM

From a couple of weeks ago by the AP:

YouTube - First Look at the New York Mets' Citi Field

John F · March 11th, 2008, 05:14 PM

and another with a few different shots involved.

YouTube - Inside Citi Field: The New Mets Stadium

(note I'm posting these to show off FanHome's video capablities now

John F · March 22nd, 2008, 03:26 PM

Has anyone seen the building in person? I mean pictures tell you only so much...

John F · June 5th, 2008, 08:15 PM

May 30th, 2008:

May 13th interior shots:

brillstreet · September 13th, 2008, 07:35 AM

Citi Field is going to be, undoubtedly, a beautiful ballpark and a great new home for the team. Still, I'll miss old Shea when she's gone and takes all those memories with her.

I first saw Shea Stadium in 1964, going to the NY World's Fair as a 10 year old. It was right across the subway tracks from the NEW stadium. She was all decked out in blue and orange rectangles, strung from cables the length and width of her bright concrete superstructure.

I saw my first game at Shea that year, too. The field grass was green and so was the outfield wall. There was plexiglass in the bullpen doors in the outfield wall so you could watch the pitchers warm up. The seats were wood and the scoreboard with it's Reingold beer and RC Cola signs was state of the art for 1964.

The Mets lost, of course, as they were prone to do in those days. They lost a lot over the years I went to Shea, including a 26 inning heartbreaker to the Giants that ended early in the AM with a Giant home run. Mays or McCovey, I can't remember who. I saw Pittsburgh's Bob Moose no hit my Mets, Pete Rose cheered when he tied the NL mark for hits in consecutive games, Seaver and Koosman and Gil Hodges. I saw them beat the Cubbies that miracle year.

Dykstra took us to the Series when he homered against Houston at Shea. Strawberry amazed with his bombs and Gooden with his Ks.
The 86 Mets were a powerhouse even if the first Champions form 69 would remain my favorite Mets team.

Shea is still a venerable old park, but I guess her time has come. People lament her condition and her outdated facilities and amenities, but it's Shea, one great old ballpark for those of us lucky enough to have called her home for all these years.

November 25th, 2007, 07:14 PM	#31 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,510	They are just rollin' on this! [imghttp://www.stadiumpage.com/newmets/citi_112307_7.jpg][/img] From Stadium Page. There's a lot of work to be done still but they've come a long way in a season. __________________ The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.

March 22nd, 2008, 03:26 PM	#34 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,510	Has anyone seen the building in person? I mean pictures tell you only so much... __________________ The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.

June 5th, 2008, 08:15 PM	#35 (permalink)
John F Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, Florida Posts: 2,510	May 30th, 2008: May 13th interior shots: __________________ The more they over think the plumbing, the easier to stop up the drain.

September 13th, 2008, 07:35 AM	#36 (permalink)
brillstreet New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1	Goodbye Old Shea Citi Field is going to be, undoubtedly, a beautiful ballpark and a great new home for the team. Still, I'll miss old Shea when she's gone and takes all those memories with her. I first saw Shea Stadium in 1964, going to the NY World's Fair as a 10 year old. It was right across the subway tracks from the NEW stadium. She was all decked out in blue and orange rectangles, strung from cables the length and width of her bright concrete superstructure. I saw my first game at Shea that year, too. The field grass was green and so was the outfield wall. There was plexiglass in the bullpen doors in the outfield wall so you could watch the pitchers warm up. The seats were wood and the scoreboard with it's Reingold beer and RC Cola signs was state of the art for 1964. The Mets lost, of course, as they were prone to do in those days. They lost a lot over the years I went to Shea, including a 26 inning heartbreaker to the Giants that ended early in the AM with a Giant home run. Mays or McCovey, I can't remember who. I saw Pittsburgh's Bob Moose no hit my Mets, Pete Rose cheered when he tied the NL mark for hits in consecutive games, Seaver and Koosman and Gil Hodges. I saw them beat the Cubbies that miracle year. Dykstra took us to the Series when he homered against Houston at Shea. Strawberry amazed with his bombs and Gooden with his Ks. The 86 Mets were a powerhouse even if the first Champions form 69 would remain my favorite Mets team. Shea is still a venerable old park, but I guess her time has come. People lament her condition and her outdated facilities and amenities, but it's Shea, one great old ballpark for those of us lucky enough to have called her home for all these years.