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Ticket to see the New York Mets v. the Houston Astros at Citi Field, October 4, 2009
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Pre-paid parking pass for the Citi Field parking lot for the Mets game against the Houston Astros, October 4, 2009
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Citi Field and 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train, 10/04/09 (IMG_0209)
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Pre-game view of Citi Field as seen from directly behind home plate, 10/04/09 (IMG_0210)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: fans arriving for the game via subway coming down the Roosevelt Avenue stairway (IMG_0211)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Mr. Met plush dolls for sale - the big one is $300 (IMG_0215)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: NL East standings as displayed next to the out-of-town scoreboard prior to the start of play (IMG_0218)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: fans stand at attention for the National Anthem in the Promenade food court (IMG_0220)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: 3.15+ million thanks (IMG_0221)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: the final starting lineup of 2009 as shown on the Citi Vision (IMG_0222)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Mr. Met poses for a fan in the very first row (IMG_0224)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Mr. Met passes in front of the seats directly behind home plate (IMG_0225)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: the very first pitch of the game – Nelson Figueroa to Michael Bourn, a single to center (IMG_0226)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Daniel Murphy thanks the fans for their support (pre-recorded message shown on the Citi Vision screen) (IMG_0228)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Jose Reyes thanks the fans for their support (pre-recorded message shown on the Citi Vision screen) (IMG_0229)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Francisco Rodriguez (“K-Rod”) thanks the fans for their support (pre-recorded message shown on the Citi Vision screen) (IMG_0231)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Tim Redding thanks the fans for their support (pre-recorded message shown on the Citi Vision screen) (IMG_0233)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Manager Jerry Manuel thanks the fans for their support and admits that “2009 has been a tough year” (pre-recorded message shown on the Citi Vision screen) (IMG_0235)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: David Wright thanks the fans for their support (pre-recorded message shown on the Citi Vision screen) (IMG_0236)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: David Wright grounds out to the shortstop in the bottom of the 1st inning (IMG_0240)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Mr. Met heads down the stairs after throwing T-shirts to the fans in the Promenade Reserved Infield seats (IMG_0242)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: everybody wants to have their picture taken with Mr. Met (IMG_0245)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: on this, the final game of the season, the Bullpen Plaza was closed for a private party (IMG_0247)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: some people would rather sit in Citi Field's Verizon Studio and watch a guy eat a hamburger in high definition Fios than watch the Mets game live from their seats (IMG_0248)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: some people would rather watch the televised New York Giants football game in the Verizon Studio than watch the Mets game live from their seats (IMG_0251)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: a David Wright fan waits on line to meet and greet Mr. Met (IMG_0252)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: hey kid, be careful not to hit Mr. Met in the head with the wiffle ball! (IMG_0256)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Mr. Met is not only baseball's best mascot, he's also the bravest (IMG_0261)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: Mr. Met leaves the meet and greet area (IMG_0262)
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Citi Field, 10/04/09: two Mr. Mets – which one is real, the one made entirely out of jellybeans or the giant stuffed plush? (IMG_0264)