Gary Dunaier: Ticket to see the New York Mets v. the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, April 5, 2012 (Opening Day)
Gary Dunaier: Standing Room ticket to see the New York Mets v. the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, April 5, 2012 (Opening Day)
Gary Dunaier: Print-at-home ticket to see the New York Mets v. the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, April 5, 2012 (Opening Day)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): as Citi Field begins its fourth year of operation, the Metrocard Vending Machines at the Mets-Willets Point station still dispense receipts identifying the station as "Willets Point-Shea"
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): "Welcome To Flushing. Baseball Spoken Here." banner on a streetlamp at Main Street and 41st Avenue (IMG_7462)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): "Welcome To Flushing. Baseball Spoken Here." banner on a streetlamp at Main Street and 41st Avenue (IMG_7491)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): "Welcome To Flushing. Baseball Spoken Here." banner on a streetlamp at Roosevelt Avenue near Main Street (IMG_7499)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): newspaper coverage - the Post headlining the Mets' offer of a free ticket to buyers of Opening Day tickets, while the Daily News highlights their Baseball Preview (IMG_7506)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): view from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_7515)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): view over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_7516)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): Mets advertisement in the Mets-Willets Point station (IMG_7520)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): souvenir shop in the Mets-Willets Point subway station mezzanine (IMG_7521)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field as seen from directly behind home plate, 04/05/12 (Opening Day) (IMG_7522)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): fans arriving via the subway exiting the Mets-Willets Point station (IMG_7523)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): Blood Drive banner on the side of the stairway leading to the Mets-Willets Point subway station (IMG_7524)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): the New York Times had a tent to sell subscriptions set up smack dab in the middle of Mets Plaza (IMG_7525)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): boom camera set up in Mets Plaza (IMG_7531)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): is it bad taste for me to caption this photo "the late Gary Carter purchases tickets for today's game" followed with a disclaimer that the individual in the photo may not really be the late Gary Carter? (IMG_7536)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): my ticket has successfully scanned and I can now enter Citi Field (IMG_7537)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): today's giveaway item – magnetic schedules (IMG_7538)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): pre-game activity inside the Mets Team Store (IMG_7543)
Gary Dunaier: Mets Museum at Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): seats from the Polo Grounds on display in the Mets Museum (IMG_7551)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): it's not easy selling programs when you've got to compete with Mr. Met (IMG_7555)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): only one Mr. Met is real, the other is a cartoon – can you tell which is which? (IMG_7557)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): only one Mr. Met is real, the other is a cartoon – can you tell which is which? (IMG_7564)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): today's starting lineup (IMG_7567)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): this is the actual home plate from the July 3, 2011 game against the Yankees - it was available for purchase at the Amazin' Memorabilia stand on the Field Level (IMG_7568)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): new "Keith's Grill" concession in the Promenade Level food court (IMG_7571)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): "Opening Day" graphics on the Citi Vision screen (IMG_7573)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 04/05/12 (Opening Day): "Opening Day" graphics on the Citi Vision screen (IMG_7575)