Gary Dunaier:
Ticket to see the New York Mets v. the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field, July 8, 2012
Gary Dunaier:
"Print-at-home" ticket to see the New York Mets v. the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field, July 8, 2012
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Citi Field and the "Iron Triangle" as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train, 07/08/12 (IMG_2946)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: view over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_2950)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: ramp from the Manhattan-bound platform to the exit at the Mets-Willets Point subway station (IMG_2951)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: Mets All-Star David Wright buys a program from a vendor at the foot of the entrance to the Mets-Willets Point subway station (IMG_2955)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: vendor at the foot of the entrance to the Mets-Willets Point subway entrance hawking Mets programs (IMG_2959)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: fans walking eastbound on Roosevelt Avenue on their way to the game (IMG_2960)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: view from Roosevelt Avenue, looking directly towards home plate (IMG_2961)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: entrance to Mets plaza - three of the four gates are usually closed (IMG_2962)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: photo ops in front of the Shea Stadium Home Run Apple (IMG_2972)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: my ticket has successfully scanned and I can now enter Citi Field (IMG_2973)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: free Mr. Met posters were given to the first 25,000 fans attending today's game (IMG_2978)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: pre-game entertainment performed not in front of home plate, but in front of Metropolitan Box 112, 111 (IMG_2990)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: pre-game entertainment performed not in front of home plate, but in front of Metropolitan Box 112, 111 (IMG_2994)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: pre-game entertainment performed not in front of home plate, but in front of Metropolitan Box 112, 111 (IMG_2995)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: pre-game entertainment performed not in front of home plate, but in front of Metropolitan Box 112, 111 (IMG_2996)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: no line for "Grilled Sausage" near the World's Fare Market (IMG_2997)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: everything you always wanted to know about the "Shea Bridge" but were afraid to ask (IMG_2999)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: all sports' #1 mascot, Mr. Met, waits on line for "Shake Shack" (IMG_3000)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: standing at attention for the National Anthem in the Left Field Reserved concourse (IMG_3003)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: the Mr. Met poster that was given to the first 25,000 fans attending today's game (IMG_3004)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: welcome to Mr. Met Poster Day (IMG_3009)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: Promenade Outfield 538, row 1, seats 11 and 12 serve as a resting place for one of the Mr. Met posters that were given out to the first 25,000 fans attending today's game (IMG_3012)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: the first pitch of the game - New York's Jonathon Niese to Chicago's Reed Johnson for a called strike (IMG_3014)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: the bleeding begins - Reed Johnson scores on Alfonso Soriano's single in the top of the 1st inning - the first of seven runs the Cubs would score this afternoon (IMG_3016)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: most of the seats in the Right Field Reserved sections are protected from the hot sun by the "Pepsi Porch" (IMG_3017)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: six minutes after the first pitch was thrown, the Cubs already had a 4-0 lead (IMG_3018)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: "David Wright Due Up" graphics on the right field video board as the game goes into the bottom of the 1st inning (IMG_3022)
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Citi Field, 07/08/12: plenty of empty seats in the Promenade Reserved sections in left field (IMG_3023)