Gary Dunaier: Ticket to see the New York Mets v. Washington Nationals at Citi Field, July 23, 2012
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: pre-game scene outside the rotunda (IMG_3272)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: program vendor doing his thing near my Amazin' Memories Fan Walk brick (IMG_3275)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: my ticket has successfully scanned and I can now enter Citi Field and receive my complimentary collectible truck (IMG_3288)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: Collectible trucks await distribution to fans arriving at the Left Field gate (IMG_3291)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: program vendor at the Left Field gate (IMG_3292)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: Jordany Valdespin and David Wright are in tonight's starting lineup (IMG_3293)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: "Kosher Grill" on the Field Level on the first base side (IMG_3294)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: in Bullpen Plaza, they're getting ready for the Star Wars costume contest (IMG_3295)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: here comes Mr. Met, in Star Wars regalia and with his very own Lightsabre (IMG_3296)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: new signs at either side of the Shea Bridge showing the entrance to the Modell's Clubhouse (IMG_3301)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: Mr. Met on the stage where they will have the Star Wars Costume Contest (IMG_3303)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: wookies, stormtroopers and more... is this Citi Field or the New York Comic Con? (IMG_3307)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: a fan entering Citi Field via the Bullpen Gate is handed a free collectible truck (IMG_3313)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: the Star Wars costume contest has drawn a crowd on the Shea Bridge (IMG_3314)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: a guy in a Stormtrooper costume - if this were a comic con, we'd call him a "cosplayer" (costume player) (IMG_3319)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: Mr. Met poses with a fan of Mets pitching legend Dwight Gooden (IMG_3323)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: Mr. Met gotta go to Mo's (IMG_3326)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: the last contestant in the Star Wars costume contest - a guy wearing a Boba Fett mask and a ski cap - enters the stage and prepares to be judged (IMG_3330)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: the "1999 Wild Card & NLDS Winners" banner attached to the Shea Bridge is damaged (IMG_3331)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: the "1999 Wild Card & NLDS Winners" banner attached to the Shea Bridge is damaged (IMG_3332)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: the "1999 Wild Card & NLDS Winners" banner attached to the Shea Bridge is damaged (IMG_3335)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: fans who bought special "Star Wars" ticket packages for tonight's game pick up their choice of one of two different Mets/Star Wars t-shirts, included in the price of the ticket (IMG_3341)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: new signs at either side of the Shea Bridge showing the entrance to the Modell's Clubhouse (IMG_3344)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: new (to me) this homestand: a "Countdown To First Pitch" clock on the ribbon board - we're just 19 minutes away (IMG_3346)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: somebody dropped their ticket ( IMG_3347)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: Welcome To W.B. Mason Truck Night - 15 minutes until first pitch (IMG_3349)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: Welcome To W.B. Mason Truck Night - 5 minutes and 38 seconds until first pitch (5:38 - ties in with my season tickets in section 538 - I'm so clever) (IMG_3352)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: you can't sell beer to empty seats (IMG_3354)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 07/23/12: scoreboard graphic showing Mets starting pitcher Chris Young warming up just before the game begins (IMG_3355)