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Ticket to see the New York Mets v. Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, August 10, 2012
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Guest credentials issued by the New York Mets for the August 10, 2012 game v. the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: Mets Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue as seen from the Mets-Willets Point subway station mezzanine (IMG_4150)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: looking up the first base exterior towards 126th Street (IMG_4152)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: security men waiting to search fans and their bags outside the rotunda (IMG_4154)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: my ticket has successfully scanned and I can now enter the ballpark to see Matt Harvey's Citi Field debut (IMG_4155)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: fans arriving at the ballpark (IMG_4157)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: they don't have a giant Topps Matt Harvey card, so a generic "New York Mets" spacefiller occupies his spot in the lineup (IMG_4159)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: the first pitch is exactly 50 minutes away (IMG_4161)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: tonight's starting pitchers are shown on the Citi Vision (IMG_4163)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: the aisle behind Promenade Gold 415, fenced off tonight, was reserved for the lights for tonight's post-game Mercy Me concert (IMG_4164)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: the aisle behind Promenade Gold 415, fenced off tonight, was reserved for the lights for tonight's post-game Mercy Me concert (IMG_4165)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: note the mis-spelling of "night" in the promo for Delta Travel Case Giveaway on the bottom of the Citi Vision (IMG_4166)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: the aisle behind Promenade Gold 415, fenced off tonight, was reserved for the lights for tonight's post-game Mercy Me concert (IMG_4167)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: the "Hot Dogs and Chicken" concession in the left field corner of the Promenade level was closed tonight (IMG_4171)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: sign up for 2012 season tickets by the end of the 4th inning and get four Delta Club seats to a future game (IMG_4172)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: as a tribute to Matt Harvey, I took this photo of the countdown clock showing 33 minutes and 33 seconds until the first pitch (IMG_4175)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: numerologists rejoice - the first pitch is just 32 minutes and ten seconds (3-2-1-0) away (IMG_4177)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: the "bend" in the middle of Promenade Box 431 (IMG_4178)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: combined choirs from Church of the Intercessor and Bridge Church of the Nazarene provide pre-game entertainment in front of Metropolitan Box 111 (IMG_4181)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: David Wright and other Mets participate in pre-game Calisthenics (IMG_4189)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: Mercy Me performs the National Anthem - after the game, they'll be performing in concert (IMG_4193)
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Citi Field, 08/10/12: in ceremonies prior to the start of the game, R.A. Dickey was presented with the Pitcher Of The Month Award for June (IMG_4197)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: Harvey leaves the bullpen on the way to the dugout, soon to be accompanied by catcher Rob Johnson and coach Dan Warthen (IMG_4202)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: coach Dan Warthen, Matt Harvey and catcher Rob Johnson make the long walk from the bullpen to the dugout (IMG_4205)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: the "closed captioning" indicates that Matt Harvey has been announced as pitching and batting ninth (IMG_4208)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: Harvey reaches for the ball as he prepares to take the Citi Field pitcher's mound for the very first time as a big leaguer (IMG_4209)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: graphics showing Harvey's stats are superimposed over a live shot of him warming up (IMG_4212)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: his very first pitch at Citi Field, a 93mph four-seam fastball to Michael Bourn for called strike one (IMG_4213)
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Matt Harvey Citi Field Debut, 08/10/12: Citi Field as it appeared during his second pitch at Citi Field, an 83mph curveball to Michael Bourn for ball one (IMG_4214)
