Gary Dunaier:
Ticket to see the New York Mets v. Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field, September 25, 2012
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: the souvenir stand in the mezzanine of the Mets-Willets Point #7 train station was closed tonight (IMG_5681)
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Citi Field, 09/25/12: external view from Roosevelt Avenue, looking directly towards home plate (IMG_5683)
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Citi Field, 09/25/12: "Wheel of Fortune" set up by Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Mets Plaza - this is how my spin turned out, I won a $10 Mets Gift Card (IMG_5686)
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Citi Field, 09/25/12: Citi Tuesdays truck parked on Mets Plaza - you can see that the guy in the truck really likes Cracker Jack (IMG_5687)
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Citi Field, 09/25/12: specially labeled boxes of Cracker Jack were given out by people promoting Citi Tuesdays (IMG_5690)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: my ticket has successfully scanned and I can now enter Citi Field (IMG_5691)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: tonight's starting pitcher, Collin McHugh - this is just his third Major League start (IMG_5697)
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Citi Field, 09/25/12: tonight's starting lineup as shown on giant Topps baseball cards at the top of the rotunda (IMG_5698)
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Citi Field, 09/25/12: fans arriving for tonight's game via the rotunda (IMG_5699)
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Citi Field, 09/25/12: bird on the railing in the stairwell at the Promenade Level (IMG_5701)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: on the Citi Vision: receive 30% off any regularly priced merchandise throughout the ballpark (IMG_5707)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: the New York Lottery Powerball jackpot is $200,000,000 (IMG_5708)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: tonight's starting pitchers - Wandy Rodriguez for Pittsburgh v. Collin McHugh for New York (IMG_5709)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: I took this picture of the "Countdown To First Pitch" timer at 36:03 as a tribute to starting pitcher Collin McHugh (his uniform number is 36, and this is his third Major League start) (IMG_5711)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: Box Frites in the Promenade Food Court was closed this evening (IMG_5712)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: the Heroes and Heritage store in the left field corner on the Promenade Leven is closed - it looks like it'll be something else next year (IMG_5713)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: the concourse underneath the Promenade Outfield seating in left field is a virtual ghost town (IMG_5716)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: pitcher Collin McHugh and catcher Kelly Shoppach take the long walk from the bullpen to the dugout (IMG_5728)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: Collin McHugh takes his warmup throws, as shown on the video board in right field (IMG_5731)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: view of the ballpark as it appeared the moment Collin McHugh threw the very first pitch of the game (an 89mph fastball to Alex Presley for called strike one) (IMG_5732)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: the second pitch of the game - New York's Collin McHugh throws a 72mph curveball to Pittsburgh's Alex Presley for ball one (IMG_5733)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: Collin McHugh may throw a no-hitter at some point in his career, but it won't happen tonight - Josh Harrison singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Andres Torres for the first hit of the game (IMG_5734)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: widescreen view of Pedro Alvarez scoring on his 3-run home run in the top of the first inning - Pittsburgh 4, New York 0 (IMG_5737)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: moon over Citi Field as Justin Turner scores on his 2-run home run in the bottom of the 1st inning (IMG_5740)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: the Inning Summary on the right field scoreboard shows that the Mets got back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the 1st inning (IMG_5741)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: the Bottled Beer stand on the left field end of the Excelsior Level concourse was closed (IMG_5744)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: directional signage in back of Left Field Reserved 139 prevents fans from getting lost (IMG_5749)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: hallowed ground to some - the counter at the Shake Shack concession stand (IMG_5750)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 09/25/12: it's "Cuppy," the Dunkin' Donuts mascot (IMG_5751)
