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Unsevered page of tickets from 2015 New York Mets season ticket holders' ticket booklet includes tickets for Mets games of April 13 and 14 v. Philadelphia Phillies
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Ticket to see the New York Mets v. Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field, April 14, 2015 - box office style ticket
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: view from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train showing a billboard urging the Wilpons to sell the Mets (IMG_5083)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_5084a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: vendor hawking programs (Matt Harvey and Jason deGrom on the cover) outside the entrance to the Mets-Willets Point station on Mets Plaza (IMG_5085a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: new for 2015: in Mets Plaza, player banners have been replaced by banners advertising promotions such as giveaways and post-game concerts (IMG_5086)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: metal detectors were not used to screen fans entering via the rotunda (IMG_5087)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: first look at Matt Harvey's giant 2015 Topps baseball card as shown in the starting lineup display at the top of the rotunda (IMG_5091)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: scoreboard ad for 2015 Mets Yearbooks and Mets programs (IMG_5092)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: rush hour traffic on the Whitestone Expressway as it passes by the new marquee in the parking lot (IMG_5094)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: cranes working on the nearby Arthur Ashe tennis stadium can be seen from within the ballpark (IMG_5096)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey warms up in right field - first pitch is approximately 25 minutes away (IMG_5097)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: pre-game Calisthenics in short right - note the platform from where singers will be performing the National Anthem (IMG_5102)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: a grounds crew man places first base into its spot on the field (IMG_5105a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: the Hauppauge Chamber Choir performs the National Anthem prior to the start of the game (IMG_5111)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey takes the long walk from the bullpen to the dugout - pitching coach Dan Warthen and catcher Travis d'Arnaud follow at a significant distance behind (IMG_5114)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: "Gotham's Hero," Matt Harvey, waits for catcher Travis d'Arnaud and pitching coach Dan Warthen before entering the Mets' dugout (IMG_5119a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey throws his first Citi Field pre-game warmup pitch since 2013 - note the fan in the front row holding a sign, "Welcome Back Matt!" (IMG_5122a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: view of the ballpark 30 seconds before Matt Harvey's first pitch (IMG_5123a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey's first pitch at Citi Field since August 2013 is a 97mph fastball to Philadelphia's Odubel Herrera for called strike one (IMG_5124a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey's statistics for 2015 as shown on the right field scoreboard after his first pitch of the game (IMG_5125)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: as David Wright watches from third base, Odubel Herrera swings at an 83mph curveball for strike three - Matt Harvey's first strikeout of the game, one out in the top of the 1st (IMG_5126a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Chase Utley spoils Matt Harvey's return by hitting a home run on a fly ball to right field with two out in the top of the 1st - Philadelphia 1, New York 0 (IMG_5127a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey leaves the field after a nearly successful top of the first - he struck out the side, but gave up a home run to Chase Utley, giving Philadelphia a 1-0 lead over New York (IMG_5128)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: with one out in the bottom of the 1st, Curtis Granderson scores the tying run on Michael Cuddyer's ground ball single to CF Odubel Herrera - David Wright advances from 1st to 2nd - New York 1, Philadelphia 1 (IMG_5129a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey throws a 97mph fastball to Cody Asche, who would be called out on strikes on this pitch for the second out in the top of the 2nd inning - it's Harvey's 4th strikeout of the game (IMG_5130)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Grady Sizemore strikes out swinging - it's the final out of the top of the 2nd, and Matt Harvey's 5th strikeout (of only 7 batters faced so far) (IMG_5131)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Wilmer Flores is checked out by the trainer and manager Terry Collins after getting hit by a David Buchanan 90mph fastball in the bottom of the 2nd inning (IMG_5134a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: Matt Harvey at-bat graphics as shown on the right field video board - the Citi Vision has the same graphics but also includes the linescore and Mets' lineup (IMG_5135a)
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Citi Field, 04/14/15: on the first pitch he sees at Citi Field since August 2013, Matt Harvey bunt pops out to C Carlos Ruiz in foul territory for the second out in the bottom of the 2nd (IMG_5136a)
