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Unsevered page of tickets from 2015 New York Mets season ticket holders' ticket booklet includes tickets for Mets games of September 18 and 19 v. New York Yankees
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Ticket to see the New York Mets v. New York Yankees at Citi Field, September 18, 2015 - box office style ticket
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_7505)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: fans arriving via subway head towards the stairs leading from the Mets-Willets Point station to Mets Plaza (IMG_7506)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: pre-game activity in Mets Plaza, 90 minutes before first pitch (IMG_7508)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: ticket windows and entrance to the ticket office, adjacent to the rotunda (IMG_7513)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: outside the ballpark, fans could get free photo ops with the SNY "House Of Fans" (IMG_7514a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: my ticket has successfully scanned and I can now go through the turnstile to enter the ballpark (IMG_7515)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: a program vendor in the rotunda holds a copy of the September-October 2015 issue of Mets Magazine, which features Yoenis Cespedes on the cover (IMG_7517)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: escalators taking fans from the rotunda to the Field level are packed with fans (IMG_7518)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: giant 2015 Topps baseball card of rookie pitcher Steven Matz in the Starting Lineup display at the top of the rotunda - this is only the second time Matz has started a game at Citi Field (IMG_7522)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: a beer vendor on the Field level hawks his wares near the Designated Driver sign-up booth (IMG_7529)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: tonight's starting pitchers, as shown on the right field scoreboard: Masahiro Tanaka for the Yankees and Steven Matz for the Mets (IMG_7532a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: tonight's starting lineups, as shown on the right field scoreboard (IMG_7534a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: the first-place Mets have an 8-game lead over second place Washington (IMG_7535a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: Yankees v. Mets graphics on the right field scoreboard (IMG_7536a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: NL East standings as shown on the ribbon board - the first-place Mets have an 8-game lead over second place Washington (IMG_7537)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: scoreboard ad for Mets Magazine and the Mets Yearbook (IMG_7539a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: 40 minutes before first pitch, no waiting for bottled beer at this stand on the Promenade level near the left field corner (IMG_7542)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: as ballpark-bound cars exit the Whitestone Expressway, the parking lot behind the left field seats is almost completely full, 40 minutes before first pitch (IMG_7546a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: entrance to the Excelsior level from the ramp above the left field gate - the top level of the ramp, just before you get to the Promenade level, is a smoking area (IMG_7547)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: entrance to the Acela Club, in the left field corner of the Excelsior level - the presence of the club prevents free access between the 300 level seats in left field and the rest of the 300 level seating (IMG_7548)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: today's Acela Club menu - among the entrees are a Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop for $56, a Miracle Mets Burger for $49, and Smokehouse BBQ Ribs for $56 (IMG_7549)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: long lines of fans waiting to get into the ballpark, 25 minutes before first pitch (IMG_7560)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: the scene in Mets Plaza 20 minutes before first pitch includes long lines of fans waiting to pass through bag check in order to enter the ballpark (IMG_7563a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: prices for Sushi and Salads in the Caesars Club (IMG_7565a)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: at the right field entrance to the Excelsior level, Citi Field staff check to make sure fans whose tickets do not indicate club accesss are denied entry to the entire level (IMG_7568)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: a news van from WCBS-TV channel 2 is parked on 39th Avenue at 126th Street, across from the entrance to the VIP parking lot (IMG_7569)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: a fresh batch of Pickles is waiting to be placed in a Toppings cart (IMG_7570)
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Citi Field, 09/18/15: Mets rookie sensation Michael Conforto waits his turn to purchase Goose Island Craft Beer on the Promenade level (IMG_7571a)
