Gary Dunaier:
Ticket to see the New York Mets v. Kansas City Royals at Citi Field, October 31, 2015 (World Series, Game 4 - ticket is marked "Game 4")
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): fans leaving the Mets-Willets Point subway station about to walk down the stairway directly to Mets Plaza (IMG_0139)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): the scene in Mets Plaza, 50 minutes before first pitch - those two bright lights are from TV cameras getting shots of fans walking down the stairs leading to the subway station (IMG_0144)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): the stairway to the Mets-Willets Point station, chock full of fans arriving for the game (IMG_0145a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): fans waiting to enter the temporary World Series merchandise store set up in Mets Plaza (IMG_0146)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): outside the ballpark, approximately 45 minutes before first pitch (IMG_0148a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): outside the ballpark, approximately 45 minutes before first pitch (IMG_0149a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): what it looks like to be in the crowd of people waiting to enter the ballpark (IMG_0151)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): from here it's difficult to tell where the lines end and the crowds milling around in Mets Plaza begin (IMG_0154a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): proudly holding my ticket to Game 4 as I wait on the bag inspection line (IMG_0157a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): waiting to pass through bag check and go through the turnstiles (IMG_0158)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): the crowded rotunda as seen from the moving escalator taking me to the Field level (IMG_0163a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): fans arriving at the top of the rotunda via Escalator (IMG_0166)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): giant 2015 Topps cards of Michael Conforto, Wilmer Flores and Steven Matz in the Topps Starting Lineup display at the top of the rotunda (IMG_0171)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): special Long Island Railroad schedules prepared for use during the Mets games at the World Series were available at the Fan Relations booth on the Field level (IMG_0172)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): passing through the suite level as we ride the escalator from the Field level to the Excelsior level on the third base side (IMG_0173)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): during the World Series, the Acela Club was closed to the general public - access restricted to media only (IMG_0177)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): fan with sign, "OMG We're in the World Series!," as seen from a moving escalator heading to the Promenade level (IMG_0178)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): on the right field scoreboard: graphics showing flags with the logos of Kansas City Royals, 2015 World Series, and New York Mets (IMG_0180a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): 2015 Hank Aaron Award ceremony presentation - winners were Bryce Harper of Washington (who failed to show up because he did not want to face the New York fans) and Josh Donaldson of Toronto (IMG_0182)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): "the rockets' red glare" shoot into the skies of Flushing during the performance of the National Anthem (IMG_0193a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): on the right field scoreboard: the lyrics to the National Anthem, superimposed over images of the Statue of Liberty and handwritten lyrics to the anthem (IMG_0195a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): Tim McGraw, son of Tug McGraw, throws the ceremonial first pitch (IMG_0199a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): the starting pitchers for Game 4 of the World Series, as shown on the right field scoreboard - Chris Young for Kansas City and Steven Matz for New York (IMG_0201a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): the starting lineups for Game 4 of the World Series, as shown on the right field scoreboard (IMG_0205a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): the first pitch of Game 4 of the 2015 World Series is a 78mph Stephen Matz curveball to Alcides Escobar, who swings at it for strike one (IMG_0209a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): you'd think VIP ticketholders would want to be there for every pitch, but as Alcides Escobar makes the first out in the top of the 1st, many VIP seats near the Kansas City dugout are still empty (IMG_0210a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): Bottom 1st, 0 out: Chris Young's first pitch of the game (an 87mph fastball to Curtis Granderson for ball one) as seen from section 538, row 1, seat 10 (IMG_0212a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): David Wright at-bat graphics as shown in the bottom of the 1st (IMG_0213a)
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Citi Field, 10/31/15 (World Series, Game 4): Daniel Murphy at-bat graphics as shown in the bottom of the 1st (IMG_0214a)