Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_4468a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: pre-game activity in Mets Plaza, a little more than an hour before first pitch (IMG_4469)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: external view an hour before first pitch, looking directly towards home plate (IMG_4470)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: me holding my ticket, which I have placed in a plastic top loader for protection, just before scanning it at the rotunda turnstile (IMG_4472)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: program and yearbook vendor next to the escalator in the rotunda (IMG_4473)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: 2016 Mets yearbooks and the June-July 2016 Mets Magazine on the counter in the New Era cap store on the Field level (IMG_4474)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: looking towards the Fanwalk from the Foxwoods club - the red arrow points to my brick (IMG_4477a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: 40x digital zoom closeup, taken from the Foxwoods Club, of a fan almost stepping on my Citi Field Fanwalk brick (IMG_4484a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: the scene in Mets Plaza 40 minutes before first pitch, as seen from the Foxwoods Club (IMG_4487a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: pre-game view from section 311, row 12 (last row), seat 1 (aisle seat) as the grounds crew men put the finishing touches on the field (IMG_4493)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: pre-game view from section 309, row 11 (next-to-last row), seat 14 (next to the bend) as the grounds crew men put the finishing touches on the field (IMG_4494)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: thumbnails of Kansas City player at-bat graphics as seen on a computer screen in the Scoreboard Operations booth (IMG_4496)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: stairway and elevator entrance on the Excelsior level, just outside the Foxwoods club on the third base side - note the staffers at the entrance to deny access to fans without appropriate tickets (IMG_4498)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the right field scoreboard - Ian Kennedy for Kansas City, Bartolo Colon for New York (IMG_4504a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: graphics showing the logos of the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets, as shown on the right field scoreboard (IMG_4507a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: tonight's starting lineup, as shown on the right field scoreboard (IMG_4510a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: drivers waiting to exit the Whitestone Expressway on their way to the game are encouraged by an ad on the Citi Field marquee to choose not to drink and drive (IMG_4515)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: Promenade level concourse as seen from the top of the ramp above the left field gate (IMG_4518)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: souvenir soda cups already filled with soft drink beverages (IMG_4519)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: Bartolo Colon graphics shown on the ribbon board during the announcement of the starting lineups (IMG_4520)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: it's 7.10pm - let's play ball! (IMG_4522a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: the very first pitch of the game - Bartolo Colon throws an 87mph fastball to Whit Merrifield for ball one (IMG_4523)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: Bartolo Colon is looked at by the trainer after having been hit by Whit Merrifield's ground out in the top of the 1st (IMG_4524)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: having thrown only four pitches, Bartolo Colon is taken out of the game after having been hit by Whit Merrifield's ground out in the top of the 1st (IMG_4526)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: Bartolo Colon's statistics as shown on the right field scoreboard after being taken out of the game after having been hit by Whit Merrifield's ground out in the top of the 1st (IMG_4528a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: vendor carrying a Bud Light container filled with Bud Light and Coca-Cola products (IMG_4530)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: scoreboard ad for the next Free Shirt Friday - July 1 v. the Cubs (IMG_4531a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: Top 1st, 1 out: Eric Hosmer strikes out swinging for the second out, then C Travis d'Arnaud throws to SS Asdrubal Cabrera to pick off runner Alcides Escobar at 2nd for the third out (IMG_4533a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: scoreboard ad for Mike Piazza Bobblehead Day - July 31 v. the Rockies (IMG_4535a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/21/16: Bottom 1st, 1 out: the infield is shifted to the left for Yoenis Cespedes, who in this pitch sees a 92mph Ian Kennedy fastball for ball three but three pitches later would ground out for the second out (IMG_4537)
