Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 08/01/16: a David Wright fan approaches the #7 platform at the Times Square subway station (IMG_5985)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 08/01/16: inside a Flushing-bound #7 train as it pulls into Times Square (IMG_5986)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: the souvenir stand inside the mezzanine at the Mets-Willets Point station (IMG_5990)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: new (to me) at the Mets-Willets Point station - MTA "On The Go" informational kiosks (IMG_5992a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: looking west along Roosevelt Avenue outside the entrance to Mets Plaza, as seen from the stairs leading to the Mets-Willets Point station (IMG_5994)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: radio stations WOR and WKTU are set up in Mets Plaza (IMG_5995)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: if you're a gambler, you could try your luck at the New York Lottery tent in Mets Plaza before you entered the ballpark (IMG_5996)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: cops on horseback on the road outside the rotunda (IMG_5997)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: dark clouds in the skies over Flushing an hour before gametime, but it didn't rain (IMG_5998)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: new souvenir stand outside the rotunda, accessible to fans without tickets - this has been open for about a month (IMG_6001)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: inside the rotunda (IMG_6007)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: fans going through the turnstiles, and outside, fans waiting on line to pass through bag check - as seen from a moving escalator (IMG_6009)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: 2016 Met Yearbooks and the July-August 2016 Mets Magazine on a counter in the New Era Cap store on the Field Level (IMG_6012)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: policemen on horseback, as seen from the Foxwoods Club (IMG_6015)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: a Yankee fan's bag is inspected by a security man, as seen from the Foxwoods Club (IMG_6019)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: the scene in Mets Plaza 45 minutes before first pitch, as seen from the Foxwoods Club (IMG_6021a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: thumbnail images of Met player at-bat graphics, as seen on a computer screen in the Scoreboard Operations booth (IMG_6023)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: pre-game view from section 312, row 6, seat 1 shows the grounds crew preparing the field for tonight's game (IMG_6027)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: chains on the railings at rows 1 and 4, between sections 313 and 312, intended to prevent free passage between the Excelsior Gold (313) and Excelsior Box (312) seating categories (IMG_6028)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: Yankees v. Mets graphics on the right field scoreboard showing the competing teams' logos (IMG_6030a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: the Mets' 1973, 2000 and 2015 National League Championship flags (IMG_6037a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: Mets v. Yankees graphics scoreboard graphics against a backdrop of Citi Field (IMG_6040a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: as a group of grounds crew men water the infield dirt, other grounds crew men work on the pitchers' mound, "painitng" the Mets logo and preparing the pitching rubber (IMG_6042)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: a grounds crew man carries the "NY" template and the materials used to "paint" the logo onto the pitchers' mound back to the grounds crew area underneath the stands (IMG_6044)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: tonight's National Anthem is performed by Itzhak Perlman (IMG_6048)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: tonight's National Anthem is performed by Itzhak Perlman (IMG_6049)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: tonight's starting lineup, as shown on the right field scoreboard (IMG_6053a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the right field scoreboard - C.C. Sabathia for the Yankees, Logan Verrett for the Mets (IMG_6055a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: it's 7.10pm - let's play ball! (IMG_6069a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: the first pitch of the game - Logan Verrett throws an 88.4mph fastball to Brett Gardner for called strike one (IMG_6072)
