Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): view of the Iron Triangle and Citi Field as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_2856a)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): the Van Wyck Expressway, looking north as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train - the eastern edge of the Iron Triangle area, itself just east of Citi Field, is on the left (IMG_2857a)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): view of the Iron Triangle and Citi Field as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_2858)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): Citi Field as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_2859a)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_2860)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): it must be U.S. Open time because all of the ads in the Mets-Willets Point station have a tennis theme (IMG_2861)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): today is a Mets Family Sunday in Mets Plaza, outside the ballpark (IMG_2863)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): some of the Mets Family Sunday attractions in Mets Plaza - this view is looking away from the ballpark, towards Roosevelt Avenue (IMG_2864)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): car emblazoned with Mets graphics, including Mr. Met, parked in Mets Plaza next to the Shea Stadium Home Run Apple (not shown) (IMG_2866)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): the Shea Stadium Home Run Apple, a fixture in Mets Plaza since 2010 (in 2009 it was located inside the Bullpen Gate on 126th Street) (IMG_2867a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): in the parking lot, a sign directing fans parking here for the U.S. Tennis Open where to go to get to the tennis stadium (IMG_2871a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): very short line at the Early Entry gate, less than 10 minutes until it opened - today's giveaway, lunch bags, do not have the same draw as a player bobblehead (IMG_2872)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): on a flat-screen TV above the ticket windows, a graphic advertising the next Mets homestand (SF 8/20-23, WAS 8/24-26) - technically out of date because today is the last game of the "next" homestand (IMG_2874a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): today's giveaway item, Mets Lunch Bags, may not have the drawing power of a player bobblehead, but I thought they were pretty cool (IMG_2876)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): a "Golden Ticket," entitling the bearer to a free gift from the Mets, awaits the fan seated in section 111, row 23, seat 16 - but he'd better hurry, he has until the bottom of the 3rd inning to claim it (IMG_2880)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): pre-game view from the #1 seat in the whole ballpark - section 111, row 1, seat 11, turned to face the infield (IMG_2884)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): pre-game view from the #1 seat in the whole ballpark - section 111, row 1, seat 11, looking straight ahead (IMG_2885)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): pre-game video board glitch has the Citi Vision screen half Mets logo, half green (IMG_2886a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): the Staten Island Little League team, who made it to the U.S. Finals of the Little League World Series, pose for a team photo prior to the game (IMG_2894a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): as the Staten Island Little League team poses for team photos, grounds crew men remove batting practice equipment from the field (IMG_2905a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): a grounds crew man wheels a piece of batting practice equipment from the field (IMG_2906a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): pre-game view looking up the aisle between sections 109 and 110 from the front row (IMG_2907)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): a "Golden Ticket," entitling the bearer to a free gift from the Mets, awaits the fan seated in section 109, row D, seat 5 - but he'd better hurry, he has until the bottom of the 3rd inning to claim it (IMG_2908)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): thumbs up to me, because I've got a "Golden Ticket," which entitles me to a free gift from the Mets (IMG_2912a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): looking directly up the railing between sections 107 and 108 (IMG_2913)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): looking directly up the railing between sections 107 and 108 (IMG_2914a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): pre-game view from section 107, row 33 (last row), seat 22, turned to face the infield (IMG_2916)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): pre-game view from section 107, row 33 (last row), seat 22, looking straight ahead (IMG_2917)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): view from the Field Level concourse in right field, behind section 106, directly centered with the right field video board (IMG_2918)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/26/18 (NYM v. WAS): pre-game view from section 101, row 15 (last row), seat 25, turned to face the infield (IMG_2919)
