Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_8183)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: early arrivals on the "Early Entry" line, 20 minutes before gates opened for Season Ticket holders (IMG_8184)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: tote bags, today's giveaway item for the first 15,000 fans (IMG_8185)
Gary Dunaier: The world beyond Citi Field, 09/04/16: fans heading to the U.S. Tennis Open, on the other side of Roosevelt Avenue - view from the Foxwoods club (IMG_8186a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: outside the "Early Entry" gate, non-season ticket holders are directed to another line - gates for the public will open in about 15 minutes (IMG_8192a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: pre-game view from Excelsior level section 325, row 6 (last row), seat 7 (IMG_8194)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: looking towards the seats behind home plate, as seen from between Excelsior level sections 326 and 325 at row 1 (IMG_8195)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: pre-game view from between Excelsior level sections 326 and 325 at row 1 (IMG_8197)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: looking toward the Excelsior level concourse from the aisle between sections 325 and 326 at row 1 - note the chain between the handrails, to prevent free access between 325 (Excelsior Gold) and 326 (Excelsior Box) (IMG_8198)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: the chairs provided for the cameramen aren't exactly the best in the house (IMG_8199)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: Field level section 126 - the white things in the cupholders are notices informing ticketholders for those specific seats that they have won a prize (IMG_8200)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: looking down at the Field level seats, directly above the "2015 National League Champions" pennant (IMG_8206a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: view from the seat directly above the "2015 National League Champions" pennant, looking straight ahead (IMG_8208)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: view from the seat directly above the "2015 National League Champions" pennant, turned to face the infield (IMG_8209)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: the Porsche Club, as seen from the aisle between Excelsior sections 332 and 333 at row 1 (IMG_8210a)
Gary Dunaier: The world beyond Citi Field, 09/04/16: one of the Carlyle Skyline Towers, the apartment buildings that dominated the Flushing skyline in televised fly balls hit to right field at Shea Stadium (IMG_8211a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: looking down the front row of the Excelsior level seats from the left field end, as seen from the aisle at section 333, row 1 (IMG_8214a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: view from Excelsior section 333, row 12 (last row), seat 16 (aisle), looking straight ahead (IMG_8216)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: view from Excelsior section 333, row 12 (last row), seat 16 (aisle), turned to face the infield (IMG_8217)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: view from Excelsior section 311, row 4, seat 7 (IMG_8220)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: view from Excelsior section 309, row 1, seat 1 (IMG_8223)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: ESPN "Baseball Tonight" setup on the field - this is an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game (IMG_8225a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: heading up the Escalator to the Promenade level in right field (IMG_8226a)
Gary Dunaier: The world beyond Citi Field, 09/04/16: in the distance, the Throgs Neck Bridge (IMG_8228)
Gary Dunaier: Across the street from Citi Field, 09/04/16: the Iron Triangle buildings between 126th Street, 38th Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard were demolished a couple of months ago (IMG_8229)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: fans submitting to security bag inspection at the Right Field gate (IMG_8231)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: looking down the Promenade level concourse from the right field end (IMG_8232)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: the starting lineup display on the lower ribbon board in left field is transitioning between the starting pitchers and the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_8235a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: a fan receives her free Mets Tote Bag, tonight's giveaway item for the first 15,000 fans (IMG_8271a)
Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 09/04/16: hot dogs on the grill, hot dog rolls have already been placed in individual boxes waiting for the franks to be placed in them (IMG_8273a)