Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/01/16: this team-issued jersey, assigned to a player named "Pill" (hologram number HZ886168) was available at the Amazin' Memorabilia store on the Field level for $75 (IMG_6113)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 05/30/17: view from a moving #7 train as it approaches Citi Field - the 39-06 114th Street apartment building is in the foreground (IMG_4397a)
Gary Dunaier:
On the way to Citi Field, 05/30/17: the Grand Central Parkway as seen from a moving #7 train as it approaches Citi Field - the Holiday Inn LaGuardia Airport is on the left, and the Citi Field parking lot is to the right of the trees (IMG_4398)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: fans looking over the merchandise offered for sale at the souvenir stand in the mezzanine of the Mets-Willets Point station (IMG_4404)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: MLB Ballpark App tent in Mets Plaza - they were giving away rally towels but they wouldn't give me one because I didn't have the app and didn't want to sign up for it (IMG_4406)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: external view, looking directly towards home plate (IMG_4408a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: ticket prices for tonight's game, ranging from $17.00 to $130.00, as shown on a flat-screen TV above the box office (IMG_4411a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: program vendor in the rotunda (IMG_4412)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): generic Citi Field spacefiller card in the pitcher's spot on the Starting Lineup display represents tonight's starting pitcher, rookie Tyler Pill (IMG_4414a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: Nathan's hot dogs, $6.50; fresh popcorn with Mr. and Mrs. Met on the box, $5.50 (IMG_4415)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: in the Scoreboard Operations window, thumbnail "backup" at-bat graphics of Mets players - surprisingly, Adam Wilk, who only played one game with the Mets (5/7/17) and is no longer with the club, is still included (IMG_4418)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): 40x digital zoom closeup of Tyler Pill's "backup" at-bat graphic, as seen as a thumbnail on a computer screen in the Scoreboard Operations window (IMG_4419a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: grounds crew men bring batting practice material to its storage location beneath the stands (IMG_4420)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): tonight's starting pitchers, as shown on the Citi Vision during the ballpark pre-game show: Zach Davies for Milwaukee and Tyler Pill for New York (IMG_4425a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: Specialty Cocktails concession in the Promenade food court; souvenir mason jars $17.00, premium cocktails $11.50, super premium cocktails $12.50 (IMG_4428)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: in the Promenade Club, a sign urging fans to vote for their Mets to appear in the All-Star Game (IMG_4429)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: in the Promenade Club, a worker scoops up some Do edible cookie dough ($6.00 for one scoop, $11.00 for two); the Promenade Club is the only place in the entire ballpark where you can get the stuff (IMG_4430a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: prices for Do edible cookie dough; the stuff is only available in the Promenade Club, so if your ticket doesn't give you access you're out of luck (IMG_4431)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: in the Promenade Club, there are two separate lines, one for Do edible cookie dough, another for everything else they sell - this is the only place in the entire ballpark where you can get the Do edible cookie dough (IMG_4432)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: tonight's starting lineups, and an image of tonight's Mets starting pitcher (Tyler Pill, making his Citi Field Debut), as shown on the right field scoreboard (IMG_4438a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): image of starting pitcher Tyler Pill as shown on the right field scoreboard along with tonight's starting lineups (IMG_4442a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: section 538, row 1 (IMG_4447)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17: scoreboard glitch: the statistics of starting pitcher Tyler Pill were displayed against a black background 10 minutes before the start of the game (IMG_4449a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): Tyler Pill makes his way to the Mets' dugout as some of his teammates participate in pre-game Calisthenics (IMG_4450a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): Tyler Pill graphics as shown during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_4452a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): scoreboard graphics noting that Tyler Pill will be making his first Major League start tonight (IMG_4455a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): live shot of Tyler Pill in the Mets' dugout, less than a minute before he makes his way to the Citi Field pitchers' mound for the first time in his career (IMG_4459a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): live shot of Tyler Pill on the mound, getting ready to make his warmup throws before the game begins (IMG_4461a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): Tyler Pill throws his very first warmup throw on the mound at Citi Field (IMG_4462a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/30/17 (Tyler Pill Citi Field Debut): Tyler Pill defensive lineup graphics (IMG_4463a)
