Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_4932a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: this way to the Uber (IMG_4933a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Mets Food Drive donation collection point on the third base side of the rotunda entrance - there was another collection point on the first base side (IMG_4935)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: ticket prices for tonight's game, as shown on a flat-screen TV above the ticket windows, range from a high of $191 (Delta Silver) to $27 (Promenade Reserved) (IMG_4938)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: inside the rotunda, as seen from behind one of the program vendors' stands - the white boxes have t-shirts which were given away to all fans attending tonight's game, this being a Free Shirt Friday (IMG_4941)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Two Boots "Grandma Joan" pizza, named after original Mets owner Joan Payson, available in the Foxwoods Club (shown) and Promenade food court - $6.50 a slice (IMG_4943a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: right field end of the Excelsior level concourse - the ramp ahead leads to the Coca-Cola Corner (IMG_4944)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: right field end of the Excelsior level concourse, looking towards the ramp that leads to the Coca-Cola Corner (IMG_4945)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: fans can no longer stand in back of the railing behind the right field video board and watch the game from there - it's been this way for a couple of years (IMG_4946)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: well-stocked Toppings stand on the Promenade concourse on the first base side (IMG_4947)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: on the top shelf, Deep Fried Oreos ready for sale ($7.00 for four cookies) - on the bottom shelf, Oreos in the process of being deep fried (IMG_4949)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: you can now get your ice cream in orange helmet cups with Mr. Met on them (IMG_4950a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: I took this photo showing the first pitch countdown clock at 39:30 as a tribute to Michael Conforto - when he started his pro career as a Brooklyn Cyclone his uniform number was 39, and as a Met it's 30 (IMG_4952a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the Citi Vision - Max Scherzer for Washington and Steven Matz for New York (IMG_4954a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: tonight's starting lineups, as shown on the right field scoreboard - new format debuting this homestand has the Mets player image on the right rotating through all starting players, not just the pitcher (IMG_4963a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: one of the newer buildings in the nearby Sky View Parc complex serves as the background for the Mets' National League Champion banners, which fly proudly in the wind (IMG_4970a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Steven Matz is making his first 2017 start at Citi Field tonight (IMG_4976a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: as some of the Mets participate in pre-game Calisthenics, tonight's National Anthem singers get ready for their performance (IMG_4977)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: live shot of Steven Matz warming up, with graphics showing his 2017 statistics (IMG_4985a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: it's 7.09pm - let's play ball! (IMG_4987a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Bryce Harper at-bat graphics as shown in the top of the 1st inning (IMG_4989)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: the Amazin' Offer Of The Game is a #WriteInConforto t-shirt, price $25 instead of $35 (IMG_4991a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Bottom 1st, 1 out: look out - Yoenis Cespedes has just been hit by an 84mph Max Scherzer changeup (IMG_4997)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Budweiser may be the official beer at Citi Field, but that didn't stop a competing brand from advertising on a billboard that can be seen from inside the ballpark (IMG_4998a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Hot Pastrami On Rye concession stand in the Promenade food court, as seen from the very last row on the Promenade level (IMG_5000a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: Top 2nd, 2 out: Anthony Rendon looks at a 93mph Steven Matz sinker for called strike three, for the final out of the inning - it's Matz' first strikeout of the game (IMG_5001)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: centerfielder Michael Contorto, who wears #30, has to wait 30 seconds until the top of the 3rd inning can begin (IMG_5003a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: as shown on the right field scoreboard, Steven Matz has given up back-to-back home runs to Washington in the top of the 3rd inning (IMG_5004a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: except for the seat I'm in, row 9 in section 516 is completely unoccupied in the top of the 3rd inning (IMG_5006)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/16/17: the view from a seat directly above a portal in the Promenade level can sometimes be obstructed by other fans, for example here as Michael Conforto hits into a double play in the bottom of the 3rd inning (IMG_5007)
