Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: new for 2018: New Balance has replaced Bud Light as the advertiser on the back of the right field scoreboard (photo taken from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train) (IMG_8799a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: looking north along 126th Street from 39th Avenue, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_8801a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: the end of one of the lines of fans waiting to get in - when I took this photo it was more than an hour until the gates opened (IMG_8802)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: streetlamp banner advertising today's Yoenis Cespedes Gnome giveaway, and that's why the lines were this long an hour before the gates were scheduled to open (IMG_8804a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: the end of the "Early Entry" line, 25 minutes before it opened and 55 minutes before the public gates opened (IMG_8808a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: a Promotions staffer holds the Yoenis Cespedes Gnome that she will be handing to me, while preparing to take more gnomes from the case to give to the fans who come in after me (IMG_8809a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: fans waiting for the gates to open so they can get one of the Yoenis Cespedes Gnomes that are still sitting in their cases... the gates will open in about 20 minutes from now (IMG_8810a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: Mets legend Ron Swoboda caps a pen after signing a baseball for a fan (IMG_8813)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: Mets legend Ron Swoboda hands a baseball he just signed back to the fan who asked him to sign it (IMG_8815)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: with one hour, 51 minutes and 58 seconds until first pitch, pitcher Jerry Blevins takes time to come over and sign a few autographs (IMG_8817a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: Mets pitcher Jerry Blevins signs a jersey for a fan (IMG_8818a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: fans gather along the left field line hoping a player will toss them a baseball (IMG_8820a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: as a tribute to Matt Harvey, who was designated for assignment yesterday, I took this picture of the Countdown To First Pitch clock when the time read 1:33:33 (IMG_8821a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: as a tribute to Mike Piazza, whose #31 was retired by the Mets in 2016, I took this picture of the Countdown To First Pitch clock when the time read 1:31:31 (IMG_8822a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: grounds crew men lay out the surface on which the singers performing the National Anthem will stand (IMG_8829a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: looking toward the home plate area from the front row, between sections 109 and 110 on the first base side (IMG_8831)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: inflatable dog in the Coca-Cola Corner - today was a Bark In The Park day (IMG_8833)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: for today's game, access to the Coca-Cola Corner was restricted to those with Bark In The Park tickets (IMG_8834a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: no dogs on the elevator - dogs are only permitted on the stairs (IMG_8835)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the right field scoreboard - Chad Bettis for Colorado and Steven Matz for New York (IMG_8838a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: the Mets' schedule is shown on the Citi Vision - here is the May 2018 schedule, but the other months also get their moment to shine (IMG_8842a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: tonight's starting lineups as shown on the right field scoreboard - the orange bar on the Mets' lineup scrolls down, highlights each player, in this case tonight's giveaway honoree, Yoenis Cespedes (IMG_8844a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: the running of the Kentucky Derby was shown live on the video boards - here, Justify has just crossed the finish line to win the race (IMG_8855a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: the right field scoreboard records the first pitch of the game, a 94mph fastball to Charlie Blackmon for called strike one (IMG_8861a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: garden gnome giveaway subject Yoenis Cespedes at-bat graphics as shown in the bottom of the 1st inning (IMG_8862a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: famous superfan Cowbell Man, wearing a Salt-And-Pepper t-shirt, has a smile as he stands below our section (IMG_8866)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: Top 3rd, 2 out: Garden Gnome giveaway subject Yoenis Cespedes watches from left field as Ian Desmond connects with an 88mph Steven Matz slider, grounding out (3B Todd Frazier to 1B Adrian Gonzalez) to end the inning (IMG_8874)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: fans waiting on line for Shake Shack, in the Fan Fest area behind the Citi Vision (IMG_8876)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: protective netting on the side of the Jim Beam Bourbon Bar that faces the field and is directly behind the Big Apple seating (IMG_8878a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/05/18: an Aaron Judge fan watches top-of-the-fourth-inning action from the Shea Bridge (IMG_8880a)
