Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: ponchos are the order of the day for the Citi Field parking attendants due to the pre-game rain (IMG_9117)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: we don't need no turnstiles - "ticket takers" are waiting to manually scan your tickets (IMG_9118a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: an entrance sign for the NHL Winter Classic (played here on New Year's Day) sits in a storage area in the rotunda (IMG_9119)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: National League Save Leaders - Jeurys Familia is third on the list with 12 (IMG_9124a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: tonight's starting lineups, as shown on the right field scoreboard - the Mets' lineup would be changed before first pitch due to the arrival of Jose Bautista, just signed today but not yet in the ballpark (IMG_9127a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the right field scoreboard - Caleb Smith for Miami and Zack Wheeler for New York (IMG_9130a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: giant illuminated Bud Light can at the outfield end of the Bud Light Landing seats on the 300 level (IMG_9132a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: it's 7.10pm - let's play ball! (IMG_9134a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: the first pitch of the game - a 95mph Zack Wheeler fastball to Martin Prado for ball one (IMG_9136)
Gary Dunaier:
The world beyond Citi Field, 05/22/18: CubeSmart self storage, 124-16 31st Avenue, Flushing; Home Depot, 124-04 31st Ave, Flushing (IMG_9140a)
Gary Dunaier:
The world beyond Citi Field, 05/22/18: new building under construction in downtown Flushing (IMG_9141a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Jose Bautista at-bat graphics as shown during his very first at-bat as a Met, in the bottom of the 2nd inning (IMG_9147a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Bottom 2nd, 0 out: the first pitch Jose Bautista sees as a Met is a 93mph Caleb Smith fastball for called strike one (IMG_9148a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Bottom 2nd, 0 out: in his first at-bat as a Met, Jose Bautista connects with a 94mph Caleb Smith fastball for his first Mets hit, doubling on a line drive to LF Derek Dietrich (IMG_9154a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Bottom 2nd, 0 out: Jose Bautista rounds first on his way to second, having gotten his first hit as a Met, a double off Caleb Smith, in his first Mets at-bat (IMG_9155a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Bottom 2nd, 0 out: fans cheer as Jose Bautista tags second, having doubled off Caleb Smith in his first Mets at-bat for his first hit as a Met (IMG_9156a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): live shot of Jose Bautista on the Citi Vision with a caption noting that he just got his first hit as a Met (IMG_9157a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Bottom 2nd, 1 out: Jose Bautista scores his first run as a Met on Tomas Nido's sacrifice fly to RF Brian Anderson (IMG_9158a)
Gary Dunaier:
The world beyond Citi Field, 05/22/18: the new Louis Armstrong tennis stadium, scheduled to be ready in time for the 2018 US Tennis Open, and the Arthur Ashe tennis stadium, as seen from the last row of the upper deck (IMG_9160a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: Top 3rd, 2 out: Derek Dietrich connects with a 91mph Zack Wheeler slider, flying out to LF Jose Bautista to end the inning, as seen from directly above the portal between sections 515 and 514 (row 10) (IMG_9161)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: Pat LaFreida concession stand in the Promenade Level Food Court (IMG_9162)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: Grilled Sausage stand in the Promenade Level Food Court (IMG_9163)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: Top 4th, 2 out: it's tough to see in this view, but Zack Wheeler is throwing a 79mph curveball to Caleb Smith, who will look at it for called strike three to end the inning, as seen from inside the Jim Beam Highball Club (IMG_9166)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Jose Bautista at-bat graphics as shown during his second at-bat as a Met, in the bottom of the 4th inning (IMG_9169a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Bottom 4th, 2 out: in his second at-bat as a Met, Jose Bautista swings at an 81mph Caleb Smith slider, striking out to end the inning (IMG_9171a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: shouldn't this be "Citi" Steak? (IMG_9172a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18 (Jose Bautista Mets Debut): Top 5th, 2 out: Jose Bautista watches from left field as Brian Anderson foul tips a 96mph Zack Wheeler fastball, striking out to end the inning (IMG_9174a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: Bottom 5th, 2 out: Zack Wheeler connects with a 93mph Caleb Smith fastball for a single on a line drive to CF Lewis Brinson (IMG_9179a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: looking toward Shake Shack and the Taste Of The City area while riding the escalator from the Field Level to the Bud Light Landing seating on the 300 level (IMG_9180)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 05/22/18: fans headed to the Promenade level via the escalator in left field are told to take the stairs to complete their journey - however, Guest Elevator K, a few sections away, is another option (IMG_9182)
