Citi Field, 06/09/18 (NYM v. NYY) by Gary Dunaier ● portfotolio

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: the ballpark and the flat land that formed the southern part of the former Iron Triangle neighborhood, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_9776a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: the triangle between 126th Street, Willets Point Boulevard (foreground) and 38th Avenue, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_9778a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_9779a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: in Mets Plaza, near the subway entrance, fans wait for their chance to test their speed at the Fios Fast Pitch Challenge (IMG_9781a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: new (to me) - a sign pointing to the Uber pickup location has been added to the "tree" of directional signage (IMG_9782a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: "Let's Go Mets" placards were given to fans attending tonight's game (IMG_9784a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: in the Amazin' Memorabilia store, game-used bases from last night's game were offered, price $350 each (IMG_9787a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: various game-used bases for sale in the Amazin' Memorabilia store, prices ranging from $250 to $500 (IMG_9792a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: during batting practice, Jason Vargas and Zack Wheeler converse with an unknown (to me) gentleman (IMG_9797a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: in the photographers' pen next to the Mets' dugout, the spaces in the front are pre-assigned (IMG_9798a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: view of the field from the front row, hopefully aligned with the first base foul line (IMG_9802a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: a grounds crew man does his part to keep Citi Field looking its best by cleaning the railing along the first base line in front of the photographers' pen (IMG_9803a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: this HDX Sprayer bottle is a piece of sports memorabilia because it was used by a grounds crew man on the field in the process of keeping Citi Field clean - it just needs an official MLB Authentication hologram (IMG_9804a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: Brandon Nimmo is all smiles during a pre-game, on-field interview (IMG_9807a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: a grounds crew man wipes the railing in front of the photographers' pen as Brandon Nimmo grants an on-field, pre-game interview to a reporter (IMG_9808a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: Brandon Nimmo gestures to make a point during a pre-game on-field interview (IMG_9815a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: "2018 Subway Series" graphics on the ribbon board, as seen from the front row (in the aisle between sections 110 and 111) (IMG_9819)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: as rookie Gleyber Torres (this will be his 41st Major League game) prepares to make a throw in the infield during batting practice, fans in the outfield are hoping to catch a baseball (IMG_9820a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: view showing how far down the line the protective netting extends - in this case, all the way to section 109 on the right field side (IMG_9821)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: pre-game view from directly above the right field entrance to the service tunnel, taken while turned toward the infield (IMG_9822)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: pre-game view from directly above the right field entrance to the service tunnel, looking straight ahead (IMG_9823)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the right field scoreboard - Domingo German for the Yankees and Steven Matz for the Mets (IMG_9825a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: tonight's starting lineups as shown on the right field scoreboard - the orange bar on the Mets' lineup scrolls down, highlights each player's name and shows a photo of that player (IMG_9829a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: Subway Series graphic with the Mets and Yankees logos on the video board as an actual, real, genuine NYC subway train passes by the ballpark (IMG_9833a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: subway graphics on the video and ribbon boards for the Subway Series as an actual, real, genuine NYC subway train passes by the ballpark (IMG_9834a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: and they're off!, as NBC's live broadcast of the running of the 2018 Belmont Stakes horse race was shown on the Citi Field video boards (IMG_9838a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: Justify is about to win the Triple Crown as he approaches the finish line, as seen during NBC's live broadcast of the 2018 Belmont Stakes horse race which was shown on the Citi Field video boards (IMG_9851a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: Justify is the 13th horse to win racing's Triple Crown, as seen during NBC's live broadcast of the 2018 Belmont Stakes horse race which was shown on the Citi Field video boards (IMG_9853a)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: Todd Frazier graphics as shown on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_9857)

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Gary Dunaier: Citi Field, 06/09/18: Brandon Nimmo graphics as shown on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_9858)