Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): view from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train, with the former Iron Triangle area in the foreground (IMG_0151a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): the 126th Street (right field) exterior and the Iron Triangle area, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_0154a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): looking north over 126th Street as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_0155a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): the American flag proudly flies above the rotunda - note the reflection of the stripes in the "t" (IMG_0160a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): cases of Home Run Apples, today's giveaway for the first 25,000 fans, sit near the escalator in the rotunda (IMG_0162)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): promotion staffers load cases of today's giveaway item, Home Run Apples, onto hand trucks where they will be wheeled over to the ballpark entrances (IMG_0165a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): the Early Entry line, 15 minutes before it opened (IMG_0167a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): the back of the Early Entry line, 8 minutes before it opened (IMG_0168a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): cases of today's giveawy item, Home Run Apples, lined up at the ballpark entrance - one of the Home Run Apples is sitting on top of the cases (IMG_0174)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): a Home Run Apple, today's giveaway item, sits atop a case of them - note that the cases have already been unsealed so the promotion staffers can easily get to them when needed (IMG_0175a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): fans waiting for the gates to open - this line extends all the way to the entrance to the subway (IMG_0177)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): the calm before the storm, as promotions staffers wait for the gates to open so they can start handing out today's giveaway item, the Home Run Apples - that won't be for another 23 minutes (IMG_0178a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): inside the rotunda, 19 minutes before the gates open (IMG_0180a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): the 2018 Mets Yearbook and the June-July 2018 issue of Mets Magazine, with Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard on the cover (IMG_0181)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): the railings between sections 122 and 121 are almost directly lined up with the right field foul pole (IMG_0182a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): pre-game "Citi Field Info Guide" graphic - locations of Kosher food stands in the ballpark (IMG_0186a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): pre-game "Citi Field Info Guide" graphic - spend time with Mr. and Mrs. Met (IMG_0187a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): pre-game "Citi Field Info Guide" graphic - Mr. and Mrs. Met for the Auto Club of New York (IMG_0188a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): pre-game "Citi Field Info Guide" graphic - thumbs up to the idea of buying Mets tickets at the ticket windows, especially when the windows are staffed by Mrs. Met and Mr. Met (IMG_0192a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): pre-game "Citi Field Info Guide" graphic - this looks like a job for Supermet - part of the sequence of graphics advising fans where to go if they need assistance (IMG_0193a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): pre-game "Citi Field Info Guide" graphic - bandaged thumbs-up - part of the sequence of graphics advising fans where to seek First Aid if needed (IMG_0194a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): a fan takes a picture of the Starting Lineups graphic on the right field scoreboard (IMG_0196)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): Mr. Met accepts the cheers from the fans as the FanFest DJ announces his arrival for his pre-game meet-and-greet (IMG_0200a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): Mr. Met gives me a thumbs-up because I got to the ballpark early enought to receive my limited-to-the-first-25,000-fans Home Run Apple giveaway (IMG_0201a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): fans arriving via the Bullpen Gate on 126th Street, an hour before scheduled first pitch (IMG_0205)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): five beer vendors, no waiting - photo taken on the Field Level, near the rotunda (IMG_0208a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): home plate from Game 2 of the 2015 NLCS is not only expensive ($750), it's also very, very heavy (IMG_0209a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): thumbs-up escalator selfie as I approach the Promenade Level on the left field side (IMG_0218a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): tonight's starting lineups as shown on the right field scoreboard - the orange text on the Mets' lineup scrolls down, highlighting each player's name and showing a photo of that player (IMG_0222a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 06/23/18 (NYM v LAD): tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the right field scoreboard - Clayton Kershaw for Los Angeles and Jacob deGrom for New York (IMG_0227a)
