Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): ticket prices for tonight's game range from $22 for Promenade Outfield (sections 501-505, 532-538) to $134.00 for Metropolitan Bronze (sections 111-114, 121-124, rows 13-22 only) (IMG_2251a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): a Michael Conforto fan wearing a name-number shirt he paid for (as opposed to the Free Shirt Friday replica jersey given away 6/1/18) signs up to be a Designated Driver (IMG_2254)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Michael Conforto rises above the rest, at least on this display of game-used and team-issue jerseys for sale at the Amazin' Memorabilia store on the Field Level (IMG_2256a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): pre-game view from section 311, row 7 (last row), seat 7, looking straight ahead - this is on the restricted-access Excelsior Level (IMG_2257)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): grounds crew men bringing the batting cage underneath the stands (IMG_2264a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): the first pitch is 30 minutes and 45 seconds away - I waited until the clock showed 45 seconds as a tribute to starting pitcher Zack Wheeler who wears #45 (IMG_2269a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): 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_2270a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): this photo of the Mets' starting lineup on the right field scoreboard shows the orange bar that highlights each players' name scrolling between names, and the player images changing (IMG_2273a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): tonight's starting pitchers and their statistics, as shown on the right field scoreboard - Derek Holland for San Francisco and Zack Wheeler for New York (IMG_2278a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): grounds crew man "painting" the Mets logo on the pitchers' mound (20X digital zoom) (IMG_2286a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): grounds crew man nailing the cleat cleaner into the pitchers' mound (20X digital zoom) (IMG_2291a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): it's 7.10pm - let's play ball! (IMG_2295a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): view of the ballpark at the moment the first pitch of the game was thrown (a 96mph Zack Wheeler fastball to Andrew McCutchen, who swings at it for strike one) (IMG_2296a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Top 1st, 2 out: Brandon Crawford foul tips a 90mph Zack Wheeler splitter, striking out to end the inning (IMG_2303a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Bottom 1st, 1 out: Amed Rosario, running from 1B, rounds third as he heads for home on Wilmer Flores' RBI double - NYM 1, SF 0 (IMG_2310a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): view from the platform in front of the aisle between sections 537 and 538, as seen during the top of the 2nd inning (IMG_2314a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Jose Reyes at-bat graphics from the Citi Vision, reflected on the plexiglass of the platform in front of the stairway between sections 535 and 536 (IMG_2318)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Promenade Outfield (upper deck) concourse, looking towards center field (IMG_2321a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Field Level concourse, as seen from the Mets Dugout Shop in the left field corner (IMG_2322)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Mets Prize Wheel at the entrance to the Field Level from the Left Field Gate - spin the wheel and win a prize (IMG_2326)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Jack Reinheimer at-bat graphics as shown in the bottom of the 3rd inning - this is his first at-bat at Citi Field, both as a Met and as a Major Leaguer (IMG_2329a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Bottom 3rd, 0 out: in his first Citi Field at-bat, both as a Met and as a Major Leaguer, Jack Reinheimer connects with a 92mph Derek Holland sinker for a single on a ground ball to 3B Evan Longoria (IMG_2333a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): sausages and peppers on the grill (IMG_2348)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Jack Renheimer takes his swings in the on-deck circle as Zack Wheeler bats in the bottom of the 5th inning (IMG_2354)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Bottom 5th, 1 out: Jack Reinheimer connects with a 90mph Derek Holland sinker, flying out to CF Steven Duggar for the second out of the inning (IMG_2358a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Top 6th, 2 out: Buster Posey connects with a 96mph Zack Wheeler fastball, grounding out for the final out of the inning (SS Amed Rosario to 1B Wilmer Flores) (IMG_2360a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Top 7th, 1 out: Steven Duggar swings at a 97mph Zack Wheeler fastball, striking out for the second out of the inning - it's Wheeler's 10th strikeout of the game (IMG_2365a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Top 7th, 2 out: Alen Hanson connects with a 96mph Zack Wheeler fastball for an RBI double on a pop up to LF Jack Reinheimer, deflected by SS Amed Rosario - runner Brandon Crawford scores from 3B - NYM 1, SF 1 (IMG_2366a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Jeff McNeil at-bat graphics as shown in the bottom of the 7th inning - McNeil will get a hit in this at-bat (IMG_2368a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/20/18 (NYM v SF): Bottom 7th, 0 out: Jeff McNeil connects with an 83mph Tony Watson slider for a single on a ground ball to RF Andrew McCutchen (IMG_2370a)
