Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): the Iron Triangle, with Citi Field in the distance, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_5166a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): with the Iron Triangle in the foreground, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_5171a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): looking north over 126th Street, which will be re-named Seaver Way on 6/27/19, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_5174a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): looking north over 126th Street, which will be re-named Seaver Way on 6/27/19, as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_5175a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): 46 minutes before the gates opened, this line of fans was so long that it stretched in front of, and past, the entrance to the subway station (IMG_5179a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): pre-game view, looking straight ahead, from what I call the #1 seat in all of Citi Field - section 111, row 11, seat 11 (IMG_5186a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): pre-game view, turned to face the infield, from what I call the #1 seat in all of Citi Field - section 111, row 11, seat 11 (IMG_5187a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): some of the names of Mets season ticket holders fall off the edge of the roof of the Mets' dugout and onto the side (IMG_5190a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): my name on the roof of the Mets' dugout - highlighted, and enlarged, for your viewing convenience (IMG_5195c)
Gary Dunaier:
Across the street from Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): 126th Street, to be re-named in honor of Tom Seaver later this season, and 36th Avenue (IMG_5201a)
Gary Dunaier:
Across the street from Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): except for a few buildings at 38th Avenue, all of the buildings on 126th Street between 36th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue have been demolished (IMG_5202a)
Gary Dunaier:
The world beyond Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): new construction in Corona will allow occupants a view of the 3B exterior of Citi Field (IMG_5207a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): it's 1.10pm - let's play ball! (IMG_5213a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): the first pitch of the game is a 96mph Zack Wheeler fastball to Adam Eaton, who looks at it for ball one (IMG_5214a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Pete Alonso stats as shown on the right field scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning (IMG_5215a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): live video board shot of Pete Alonso getting set to bat in the bottom of the 1st inning, as graphics inform the fans that his 7 extra base hits in 8 career games is a Mets record (IMG_5216a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Pete Alonso at-bat graphic as shown in the bottom of the 1st inning - graphics show that half of his 8 RBIs have come against the team the Mets are playing today, Washington (IMG_5218a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Bottom 1st, 0 out: Pete Alonso connects with an 84mph Max Scherzer changeup... grounding into a double play (SS Wilmer Difo to 1B Ryan Zimmerman; runner Jeff McNeil out at 2B, Alonso out at 1B) (IMG_5220a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Mas Scherzer batting statistics as shown on the right field scoreboard in the top of the 2nd inning (IMG_5221a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Max Scherzer at-bat graphics as shown in the top of the 2nd inning (IMG_5222a)]
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Top 2nd, 1 out: with the bases loaded, Max Scherzer connects with a 98mph Zack Wheeler fastball for an RBI single on a ground ball to LF Jeff McNeil, driving in Juan Soto from 3B - WAS 1, NYM 0 (IMG_5223a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): the Nationals sent nine men to the plate in the top of the 2nd inning, scoring 5 runs (IMG_5229a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Bottom 2nd, 0 out: Michael Conforto scores the Mets' first run of the game, advancing from 3B - NYM 1, WAS 1 (IMG_5230a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Keon Broxton batting statistics as shown on the right field scoreboard in the bottom of the 2nd inning (IMG_5233a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Keon Broxton at-bat graphics as shown in the bottom of the 2nd inning (IMG_5234a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): I like how one of the ads prominently appearing in the background of TV shots is for a NYC-area business (and includes a local reference), as opposed to a nationwide firm whose logo you see at every ballpark (IMG_5240a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Thumbnails of Washington Nationals backup at-bat graphics, as shown on a computer screen in the Scoreboard Operations booth (IMG_5248a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): the flat-screen TVs on the right side of the concession stand behind Excelsior level section 312 showed part of the scoreboard (the one on the left side of the stand showed live game action) (IMG_5250a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): with Washington leading 9-1 in the top of the 7th, many fans have decided they've had enough - if only they had stayed another half inning, they'd have gotten to see Pete Alonso hit a 3-run home run (IMG_5252a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 04/07/19 (NYM v WAS): Jeff McNeil batting statistics as shown on the right field scoreboard in the bottom of the 7th inning (IMG_5257a)
