Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train, with the Iron Triangle in the foregound (IMG_8159a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_8160a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): looking north over Seaver Way (formerly 126th Street), as seen from a moving Manhattan-bound #7 train (IMG_8161a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): as seen from the west side of the Manhattan-bound platform at the Mets-Willets Point station (IMG_8162a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): my smartphone isn't very smart - it doesn't think I'm at Citi Field when I obviously am (IMG_8164a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): ad for tonight's Free Shirt Friday giveaway on a TV outside the ticket windows (IMG_8165a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Citi Field is a No Drone Zone - violators will be prosecuted (IMG_8166a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): the Topps Starting Lineup display has generic Citi Field cards representing the newest Mets, Joe Panik (batting 8th) and Marcus Stroman (batting 9th) (IMG_8169a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): pre-game look inside the Foxwoods Club on the Excelsior level, looking directly towards home plate (IMG_8171a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): batting practice has ended, and grounds crew men are bringing the batting cage to its storage area (IMG_8175a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): rare shot of the player photo transitioning on the starting lineup display on the scoreboard - you can see a ghost image of Pete Alonso as his image is about to replace Michael Conforto (IMG_8181a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): tonight's starting lineups as shown on the right field scoreboard - as a photo of each Met is shown, a blue bar scrolls down the Mets' lineup and highlights that player's name (IMG_8193a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): the logos of the competing teams are shown as part of the pre-game scoreboard animation (IMG_8198a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): tonight's starting pitchers - Stephen Strasburg for Washington, and Marcus Stroman, making his Citi Field debut, for New York (IMG_8202a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): after this series with Washington, the Mets go on the road and return on 8/20 for three games against Cleveland (IMG_8206a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): the Mets are in a three-way tie with St. Louis and Philadelphia, a half-game behind Milwaukee for the second Wild Card spot (IMG_8208a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Jeff McNeil leads the National League with a .339 batting average (IMG_8213a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Pete Alonso is tied with Cody Bellinger for second place in the National League with 37 home runs (IMG_8216a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): a long line of fans wait to get their photo taken with Mr. Met, and baseball's best mascot is happy to meet and greet each and every one (IMG_8221a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): in the Season Ticket Holders Clubhouse, special limited-edition gold variant Jacob deGrom Cy Young bobbleheads await pickup by season ticket holders who selected them as their reward (IMG_8224a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Marcus Stroman, making his Citi Field debut, walks from the bullpen to the dugout, his every step captured by the Citi Field cameraman and shown on the ballpark's video screens (IMG_8228a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Pete Alonso is presented with his National League Rookie of the Month award for June by Mets manager Mickey Callaway - it's the second such award for the "Polar Bear," having also won it in April (IMG_8232a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Pete Alonso is presented with his National League Rookie of the Month award for June by Mets manager Mickey Callaway - it's the second such award for the "Polar Bear," having also won it in April (IMG_8233a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): celebratory graphic for Pete Alonso being named National League Rookie of the Month for June (IMG_8238a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Jeff McNeil graphics on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_8245a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Michael Conforto graphics on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_8247a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Pete Alonso graphics on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_8248a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): J.D. Davis graphics on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup (IMG_8249a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Joe Panik graphics on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup - Panik was signed by the Mets earlier today and will be making his Mets debut in tonight's game (IMG_8252a)
Gary Dunaier:
Citi Field, 08/09/19 (NYM v WAS): Marcus Stroman graphics on the video and ribbon boards during the announcement of the Mets' starting lineup - Stroman is making his Citi Field debut in tonight's game (IMG_8253a)
