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It took me a while, but after watching the depressing episode of Mets Yearbook 2011 on SNY the reality has really sunk in. Jose is obviously gone and although I’ll always have love for him as a player, like it or not, he is now the enemy.
The NL East is stacked against the Mets this coming year. Looks to be another rough season, but we do have some bright tools on our team that may surprise us all.
As usual: HOPE FOR THE BEST, EXPECT THE WORST.
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Besides the occasional pie in the face most baseball teams lost the fun aspect to the game. These days you never see fun spirited players like this in the dugout. I don’t know if it’s a crack down from the higher ups, but when a team is united they work like a machine. The pranks in the 80′s loosened the boys up and we all know the results of 1986. Bring the fun back!
Why do you think the times have changed? No fun policy in the dugout?
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Well this is a shame huh?
I snapped this pic during the Shea Stadium demolition. It hurt my heart to see a piece of the place I loved in a pile of trash. If you don’t remember where this was hung, the whole front wall of the Mezz overhang had words like BELIEVE and MAGIC with images of old great Mets moments.
I understand they couldn’t have meticulously taken every piece of the place down but these aluminum signs would have been great displayed somewhere it would be appreciated. Even in it’s beat up condition I would have taken it, but nobody was around to ask. I heard of a few people who got free seats from the workers just by asking nicely.
I would have gladly tossed this in the back of my pickup and was tempted to hop the fence, but wasn’t looking to start my life of crime in my late 20′s.
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If you own a pulse you already know it’s frigid here in the northeast. The temps in NYC will not break the freezing mark today (as I type this it’s 17 degrees) and the only thing that would help that be acceptable is some snow. Blame it on global warming or what have you, but in my 31 years on earth the weather has never been this hot and cold (literally). This past year we saw an earthquake, hurricane, snow on Halloween and almost 60 degree days in December. As a kid I remember NY getting killed with storms and lately we’ve only been getting one or two bad ones a year.
I say BRING ON THE SNOW! We are NY’ers! People tend to think we live in South Florida and can’t handle it. I for one and doing the snow dance until March 31st. If you don’t already partake in winter sports I highly recommend it. We have great mountains at our disposal with Hunter (my personal favorite), Windham, Mountain Creek (good if you like the park), Killington and Stowe are a great too if you want to cover more terrain and don’t mind an extra couple hours on your drive to Vermont.
Plan a trip this winter and try something new! You might have a sore butt and legs for a couple days, but your life will be open to a whole new world of experiences occupying your time before baseball season. Plus, the lodge always has warm adult drinks to keep you busy when the legs quit for the day.
I shot this photo in September of 2000 at Shea Stadium. Jay Payton was just about to finish up his first full season in the bigs and was in the running for the rookie of the year award. This fan showed his support from the Pepsi Picnic area towards Payton who played CF at the time.
From Wikipedia:
He (Payton) helped lead the Mets to a World Series berth as the starting CF in 2000, his official rookie year, in which he finished third in the voting. With limited duty in 2001 due to a torn hamstring early in the season, the Mets finally gave up on him and he was traded to the Rockies during the 2002 season.
JOHN ROCKER QUOTES:
On ever playing for a New York team: “I would retire first. It’s the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you’re riding through Beirut, next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It’s depressing.”
On New York City itself: “The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are the foreigners. I’m not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?”
Quotes were taken from this Sports Illustrated post.
I shot this photo the night our beloved Mets clinched the 2000 wild card spot against the Braves. It was taken before the game during the Braves BP. Rocker was taunting the fans, pretending to throw balls up and flashing everyone the middle finger. Real class act.
If you frequent this website you may have seen my post back in October with two other photos from this roll of film. Yes, film… old school photography where you actually needed to know how to work your camera. No disrespect to digital, I own one too, but nothing compares to film photography. You never knew if you got the shot and correct settings until developing your film.
I was taking a photo journalism class at Nassau Community College at the time and picked this game to go towards a project I was working on. As a broke college student delivering pizzas, I loved that Shea Stadium allowed fans to sit free in the Pepsi picnic area on Wednesdays. You’d have to get there early to make sure you got in, but all it cost was trading in an empty can of soda. Luckily this game landed on a Wed night, and I saw it for $0.
I can’t remember exactly what that fan was saying to Rocker but I can only assume it was something very aggressive with multiple 4 letter expletives. This game was after the quotes became public and the Mets fans were PISSED. I’d never throw things on the field, but I did witness plenty of others partake in that. The bullpen even had a tarp over it so nobody would rifle anything in there. Rocker had no class. He was a different breed of animal and the Shea faithful really let him have it. Throwing a battery or soda at the guy wasn’t the right thing to do but I’m sure it made some fans happy.
Glad I brought my camera to the game that night. My only regret is that I didn’t do it more often.
It’s surprising to me how many fans still haven’t realized the silhouette’s behind the gate names at Citi Field. This one, clearly of the Endy Chavez catch is at the Left Field gate. The other gates also have monumental moments caught in time decorating their respective entrances.
This gate is most likely the least used entrance due to its inconvenience from the train and McFaddens. If you’ve ever taken a charter bus to the game this is usually the closest gate to where you’re dropped off.
I assume the rotunda gate is the busiest and there are other gates and ticket booths that were built and have yet to open. During construction they were built in hopes that this team can eventually sell out every game like the Phils and Sox do. Pipe dreaming.
Next time you’re at Citi take a stroll around the exterior of park. There are touches like this you may have missed.
Darren Meenan, April 2009. Zee Soulantzos shot this picture of me and although it’s nothing impressive I still love it. I rode my bike to a game hoping that at least one of the new rails they put in at the stadium would be good to ride. The flat ones down 126th street are too soft to grind (steel is the best) and nothing else there is real impressive for a photo. None of the ledges are ride able and the few staircases they have are no more then 3-5 steps.
I was hoping that with all the new construction there would be at least something fun for bikers and skaters to enjoy but most new architects these days have hooligans like us in mind while they are drawing up their blueprints.
BMX was a huge part of my life from ages 14-24ish. I ran a clothing brand called Manmade which ended up teaching me everything I know about the garment industry. It was pretty much the stepping stone for The 7 Line and taught me the true meaning of a do it yourself operation.
Now that I dedicate so much of my time towards this company and the Mets it’s cool to have both aspects in the same photo.
2/18/09: This photo was taken just after the last piece of Shea came down. I had to miss the actual demo, but went later on in the day. I was just watching a few different YouTube videos of the demolition and people were actually cheering after the collapse. “Fantastic… good job guys!” Looking at the rubble was bad enough, I’d prob have a tear in my eye if I saw that live.
I feel like Shea was a part of my home. It’s cliche and cheesy to say/type but I wholeheartedly felt that way. I could pass by the stadium once a week and always got the same feeling. To me it was like looking at the NYC skyline, it didn’t get old. Sure the place had a ton of problems, wasn’t always comfortable, the bathrooms stunk and some views were obstructed but it was a ballpark, not an amusement park.
I love going to Citi Field. The amount of activities going on behind the outfield walls are great for families to enjoy. I live close enough to hit almost every game and it’s generally a great place to be. However, like I always say, it will feel like home once we get a winning team.
For now… it’s just a place to watch baseball until the “new home” gives me that “old home” feeling.
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