Shea Stadium Was So Much Weirder Than You Think

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  1. Went to my first game at Shea as a 6 year old in 1994. My Dad took me to multiple games a year every year after through 2006. I regret not going at all in 07 and 08 regardless of how those seasons ended.

  2. Thank you for sharing! That was a nice trip down memory lane

    Btw I was at the blackout game

  3. I’ll always remeber every Met game I went to and walking from the concourse to the seats and seeing the field for the first time that day. Was always a good feeling.

  4. This guy wasn’t kidding about the upper level seats being waaaay up there. I remember looking waaaay down at the ants flying around the field while those planes roared right over our heads. The place could best be summed up by a lyric from the song Tobacco Road – “I despise you ‘cause you’re filthy, but I love you ‘cause you’re home.”

    Still remember my last visit to the place on a group bus trip, and watching the neon players on the sides retreat into the distance with tears in my eyes as the bus pulled away. I knew I’d never see it again.

  5. The free military tickets were often 500 level, but right behind home. Great place to see a ball game

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