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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

One Day To The Final Farewell To Shea Stadium-The Contractor Says It''l Be Gone By Tonight, Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

By Tomorrow Night, the Final Section of Shea Stadium, will be totally demolished. This was the information I received from a representative of Breeze Demolition from Red Hook, Brooklyn:

The Mets Fans are still coming to take final pictures & videos, as a memory of the place, called their Baseball Home for 45 Seasons;

There are Baseball Memories of the American League Variety, there, as well as of the National League Variety. One day, one could see the pitcher come to bat,while on another day, one saw the designated hitter. On April 15th, 1998, @ Shea, this happened in the same park, when the 2 Versions of MLB, took place in the same stadium, when the Yankees played a day game vs the Anaheim Angels, because of a structural defect at Yankee Stadium II, when a beam collapsed, destroying a couple of seating sections. The Yankees had plans to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Yankee Stadium, though Yankee Stadium II was only 22 Years old, in its' 23rd season. The Yankees won that Shea ''Home'' Game. The Mets played the Cubs later that evening;

I saw Home Run King, Hank Aaron, in both Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers Uniforms, at Shea Stadium. Carl Yastremski, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, George Brett, have all graced the Shea Diamond, in 1974-75, while Yankee Stadium II, was being built;

The ONLY Time I ever saw Whitey Ford & Mickey Mantle in a real baseball game, was during a Mayor's Trophy Game, in May, 1968 @ Shea Stadium. Whitey pitched a gem in relief, but the Mets still won. BTW, Rocky Swoboda, he of the great catch in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series, hit an Inside The Park Home Run to right field. I was seated in Field Level, behind home plate. This game was also my 1st encounter with those who were deaf.
Two males kept standng by the home plate screen & wouldn't sit down, blocking views. People called to them to sit down. Ushers had to get them to sit down or be ejected. I saw their faces, and for the 1st time, saw sign language used;

Not everything I saw at Shea, was about Baseball, but the game was often the backdrop;

I'll never forget when Tom Seaver struck out his 200th Batter for the 9th consecutive season, and how Shea Stadium rocked. It certainly was worth the $1.30, I paid to sit in Upper Level, in September, 1976, on Labor Day. Also, kudos to Jerry Koosman, one time in 1971, for pitching a complete game victory over the SF Giants, all for $1.30. & to Lynn Nolan Ryan, who was quite-wild, for striking out 3 Dodgers, on 9 straight strikes;

One thing does stand out in my mind, is that Roger Clemens NEVER Won a game at Shea Stadium. It must've been the blisters or groin pulls, or home runs by Mike Piazza & a pitcher named Shawn Estes;

Aren't you glad that ''A-Roid'' never called Shea, home*;

I can remember all the Leo Durocher Stories of getting into wild arguements with Umpires, then seeing him do just that, in the 1st Game of a doubleheader, for $1.30. It was worth the admission price;

Also, thanks to MLB Interleaugue Play, I saw Cal Ripkin J'r, during his amazing consecutive game streak;

It all happened at Shea Stadium. We're gonna miss this place;

FAREWELL SHEA STADIUM(1964-2009).









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