Ballparks of Baseball

[metirish]

Shea Sushi....anyone ever eat from here?

[Vic Sage]

it would take a braver man than i...

[metirish]

[soupcan]

Vic Sage wrote: hopefully, that's one of the things the new stadium will fix. Also, why can't they fix the access to the subways and to the pedestrian bridge over to the LIRR/Tennis Center area, that links to the distant parking lots? The bottleneck at the 2 tiny staircases leading up to that area is even worse than the subway access.

Ever experienced that after a concert? For some reason I think its always worse then.

I would really like to think they will address this issue.

metirish wrote: Shea Sushi....anyone ever eat from here?

Yup. Not nearly as bad as you might think.

When they first started serving sushi at Shea some years ago they had something called a 'Mets Roll', don't know if they still do. Anyway, I think the ingredients were those suspicious 'sea legs' some other crap and apple slices. Apple slices! With seafood! It was dis-gust-ing.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

In the shots of the field all torn up in 2002, I love that the home run apple is out of the hat! Is that it's normal postion and just gets lowered for games?

Have they said anything about bringing it -- or a newer verison -- to the new yard?

It's goofy, but I like it.

[metsmarathon]

um, this'll wreak havoc on anybody still using dial-up...

http://klessuk.edublogs.org/files/2006/02/Picture%20190.jpg

[seawolf17]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I don't remember that January 2002 excavation. What was the purpose?

I believe they needed to reinforce the field for the impending arrival of Mo Vaughn.

Or they were looking for Jimmy Hoffa.

[metsmarathon]

[Edgy MD]

If you're going to do tribute pages to buildings, do one for the Mets Motel on Queens Boulevard in Woodside.

[soupcan]

Super Bowl III Champs


NY Jets first home game against Denver Broncos, Shea Stadium, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, September 12, 1964


Scoreboard shot from first game

[metsmarathon]

that #1146 guy sure was fast...

[Guest cooby classic]

I love how people dressed up to do everything back then, I just love it...

[G-Fafif]

Shea Sushi....anyone ever eat from here?

This stand totally rocks, spun off from Daruma of Great Neck (talked up by Gary Cohen in one broadcast this year). I discovered it in '99 when it was in the left field corner and the Mets went like 9-1 when I partook. Only problem is the Sheastapo is very diligent about keeping you from it if you don't have field level tix. If you get to the park early enough, no problem, except in postseason when my wife and I were denied passage (because "we just want to go to the sushi stand" is obviously code for "we're cleverly going to steal us a seat upgrade"). I willingly made the tradeoff, no sushi in exchange for there being a postseason, but it was typically insulting of the way the personnel at our beloved Shea treats its fans.

Anyway, Daruma: decent prices, excellent rolls and they don't take the cap when you purchase a beverage.

[seawolf17]

metsmarathon wrote: that #1146 guy sure was fast...

Yeah, really! He appears to beating out that fifteen-year-old girl and that old guy! (insert comedic smilie emoticon here)

[metsmarathon]

i've really gotta start photoediting some kenyans into my race pics...

[Guest cooby classic]

seawolf17 wrote: metsmarathon wrote: that #1146 guy sure was fast... Yeah, really! He appears to beating out that fifteen-year-old girl and that old guy! (insert comedic smilie emoticon here)

#703 looks about 40
(insert noncomedic grouchy smilie emoticon here)

[stevejrogers]

Shea Sushi....anyone ever eat from here? This stand totally rocks, spun off from Daruma of Great Neck (talked up by Gary Cohen in one broadcast this year). I discovered it in '99 when it was in the left field corner and the Mets went like 9-1 when I partook. Only problem is the Sheastapo is very diligent about keeping you from it if you don't have field level tix. If you get to the park early enough, no problem, except in postseason when my wife and I were denied passage (because "we just want to go to the sushi stand" is obviously code for "we're cleverly going to steal us a seat upgrade"). I willingly made the tradeoff, no sushi in exchange for there being a postseason, but it was typically insulting of the way the personnel at our beloved Shea treats its fans. Anyway, Daruma: decent prices, excellent rolls and they don't take the cap when you purchase a beverage.

Greg, I always have that problem if I want to say hi, or even TALK to the people in the Aramark office. So basically having a complaint about merchandise also = "I wan't to steal a seat upgrade"

It used to be easier before 9/11, I used to call the bar that is now "The Hot Corner" the "Weakness in the Death Star" because no one was guarding it and I could just waltz in.

At points I don't blame them, but if its before the game and someone has a question or something to talk with the merchandise folks about, you would think that is a legit reason (how many people actually KNOW that the Aramark office actually IS on the Field Level, even if you are a regular on the field)

Then again it might just be they can't understand a word I said and just are too fucking lazy to ask me to repeat my self

Or I need to be a Hot Chick

[soupcan]

SteveJRogers wrote: Or I need to be a Hot Chick

Well that would never hurt.

Does everybody already know the secret Diamond Club entrance for the Unwashed who don't have passes?

In case you don't (and you call yourselves 'Shea Denizens'?) you walk up the ramp to the D.C. Go past the main entrance where they check your stubs - a little ways down the hall is a door to the kitchen. It's always ajar - I suppose b/c it gets hot in there. Walk in hang a ralph and 'voila' you're standing at th bar in the Grill Room. I must have used that door 50 times, never been stopped and I'm not a hot chick. Well I'm not a chick anyway.

Don't mention it.

[stevejrogers]

I thought thats the "Death Star Generator" enterance I was talking about

[soupcan]

Oh.

Well its called 'The Grill Room'

...and my post was better.

[stevejrogers]

No I'm saying the Grill Room is no longer there

I think it was converted to the "Hot Corner" Nike shop

OE: The late Mr. Lidle's name is misspelled, whomever writes the titles

[nymr83]

I love how people dressed up to do everything back then, I just love it...

also, they were smart enough to leave the wife and kids home and give their extra seats to their friends instead (i spotted 3 children starrig at that picture for 5 minutes)

[A Boy Named Seo]

Opening Day 2002:






Shea in '64:



John Franco's garden (bitmap):

http://hackwilson.org/pics/shea29_franco_garden.bmp







Post-9/11 staging area:





9/21/01:

[Edgy MD]

cooby wrote: I love how people dressed up to do everything back then, I just love it...

And who knew Jack Lord was a Met fan?

[Edgy MD]

seawolf17 wrote: metsmarathon wrote: that #1146 guy sure was fast... Yeah, really! He appears to beating out that fifteen-year-old girl and that old guy! (insert comedic smilie emoticon here)

Don't forget the Guatemalan with heart problems.

[Guest cooby classic]

Quote: I love how people dressed up to do everything back then, I just love it... also, they were smart enough to leave the wife and kids home and give their extra seats to their friends instead (i spotted 3 children starrig at that picture for 5 minutes)

It occured to me later that back then, maybe the games were played in the afternoon, and some of those people came from work.

But you're right about the kids too, I see one young boy in right about the center of the picture and that's it. I'll keep looking for the other too

[Guest cooby classic]

Okay, Edgy, where's Jack Lord?

This is like Where's Waldo...

[metirish]

Nothing but white peeps in that pic...

[soupcan]

SteveJRogers wrote: No I'm saying the Grill Room is no longer there I think it was converted to the "Hot Corner" Nike shop OE: The late Mr. Lidle's name is misspelled, whomever writes the titles

Oh I see now - we are talking about two different things.

You're speaking of field level third base side, I'm talking about the Diamond Club.

The Grill Room is the pub-like restaurant on your left as you come out of the elevator to get to the Diamond Club. That Nike store you are talking about used to be 'Casey's' I think. That was the only place in the stadium that Johnny Lunchbucket used to be able to get a mixed drink.

[soupcan]

cooby wrote: Okay, Edgy, where's Jack Lord?

Right behind Karl I think. Wearing the shades.