YOUR Top 10 Moments at Shea Stadium

[Met Hunter]

10. 1975 Mets-Stros. Joe Torre hits into 4 double plays. Blames Millan for getting 4 singles in front of him. Dad laughed the whole car ride home.
9. 1998 Mike Piazza's birthday. Hits blast into trees out in LCF. A bonafide star. Sends everyone home happy. Especially my 7 year old and his friend Anthony.
8. 1988 divisional clincher vs Philly. Upper deck behind home. Was able to make it to work that night too. Highlight of night was casting a paper airplane down to the on deck circle and having Gary Carter put it in his back pocket. Lots of drunken cheers.
7. 1984-1989. Numerous games seeing Doc rock the house. I swear it was never louder and the place never shook more than those nights he lit em up. Get chills thinking about it.
6. 1971 Mets-Bucs. My first game. Steve Blass wins 2-0 over Kooz. Clemente triples, Pops homers. I'm hooked. Dad couldn't remember if he took me or if it was with Little League. Later, I find the program in the attic. I filled out Mets side. Pirates are in his handwriting.
5. 2006 pennant clincher. Sat right behind home and gave it to most of the Cardinals on their way back to the dugout. Was congratulated after game by Sarah Jessica Parker. Matthew was just glad not to have any more plastic beer bottles rolling under his seat.
4. 2006 Mets-MFYs. DWright's walkoff double of Mo. Nuff said. Beating them always makes the list.
3. 1986 Mets-Braves. My favorite alltime regular season game. Carter has 2 homers, 7 RBI by second inning. Straw has brawl with David Palmer after being plunked following Carter's 2nd homer. Mets win 11-0, Sid pitches 2 hit shutout, gets 3 hits of his own. We're on our way. Seating highlight: My friend Dino's buddy from the pharmacy, drops entire tray of beer across three rows of people trying to get back to our seats.
2. Grand Slam single. Went with my son age 8. Sat in uppers right field side. When we get to extras, he suggests moving down. Got a couple of great seats on first base side loge. Dunston, Ventura, Morrison.
1. Game 7 1986. Eight rows behind Red Sox dugout with my younger brother. So many times we sat in an empty house together. The only Game 7 the Mets ever won at Shea.

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="Met Hunter":knuba7l6] 6. 1971 Mets-Bucs. My first game. Steve Blass wins 2-0 over Kooz. Clemente triples, Pops homers. I'm hooked. Dad couldn't remember if he took me or if it was with Little League. Later, I find the program in the attic. I filled out Mets side. Pirates are in his handwriting.[/quote:knuba7l6] You beat me to Shea by about half a day. My very first Met game (4/18/71) was the day after yours. Clemente's second triple in as many games was the only hit Gary Gentry surrendered. Mets win 5-2. The Boys from Mobile homer.