{"id":21826,"date":"2024-11-16T03:31:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=21826"},"modified":"2024-09-03T14:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:27:02","slug":"ballpark-tour-mets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/ballpark-tour-mets-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballpark Tour: Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/21st-CENTURY-METS_01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9186\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/21st-CENTURY-METS_01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/21st-CENTURY-METS_01.png 325w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/21st-CENTURY-METS_01-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/21st-CENTURY-METS_01-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a>With the offseason underway, we continue our tour of all of the different baseball stadiums I\u2019ve been to over the years. This week, we look at Apu\u2019s favorite squadron, the New York Mets. So, without further ado, let\u2019s take a deeper look at my one game history with their former home: Shea Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SheaBoard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3713\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SheaBoard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SheaBoard.jpg 640w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SheaBoard-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stadium Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Shea Stadium<\/p>\n<p><strong>Years in Service:<\/strong>\u00a01964 \u2013 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visits:<\/strong>\u00a01<\/p>\n<p>After a delay caused by labor woes and an exceptionally harsh winter, Shea Stadium, home of the expansion New York Mets, opened on April 17, 1964, with the Pittsburgh Pirates beating the Mets 4\u20133 before a crowd of 50,312. It continued to be the home of the Mets until September 28, 2008, when the Mets lost to the Florida Marlins. Along the way, the stadium was also the home of the Yankees for 2 seasons while Yankee Stadium was being renovated and, for the 1975 season, it served as the home of both New York MLB teams and both New York NFL teams, the first time a stadium has had that many main major tenants at one time.<\/p>\n<p>My one trip to Shea Stadium was for opening day in 2003 to see the Chicago Cub take on the Mets. The last day of March was Tom Glavine\u2019s first appearance with the Mets after coming over from the Braves via free agency. His grace period with the Mets faithful did not last long, as he was booed after throwing a ball on the second pitch. The baseball gods were not on the Mets side that day, as the Cubs, behind two Corey Patterson home runs, routed the Mets 15-2. I remember the stadium itself being pretty decent, though we did have some of the best seats in the house, which may have tainted my impression somewhat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the offseason underway, we continue our tour of all of the different baseball stadiums I\u2019ve been to over the years. This week, we look at Apu\u2019s favorite squadron, the New York Mets. So, without further ado, let\u2019s take a deeper look at my one game history with their former home: Shea Stadium. 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