AdropOFvenom Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Needed this... - Stadiumpage.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 For more - http://www.stadiumpage.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I had a lot of great memories there as a kid both at Mets and Jets games. A new stadium was long overdue . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Credit to nymdan of MetsRefugees and Baseball-Fever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Same photographer... Looking at these, it'll probably be reduced to rubble by the end of Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 According people on the job site, the last remaining piece of Shea Stadium may come down around noon tomorrow. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbro22 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Jeez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 bittersweet. i spent every summer of my childhood at a few games a year there with my uncles and grandfather........that said it was time for that sh*thole to go. i'll just have to start a new tradition with my sons and citifield. my 4 year old has been asking when we can go to a game for a few months now...he's never been to one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgoguy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Putting aside all the emotional attachments some folks have with the place, am I the only one who will say that Shea was a piece of garbage from day one? As a Yankee fan, '74 and '75 sucked because we were forced to play in that poorly constructed cracker box. As any player will tell you, an antiquated Shea should have been demolished years ago. Wait until all you Met fans walk into beautiful, modern Citi Field. Shea will be forgotten immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Putting aside all the emotional attachments some folks have with the place, am I the only one who will say that Shea was a piece of garbage from day one? As a Yankee fan, '74 and '75 sucked because we were forced to play in that poorly constructed cracker box. As any player will tell you, an antiquated Shea should have been demolished years ago. Wait until all you Met fans walk into beautiful, modern Citi Field. Shea will be forgotten immediately. idk about from day one since i was born in '75. you would think it was a nice park back in the mid-60's when it was built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgoguy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 idk about from day one since i was born in '75. you would think it was a nice park back in the mid-60's when it was built. I may have been exaggerating a bit. In its day, Shea had many modern touches, like lights installed around the stadium rather than in towers. I just remember folks bitching about the lack of restrooms, and their proclivity to fail, as far back as the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Well, the main issue with Shea from Day 1 IMO was that it was designed to be a multi-sport facility to accommodate football as well and because of such, it was poorly designed for both because each sport has different needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgoguy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Well, the main issue with Shea from Day 1 IMO was that it was designed to be a multi-sport facility to accommodate football as well and because of such, it was poorly designed for both because each sport has different needs. Good post. Any field that has dirt base paths during football season sucks. Also, the orientation of the playing field at Shea for Jet games was all screwed up, with most of the fans too far from the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Good post. Any field that has dirt base paths during football season sucks. Also, the orientation of the playing field at Shea for Jet games was all screwed up, with most of the fans too far from the action. Yeah, nevermind that the Grass in the Corner Outfield of Shea was constantly dead for baseball games because of the stands alignment. And of course that the seats were pointed straight forward and not towards Home Plate, so anybody sitting in the Outfield of Shea was sure to get a sore neck during baseball games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgoguy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Yeah, nevermind that the Grass in the Corner Outfield of Shea was constantly dead for baseball games because of the stands alignment. And of course that the seats were pointed straight forward and not towards Home Plate, so anybody sitting in the Outfield of Shea was sure to get a sore neck during baseball games. Great images. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdropOFvenom Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 As of 11:26 AM, Shea Stadium is no more. Awaiting pictures.... This is interesting though. David Lennon of Newsday reports, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon says the pitchers mound and the bases, including home plate, will be ‘immortalized in the parking lot.’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgoguy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 As of 11:26 AM, Shea Stadium is no more. Awaiting pictures.... This is interesting though. What a fitting, and impressive, tribute. LOL. According to Wilpon, all the urinals which were forever backing up will be donated to an orphanage in Venezuela. God speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AdropOFvenom Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 http://www.newsday.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=3460339 That's a video of it, it's a little graphic for Mets fans...so don't say I didn't warn you. Also I really like this shot. Writing Lets Go Mets and Shea Goodbye on the final piece was a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I will always remember going with my father sitting in nose bleeds -good memories of Shea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AdropOFvenom Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Kpsr3khRnDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I feel sorry for Mets fans for having to watch their team in such a dump and the Jets fans that had to live through that place. What an awful stadium it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I feel sorry for Mets fans for having to watch their team in such a dump and the Jets fans that had to live through that place. What an awful stadium it was. jeez...it really wasn't that bad. i mean yeah it wa sold and outdated and it's time for a new one........but i had ALOT of great times at that stadium. there's nothing to be sorry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 jeez...it really wasn't that bad. i mean yeah it wa sold and outdated and it's time for a new one........but i had ALOT of great times at that stadium. there's nothing to be sorry about. that is how I feel neckdemon- I watched many games ther eno problem at all with it with lots of memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 that is how I feel neckdemon- I watched many games ther eno problem at all with it with lots of memories. on of my favorite memories was a time when dykstra couldn't get to a liner and my uncle yelled out to him to run a little faster next time. dykstra told him to go **** himself. it was pretty funny. i was like 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 on of my favorite memories was a time when dykstra couldn't get to a liner and my uncle yelled out to him to run a little faster next time. dykstra told him to go **** himself. it was pretty funny. i was like 11. To bad that memory is tainted, being Dykstra is a cheater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Kpsr3khRnDY One last collpase at Shea Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 One last collpase at Shea Stadium. that was almost funny...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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