tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post7783642049788782211..comments2023-12-21T05:57:11.434-05:00Comments on Broadway Carl: Out With The Old...Broadway Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01644413332521237567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post-87877041636487564362008-11-15T11:25:00.000-05:002008-11-15T11:25:00.000-05:00Thanks, Carl! I'll never take you up on that offe...Thanks, Carl! I'll never take you up on that offer, but it flatters me that you'd make it. <BR/><BR/>Yes, that's exactly where it was - last row of the mezzanine. God awful seats.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812741246071515420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post-67419631647840769962008-11-14T20:40:00.000-05:002008-11-14T20:40:00.000-05:00Well Chris, I have season tickets. If ever you wa...Well Chris, I have season tickets. If ever you want to come to NY to watch a game, let me know. <BR/><BR/>Awesome story by the way! You were probably in the last row of the mezzanine - obstructed view of the outfield there.Broadway Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644413332521237567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246815172385311622.post-4419878358462762982008-11-14T19:07:00.000-05:002008-11-14T19:07:00.000-05:00I remember when Shea was built. My first live maj...I remember when Shea was built. <BR/>My first live major league game was a twi-night double header at Shea against the Cincinnati Reds in 1969. Jerry Koosman pitched one game; Tom Seaver pitched the other. Gil Hodges managed the Mets & Sparky Anderson got kicked out of one of the games. Those were the days of Bud Harrelson, Tommy Agee, Cleon Jones, Ron Swaboda, Jerry Grote... It was great. <BR/><BR/>I was a Mets fan from the time they were an expansion team in 1962, playing at the Polo Grounds. I listened to the games on the radio during summer, with my grandfather. Good memories. The Mets had some of the best pitching in baseball and they were just horrible. What a thrill it was to watch them take the series in 1969 after setting records for most games lost. And the '86 world series win was so sweet, not only in how it was done, but that it was done against Boston (I live on the fringes of Red Sox Nation. Here you root for either the Yanks or the Sox - Mets fans are a bit harder to find)<BR/><BR/>Last time I was at Shea, I had truly crappy seats - way up under the overhang for the 2nd tier of seats, directly under a water pipe that dripped condensation into my beer, and I couldn't see the outfied or the scoreboard. Not fun... I have to admit that Camden Yards is a much nicer stadium than Shea, but I'm still a bit sad to see it go.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812741246071515420noreply@blogger.com