Shea Stadium, New York City, NY – Game No. 19 (8)

By Nolan Rice

 

Tuesday, July 8, brought game No. 19 for BaseCrawl, and game No. 8 for me.  We visited Shea Stadium.  The New York Mets were hosting the San Francisco Giants.  After a short subway ride, Beth and I were reunited with my two baseball comrades.  It had been a month since we left them in Denver.

 

 

Citi Field could be seen under construction right beside the aging Shea.  Shea is in its final season.  Because of this the game meant something special for Daren, the crazy Mets fan.  I was introduced to Nolan 2 (…as I call him…), a life-size cutout of my face Troy and Daren had been using in my absence for the past several weeks.

 

 

 

I tried the newest edition to my “Dogs List,” the Grand Slam Grille All Beef Hot Dog.  It was average, although I was quite disappointed in the condiments situation, as you can see.

 

 

MLB Park “Dogs”

 

1.  Grille Works Footlong Bratwurst  (Coors Field – Rockies)

2.  Major League Mariner Dog  (Safeco Field – Mariners)

3.  Super Dodger Dog  (Dodger Stadium – Dodgers)

4.  Grand Slam Grille All Beef Hot Dog  (Shea Stadium – Mets)

5.  Wienerschnitzel Grilled Hot Dog  (PETCO Park – Padres)

6.  Farmer John Super Dog  (Angel Stadium – Angels)

7.  Miller All Beef Coliseum Dog  (McAfee Coliseum – Athletics)

8.  Giants Dog  (AT&T Park – Giants)

 

It was good to be back with the crew.  The Mets won, and all were happy.

 

 

 

 

 

After the game, Beth and I visited Times Square at night.  This was quite a display.

 

 

After drinks and nachos at the Hard Rock Cafe we experienced the New York subway system at nigh t……… late night.  (… not recommended …)  It turns out certain subway lines close in the evening, and getting back to New Jersey was a challenge.

 

 

 

 

We attempted to walk across the George Washington Bridge and found the gates closed.  The buses had stopped for the night.  A public safety officer saved the day by giving us a ride.  No $40 cab fare this time. 

 

 

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Later ……………….. Nolan  (Key Grip)

 

(There’s more on this and our other adventures at BaseCrawl.com.)