Comments on: Video: What’s Left of Shea Stadium http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ted Berg http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395567 Ted Berg Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:47:05 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395567 I believe that's actually not that far off the plan -- they're going to use the original home-plate spot as home plate for the annual wheelchair softball tournament they hold in the parking lot. I believe that’s actually not that far off the plan — they’re going to use the original home-plate spot as home plate for the annual wheelchair softball tournament they hold in the parking lot.

]]> By: rustyjr http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395550 rustyjr Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:14:14 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395550 yeah all that asbestos and all - we wouildn't wanna contaminate willets point :P yeah all that asbestos and all – we wouildn’t wanna contaminate willets point :P

]]> By: rustyjr http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395549 rustyjr Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:13:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395549 damn that hurts to watch - kinda like my childhood is being demolished damn that hurts to watch – kinda like my childhood is being demolished

]]> By: PelfreyCyYoung09 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395545 PelfreyCyYoung09 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:06:14 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395545 that would have been really cool to see :) Bye-Bye Shea...the Mets were 2-2 in the 4 games i went to :( that would have been really cool to see :)

Bye-Bye Shea…the Mets were 2-2 in the 4 games i went to :(

]]> By: Ceetar http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395544 Ceetar Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:59:09 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395544 As they did in St. Louis. I actually have a cool picture of it being partially destroyed taken from inside the arch. As they did in St. Louis. I actually have a cool picture of it being partially destroyed taken from inside the arch.

]]> By: rockets212 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395535 rockets212 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:42:07 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395535 new york state law says they cant implode it so itll be a long pocess with a wrecking ball new york state law says they cant implode it so itll be a long pocess with a wrecking ball

]]> By: randytate http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395525 randytate Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:23:20 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395525 I was wondering why they didn't keep the pitching mound and rubber and make it a small park once its a parking lot. I was wondering why they didn’t keep the pitching mound and rubber and make it a small park once its a parking lot.

]]> By: CaseStreet http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395518 CaseStreet Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:59:51 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395518 I mean, some have argued that since taxpayers gave money to Citi they somehow also now own the Mets. I was being sarcastic in pointing out how ridiculous that argument is. I mean, some have argued that since taxpayers gave money to Citi they somehow also now own the Mets. I was being sarcastic in pointing out how ridiculous that argument is.

]]> By: anditsouttahere http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395515 anditsouttahere Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:55:44 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395515 how is it coming down? i heard they couldn't implode it, but every other stadium thats been taken down in recent years gets blown to smitherines. i hope they use dynomite. how is it coming down? i heard they couldn’t implode it, but every other stadium thats been taken down in recent years gets blown to smitherines. i hope they use dynomite.

]]> By: anditsouttahere http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395514 anditsouttahere Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:54:46 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/12/02/video-whats-left-of-shea-stadium/#comment-395514 no they'll play at the stadium that was just built next to shea. except it wont be called citi field. if anything does happen itll be mets park (like nationals park) until sum1 else buys the naming rights. citi didnt pay for construction, just for their name to be on the front. no they’ll play at the stadium that was just built next to shea. except it wont be called citi field. if anything does happen itll be mets park (like nationals park) until sum1 else buys the naming rights. citi didnt pay for construction, just for their name to be on the front.

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