MetsBlog reader Adrian sent in the following photographs of the final home plate, first, second and third base from Shea Stadium, which have been embedded in the same spot in the Citi Field parking lot where they rested in the old stadium:

…i played baseball for a few years and have been watching it my entire life and [...]

According to MetsBlog reader Andrew, who sent in the following photo, the old home plate from Shea Stadium has been embedded in to the pavement, in the parking lot, on the same plot of land where it rested Sept. 28, 2008.
I’m going out to Citi Field today, and will try to get over in to [...]

The Mets have been giving tours of Citi Field the last few days to season ticket holders, members of Club Mets, etc…
The definitive review, which is super long, but a ‘must read,’ is Mets Grrl, who does a great job of describing the stadium, while reconciling her biggest worries, complete with outstanding photographs.
…notice, the old [...]

Earlier today, Ted Berg of SNY.tv provided MetsBlog.com with video he shot of the last piece of Shea Stadium falling.
As such, the following is video from William Valderrama, aka Bluenautica on Twitter, shot from his point of view as the last piece of Shea Stadium fell.

…the sound of it falling is absolutely horrific…
…thanks to william [...]

The car I’m in that is driving to JFK airport just went by Citi Field, and, as you know, there was no Shea Stadium.
There was nothing but Citi Field.
Very, very weird.
As a kid, I remember being all excited to drive by Shea on the highway, seeing it empty in the distance. It as comforting. [...]

Update, 11:45 am:
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.’
Update, 11:34 am:
According to William Valderrama, the last piece of Shea Stadium came down at 11:26 am EST.

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In case you missed it, according to people on the [...]

Over at Twitter, user Bluenautica has posted several pictures of the last remaining piece of Shea Stadium.

To see the rest of his photos, click here.
According people on the job site, the last remaining piece of Shea Stadium may come down around noon tomorrow.

Tom Kaminski’s Chopper 880 took pictures of the final remains of Shea Stadium which you can see at WCBS880.com.

A rumor has it that the stadium will be completely down by tomorrow, but this has not yet been confirmed.

The word from around Shea Stadium is that the final piece of the building could drop some time this week.
As it is, there is basically one section left standing.  That’s it.
To get a good look, check out Island Extreme’s photo gallery on Webshots, here, and be sure to check out his other impressive galleries as well.
Meanwhile, [...]

I am not looking forward to the day the final piece of Shea Stadium falls to the ground, it’s going to be so weird when the building is stricken from the horizon. 
The date keeps changing.  Now, people involved with the demolition expect the final piece to fall some time next week.  Though, I was [...]

From what I can gather, the final section of Shea Stadium will likely come down towards the end of this week, or the start of next week.
Last week, I wrote, “The Mets should leave that one remaining section of Shea Stadium standing, just the wall, as a piece of art work in the parking lot.  [...]

The following clip, from YouTube, is from two fans who sneaked in to Shea Stadium to film the demolition site up close:

…man, these two are crazy… i would have been paranoid the entire time that the building would crumble upon me… this is probably why it’s a restricted area… nevertheless, it’s pretty interesting video, even [...]

Shea Stadium is getting super close to being erased from existence, as you can see thanks to Tom Kaminski’s photographs from Chopper 880 at WCBS880.com.
…i am hoping to be made aware of the day the stadium is coming down, as we get closer… from what i can gather, at their current pace, it will probably be [...]

Update, 3:10 pm:
Like I said below, close to 200 die-hard Mets fans went to Shea Stadium today to say one final goodbye.
For pictures, click here and here.
Also, hat tip to Chris and the guys from Baseball Fever for getting the ball rolling on this event, which you can read more about at Newsday and New York [...]

Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880 has new aerial photos of the Shea Stadium on WCBS880.com.
…you know, they should leave that one remaining section of Shea, just the wall, as a piece of art work in the parking lot… i think that’d be pretty cool…
By the way, just a reminder…
On Saturday, tomorrow, January 31, at 12:00 [...]