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Pictures: Shea Bases and Rubber in Parking Lot

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 [...]

Note: Home Plate from Shea in Parking Lot

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 [...]

Read: Citi Field Review, Shea Skyline

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 [...]

Watch: Last Piece Of Shea Falls

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 [...]

Update: Citi Stands Alone

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. [...]

Note: Shea Is Gone

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 [...]

See: Shea’s Last Stand

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.

See: Last Days of Shea

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.

Shea: Video and Pics from Last Section Standing

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, [...]

See: Shea’s Skeleton

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 [...]