…i played baseball for a few years and have been watching it my entire life and have never once heard it called a pitcher’s plate…

To see home plate, read this post from yesterday.

I’m going out to Citi Field today, and will try to get over in to the parking lot to confirm the location and other details – as I’d like to see if the bases are down around what once was the infield as well.

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 skyline from the Shea Stadium scoreboard is now on display above the concession stand beyond center field…

…by the way, i will be on a private tour early Wednesday morning… i plan to bring my camera, and do a live, real-time blog and photostream from my iPhone… i will later post video, as soon as i can get it edited and uploaded…

…so, if there is anything specific you want to see or read about, let me know in the comments section and i will do my best to get to it…

For more photographs from March 21, go to Stadium Page.

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 for his updates and the photos he provided on twitter the last few days…great job, william…

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. Sort of like this special place full of potential great moments, just waiting to pull me from reality.

So, to drive by today, despite seeing the impressive new stadium standing tall, I was a tad sad and lonely to see Shea missing from the horizon.

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.

Original Post:

In case you missed it, according to people on the job site, the last remaining piece of Shea Stadium may come down around noon today.

Twitter user, William Valderrama, aka Bluenautica, is at the site providing up to the minute photos, including the one below.

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.

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

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, the following video is painful, courtesy of BaseBall-Fever, which captures the final neon player being ripped to the ground:

The date keeps changing.  Now, people involved with the demolition expect the final piece to fall some time next week.  Though, I was told the same thing last week, and the week before.  So, who knows.

Speaking of Shea, the picture in this post is of the building’s skeleton, from when it was being built.

…thanks to Andrew H and his girlfriend’s father for the photo, which is amazing… i would love to blow this up and frame it…