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"Shea Stadium" - 184 Total Result(s)
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Joe McEwing Helps the Relief Efforts
Like the rest of the Mets organization, Joe McEwing jumped at the chance to help the 9/11 relief efforts. Mets players carried seemingly countless boxes from Shea Stadium to trucks that would carry su ...
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John Franco Pitches for His Hometown
It was fitting that New York City-native John Franco manned the bump on this night. After the terrorist attacks, Franco poured out emotional support for New York City, first responders and the Mets or ...
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Lining Up to Salute NYC and USA
Just prior to the start of the pre-game ceremonies on September 21, 2001, the Mets and the Atlanta Braves took their linear positions along the first and third base foul lines, respectively. The Mets ...
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Liza Crooning With Jay Payton
Liza Minnelli’s “New York, New York” during the seventh-inning stretch brought the 41,000 flag-waving fans in attendance to their feet. The first responders behind Minnelli even improvised a somewhat ...
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Liza Spreads the News
During the 7th inning stretch, the energetic Liza Minnelli sang “New York, New York” to a stadium of appreciative fans. Although the song is traditionally played at Yankee Stadium after a New York Yan ...
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Long Way From Home: Mets Plate in Space
That’s one giant leap for the Mets! As part of a final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009, Atlantis shuttled a home plate from Shea Stadium right into Outer Space. Mike Massimino ...
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Mackey Sasser Coaches Kids at Shea Stadium
Catcher Mackey Sasser coached kids on the fundamentals of hitting during an event at Shea Stadium. He likely had good advice, as “the Hacker” batted .291 in 72 games during the 1989 season. ...
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Marc Anthony Sings the National Anthem
The emotional pre-game ceremonies culminated with pop star Marc Anthony’s stirring rendition of the national anthem. Anthony, a New York City native and lifelong Mets fan, belted out one of the most m ...
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Marching Forward
To start the pre-game ceremonies, the color guard marched methodically from the left field wall to the infield grass behind the pitcher’s mound. As the color guard made its way to the infield, Mets PA ...
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Measure Up With the 1969 Mets Ruler
The Mets made history throughout the entire 1969 season, including the very first game of the year on April 8. Shea Stadium was host to the first international MLB game as the expansion Montreal Expos ...