Mets

My trip to NYC to see the Yankees was so enjoyable I decided to keep my eyes open for an opportunity to go see the Mets.  As luck would have it, I found a beautiful day with a deal on a ticket on bobblehead day.  An empty seat on the bus sealed the deal.

Queens was the only borough I had not visited so I planned to spend some time in Flushing Meadows Park before the game.  But the bus was an hour late so I just went straight to the game and back.

I was absolutely delighted with my time at Citi Field; it was the best non-Camden Yards MLB experience I remember having in a long, long time.

The stadium was great.  The food was so local -- so Queens -- I ate more than I should have.

The crowd carried some old-school enthusiasm.  For example, just up the row from me was a 13ish year old boy.  He was at the game by himself (at least until the 8th inning) dressed in blue and orange with a cowbell and towel.  I sort of imagined him saving up his paper route money and riding his banana-seated Schwinn to the game.

While waiting for the bus home, I ran into three guys in Orioles garb.  They had been in town for the Os - Yankees game that afternoon then came across town for the Mets game that evening.

Future Goals!