Officially Saying Goodbye to El Stadio De Shea
It wouldn’t feel like the last day of the regular season without an epic Mets collapse, but what made this year’s version extra special is that the collapse-completing loss came during the last game ever at Shea Stadium. But cheer up, Mets fans. One thing they can never take away from you is your memories. Until you get senile and old, at least.
With that in mind, we thought this would be as good a time as any to share with you a great look at some of the more eccentric personalities that have inhabited Shea. For an article for THE NEW YORK TIMES, Corey Kilgannon spent last Thursday night at the stadium (a 7-6 win over the Cubs) and ran into pretty wild assortment of interesting folks.
