Post by Fish Troll on Sept 28, 2008 16:46:58 GMT -5
NEW YORK (AP) -- By the way, Shea Stadium is closing, too.
Yankee Stadium's nostalgic goodbye garnered enormous attention across town, but hardly anyone seems affected by the New York Mets moving into a new ballpark next season as well.
Hello, sparkling Citi Field. Good riddance, dreary Shea Stadium.
"The ballpark really didn't wear well. I thought it got old in a hurry," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said.
Opponents haven't exactly been toting tools to the mound so they can scoop up souvenir dirt, the sort of scene that became familiar at Yankee Stadium this year.
History in The House That Ruth Built means Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle.
In Queens, it includes "Fat Jack" Fisher and Felix Millan.
But that doesn't mean big Shea, with its leaky ceilings, pungent odors and noisy airplanes overhead, hasn't had its share of stars and unforgettable moments.
Say Hey, even Willie Mays is scheduled to attend the farewell festivities Sunday.
"I haven't been to Shea in quite a long time," he said. "New York is so big and wonderful, they need two good ballparks and that's what they got."
Yankee Stadium's nostalgic goodbye garnered enormous attention across town, but hardly anyone seems affected by the New York Mets moving into a new ballpark next season as well.
Hello, sparkling Citi Field. Good riddance, dreary Shea Stadium.
"The ballpark really didn't wear well. I thought it got old in a hurry," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said.
Opponents haven't exactly been toting tools to the mound so they can scoop up souvenir dirt, the sort of scene that became familiar at Yankee Stadium this year.
History in The House That Ruth Built means Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle.
In Queens, it includes "Fat Jack" Fisher and Felix Millan.
But that doesn't mean big Shea, with its leaky ceilings, pungent odors and noisy airplanes overhead, hasn't had its share of stars and unforgettable moments.
Say Hey, even Willie Mays is scheduled to attend the farewell festivities Sunday.
"I haven't been to Shea in quite a long time," he said. "New York is so big and wonderful, they need two good ballparks and that's what they got."
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/09/27/shea.farewell.mets.ap/index.html
