DEAD! Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Oh if it was blown up I think I would go, but yeah slowly demolished aint much fun.Well, considering the past two seasons, I'm sure Mets fans know a thing or two about exciting collapses. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 More from todayShea Warehouse www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyk Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 From baseball-fever.comThis is Shea Stadium as of this week. They have said it should be completly taken down by this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 another crash and more of it is gone another viewhttp://sports.webshots.com/video/3014987970065625104xjJmtG www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyk Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Construction workers say it will be down Tuesday/Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Video from today www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 That's the best it's looked in years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Are there going to be any markers for where home plate stood, or anything like that, or is that all to be forgotten? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I believe they are going to mark off where the infield was on the parking lot.I cant wait to stand where Bill Buckner stood for that. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 And now all that's left is the rampshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu8vxgKMOFgThis one looks like something out of a war zone, especially in the sun set www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Good riddance to the old dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Found this at Baseball Fever www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyk Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 We officially "Shea" Goodbye today. I miss the Stadium. Thats where I saw my 1st baseball game against the Expos.... Even thought it got rained out in the 3rd and I couldnt go to the make up game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 That was the worst stadium i ever saw a game in.Good riddance to bad rubbish. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I drove past it the other day on my way to my new apartment in Queens.Coming from the north off the Whitestone Bridge, the first shock was seeing CitiField for the first time in any form. It looks absolutely beautiful (this coming from a Yankees fan), and it would/will look a lot nicer if/when it wasn't/isn't surrounded by a shanty metropolis of car scrappers. Then I saw the remnants of Shea, looking just about how it looked in Tank's last picture, and I didn't say anything but "wowwww" for a couple of minutes. I hadn't seen it in any level of deconstruction, so to see it as a mere sliver of a skeleton was pretty jarring. There was nothing about it that looked more like a stadium than any other kind of building.My first baseball game was at Shea sometime in the late 80s against the Cubs, and I managed to make it to a couple of games in the years since. I went a lot as a kid because my mom's office had Mets tickets, and because of the awesome Nickelodeon Extreme Baseball area in right field. I have many fond memories of Shea, most of which are probably fond because I was too young to realize how much of a dump it was. But it wasn't nearly as bad as Olympic Stadium in Montréal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Shea StadiumOfficial Groundbreaking October 28, 1961Final Demoltion Febraury 18, 2009BTW, a little trivia tidit. If you go to youtube and see the WCBS report about the final Shea Farewell, there is a guy being interviewed who not only worked when Shea was being constructed, but also he is working during the demolition. Such a lucky fellow!!!!Time to "Shea" Goodbye to Shea Stadium one last time.William A. Shea, may you be blessed forever in the hearts of all New York Baseball Fans and the fans of baseball, football, wrestling,and music fans, not to mention the Shriners as well, from all over the World. Goodbye, Shea Stadium.......You will be missed for sure BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!!! MON AMOURS SIEMPRE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 That was the worst stadium i ever saw a game in.Good riddance to bad rubbish.Cannot agree. The amenities were terrible, but sitting in the seats it was a great place to watch a game. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 That was the worst stadium i ever saw a game in.Good riddance to bad rubbish.Cannot agree. The amenities were terrible, but sitting in the seats it was a great place to watch a game.The seats were the worst part of the place.Shea had some good chili-cheese dogs... Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Seats weren't bad, and the views on the whole were great. Far fewer bad seats than most of the ballparks I've been to. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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