Mets Game
I haven’t watched a Mets game since the summer before my junior year in college. We went today with our old high school friend Howard and his family to celebrate his 30th birthday. It was a 4pm game against the Dodgers. We had relatively high seats, but they were behind home plate and in the shade, so I can’t complain. The view was good, we got to see everything from our seats and when there was a breeze, it felt really comfortable.
Things I learned?
- Something weird at Shea Stadium, when you buy a bottle of water or soda, they open it for you and you don’t get the cap. Apparently they have problems with people throwing the bottle caps onto the baseball field. Who knew??
- I’ve never seen this at Yankees Stadium, but if you get drunk enough, they will escort you out. There were about three security guards who had to go all the way up to help a drunk guy all the way back down and escort him out. He was so out of it, but I think he made a half-hearted attempt to punch one of the security guards, but in his drunken stupor even I could have knocked him out.
- It was Irish Heritage Day at Shea Stadium, so there was some Irish dancing for the pre-game show. There were three groups of children. Two groups had the girls wearing these ridiculous mops (I guess they were wigs) on the tops of their head. It must have been so hot! The third group made the girls wear stockings. What was it, torture the girl’s day??
- After giving up two back-to-back home runs to the Dodgers, the Mets can still win a ball game, they won 4-3. Go Mets!
- If you go with children under 5, they are probably still too young to last through the whole game. We went with Howard’s daughters, one will be 5 soon and the other 2. The 2 year old would go to anyone with food, very adorable. It was harder to keep the 5 year old occupied. Howard’s sister walked around with her a few times, but by the 7th inning, she had fallen asleep half on her seat and half on my lap.
- Kettle corn popcorn is damn good!
- I think they stop coming around with beer after the the 6th inning. I don’t drink beer, but I heard the guys behind me complaining and that was a rumor that I heard.
- When going to the bathroom I am used to lines waiting to go to the bathroom, but this was the first time I actually had to wait on a real line to wash my hands too. Unbelievable!
- A game can last for less than three hours. We were happy about that because we had to rush back to the city for dinner with Kin and Ming and felt bad if we had to leave early.
- The worst part about leaving the stadium to come back to Manhattan is getting through the turnstiles. And please, learn how to use the Metrocards, you really don’t want masses of people behind you waiting while you try different swiping techniques before the turnstile will let you through.
- Even at Shea Stadium, while playing against the Dodgers, there will be some fans that yell, “Yankees suck!”
That’s it for now. If I think of anything else, I’ll add it on.
2 Responses to “Mets Game”
Comment from Andrea
Time August 29, 2007 at 10:44 am
Even at Shea Stadium, while playing against the Dodgers, there will be some fans that yell, “Yankees suck!”
That reminds me of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns have a huge rivalry, and the University of Pittsburgh has a huge rivalry with Penn State University. No matter who the opposing team is, the Pittsburghers chant “Cleveland sucks!” or “Penn State sucks!”
It’s very silly, but also sort of charming. Sort of.
Comment from Michelle
Time August 27, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Yeah no more beer after the 6th inning which sucks cause what if the game goes to extra innings??
I’ve been to a couple of Mets games and there are always fans at the end yelling “Yankees Suck”!