A nice, albeit short book of mostly pictures chronicling the history of Shea Stadium.
Comprised of only black and white photos, Shea Stadium (NY) (Images of Baseball)
@dtwohig’s Mets Library #20: Shea Stadium (Images of Baseball)
@dtwohig’s Mets Library #5: So Long Shea…
Yes, we here at MetsPolice have a lot of jerseys … and bobbleheads … and caps … and baseball cards … and did I mention jerseys?
But we aren’t just superficial. We also own more substantive things – like books. (Ones with pictures are very popular). With the holiday season approaching, we thought now would be a great time to showcase some books we own about the Mets (or by Mets, or having some association with the Mets).
Back to Queens today with the fifth book:
So Long Shea: Five Decades of Stadium Memories
A nice pictorial history of Shea – including non-Mets events.
Piazza’s Greatest Moment as a Met
Of course I’m referring to his home run on September 21, 2001 in the first sporting event in New York City after the 9/11 attacks.
Voted the 2nd greatest moment in Shea history, Piazza is the only person to have 2 non-playoff moments in the top 10 list (the other being the 10-run comeback on June 30, 2000)
My Favorite Piazza Homerun
Voted the 8th greatest moment at Shea Stadium, I will never forget the 3-run shot Piazza hit off Terry Mulholland on June 30, 2000 that capped a 10-run 8th inning comeback.
I was at the game and after that homerun Shea was bouncing like I had never experienced during a regular season game.
Check out this video – the game was a sellout (it was fireworks night) but a lot of people left with the Braves up 8-1 going into the bottom of the 8th. Lesson – you never leave before the game is over.
Mike Piazza Returns to Shea
I had completely forgotten that Piazza wore 33 for the Padres…and I was at this game.