| Category Score (0 to 10) | TOTAL (0 to 50) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Atmosphere | Food | Exterior Architecture | Interior Architecture | |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
The stadium is accessible by both the #7 subway train and the LIRR Port Jefferson Line. As expected, there was a lot of hustle and bustle at the stadium with people going every which way. The "Big Apple" from Shea Stadium is located right outside of the main entrance to Citi Field. While walking around the outside of the stadium, we noticed there was a row of dilapitaded looking auto body shops running along a road adjacent to the stadium.
As expected, the stadium was very impressive. Great food options were available, good atmosphere inside the stadium. Unfortunately, there aren't any bars or sports memorabilia stores outside of the stadium, but I can imagine that row of auto body shops being relocated to make way for bars and mets shops within 5 to 10 years.
As expected, the stadium was very impressive. Great food options were available, good atmosphere inside the stadium. Unfortunately, there aren't any bars or sports memorabilia stores outside of the stadium, but I can imagine that row of auto body shops being relocated to make way for bars and mets shops within 5 to 10 years.
Game Comments (courtesy of MLB.com)
Game Date: May 31, 2010
Attendance: 37,165
Weather: 89 degrees F, cloudy
Length of Game: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Final Score: New York Mets 6, Florida Marlins 1
Even before David Wright's two-run shot, the Mets had put this one out of reach for the Marlins, who couldn't solve Jonathon Niese. The win kept the Mets right in the thick of the NL East pileup with momentum building.
Stories from the Road
I went to the game with my brother and his girlfriend. I took a bus from Philly while they took a train from Metropark. The three of us met outside of Penn Station and ended up taking the LIRR to the Mets-Willets Place (the World's Fair Monuments could be seen from the train). His girlfriend let me borrow her Mets hat for the game so that I felt like a true fan.
They were giving away free Mets bags, and we were fortunate to each get one because they were on their last box of bags when we entered the stadium. Had we gotten there a couple minutes later, we wouldn't have gotten any and my brothers' girlfriend would have been really really upset.
After the game, we all went back to central jersey, and caught the tail end of the Annual Greek Festival at a local Greek Orthodox church. We entered the festival absolutely starving, and left absolutely full. The train car back to Metropark that we sat in did not have working air conditioning so the 3 of us stood in the corridor where we would catch the occasional breeze from the +85 degree air outside.
They were giving away free Mets bags, and we were fortunate to each get one because they were on their last box of bags when we entered the stadium. Had we gotten there a couple minutes later, we wouldn't have gotten any and my brothers' girlfriend would have been really really upset.
After the game, we all went back to central jersey, and caught the tail end of the Annual Greek Festival at a local Greek Orthodox church. We entered the festival absolutely starving, and left absolutely full. The train car back to Metropark that we sat in did not have working air conditioning so the 3 of us stood in the corridor where we would catch the occasional breeze from the +85 degree air outside.
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