Shea Stadium
May 9th 2008 15:04
Reds beat writer Hal McCoy expressed his views about Shea Stadium in today's Journal News.
He said the stadium smells like a cesspool and shaped like a toilet bowl. "It is painted a gawdy dark blue, there are exposed wires under the press box tables and not one series goes by that I don't get my feet tangled in three blue wires, two green wires and one red one, all knotted together," said McCoy. "I fear that one day a rat will walk across my foot. The clubhouse has exposed plumbing in the ceiling. The public address system is so loud you have a splitting headache by the third inning, but the volume is necessary to drown out the low-flying aircraft inbound to LaGuardia." McCoy also said he wants to be the first person in line when they blow it up after the season to push the plunger.
Shea Stadium has never been the nicest stadium to look at but you could never take away the atmosphere or the energy from the fans. How many places are fans out tailgating three to four hours on a chilly April morning waiting for Opening Day. Excited and passionate about the high expectations of a new season. These fans live and die for the Mets and are excited when they win, and upset when they lose. There are 162 games in a baseball season but in New York every game matters.
I guess Hal quickly forgot about the old Riverfront Stadium. Talk about a toilet bowl. It was just a big circle of seats and astroturf in the middle.
The turf was so bad and the team was so cheap that Barry Larkin had to use his own money to put grass in. There wasn't much to that place but metal beams. At least we win in New York. The last time the Reds had a winning record was in 2000. It's not about the look of the field but the energy coming from it. Watch out Hal you might step on a cricket because that's all you hear at Great American Ballpark.
He said the stadium smells like a cesspool and shaped like a toilet bowl. "It is painted a gawdy dark blue, there are exposed wires under the press box tables and not one series goes by that I don't get my feet tangled in three blue wires, two green wires and one red one, all knotted together," said McCoy. "I fear that one day a rat will walk across my foot. The clubhouse has exposed plumbing in the ceiling. The public address system is so loud you have a splitting headache by the third inning, but the volume is necessary to drown out the low-flying aircraft inbound to LaGuardia." McCoy also said he wants to be the first person in line when they blow it up after the season to push the plunger.
Shea Stadium has never been the nicest stadium to look at but you could never take away the atmosphere or the energy from the fans. How many places are fans out tailgating three to four hours on a chilly April morning waiting for Opening Day. Excited and passionate about the high expectations of a new season. These fans live and die for the Mets and are excited when they win, and upset when they lose. There are 162 games in a baseball season but in New York every game matters.
I guess Hal quickly forgot about the old Riverfront Stadium. Talk about a toilet bowl. It was just a big circle of seats and astroturf in the middle.
| 31 |
| Vote |
Subscribe to this blog
