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Mets fans excited for new season, stadium
Their beloved if dumpy stadium is on its death bed, their team is mired in mediocrity, and their ace pitcher is gimpy, but nothing could cool the baseball fever of the Mets faithful camped outside of Shea for one last home opener there.
"It's going to be a bittersweet season," said Joe Ferguson, 49, of West Babylon. "You hate to see Shea go, but the new stadium is going to be great."
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