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Despite loss, Mets fans stay for Shea closing ceremony

John Lennon, a pretty big star who once played at Shea Stadium, had some words that aptly describe the scene for Shea's farewell party.

Strange days, indeed.

How else to report a cheerful goodbye ceremony just an hour after the Mets' 2008 season ended with such a thud?

But a good portion of the 56,059 on hand for the 4-2 loss to the Marlins stuck around for the 50-minute ceremony,...

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