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THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK
Sept. 25, 1973, at Shea Stadium: Cleon Jones' homer breaks a 1-1 tie as the Mets beat the Expos, 2-1, on Willie Mays Night at Shea. Mays had announced his retirement five days earlier. Sept. 25, 1998, at Yankee Stadium: The Yankees set an American...Tags: New York Mets, American League, Tampa Bay Rays
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SHEA GOODBYE THEY WERE METS
RICKEY HENDERSON. Never dull, whether he was stealing bases or playing cards in clubhouse during a game. NOLAN RYAN. Pitched on 69 championship team and had Hall of Fame numbers after being dealt in 71. WILLIE MAYS. Was shell of his former self for...Tags: New York Mets, Nolan Ryan, Rickey Henderson, Al Leiter, Bobby Bonilla
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Despite loss, Mets fans stay for Shea closing ceremony
arthur.staple@newsday.comJohn 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...Tags: Baseball, Tom Seaver, Yogi Berra, Robin Ventura, Al Leiter
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So Sunday's the last game at Shea -- or is it?
anthony.rieber@newsday.comThey plan to close Shea Stadium Sunday with a ceremony following the last pitch of the game against the Marlins. Months of planning have gone into the star-studded event. Tom Seaver and Willie Mays and Mike Piazza have been cajoled into attending. But...Tags: Joe Torre, Industrial Accidents, Baseball, Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens
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SHEA STADIUM FAREWELL: Is a final miracle in the offing?
anthony.rieber@newsday.comThey plan to say goodbye to Shea Stadium today with a ceremony after the last pitch of the game against the Marlins. Months of planning have gone into the star-studded event. Tom Seaver and Willie Mays and Mike Piazza will be in attendance. But what the...Tags: Joe Torre, Industrial Accidents, Baseball, Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens
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His field of dreams: Groundskeeper Flynn has been at Shea since the beginning
mark.herrmann@newsday.comWhen the Beatles played Shea Stadium in 1965, it was Pete Flynn who drove them from the stage to beyond the centerfield fence, where an armored car waited to take them to the World's Fair heliport. And when Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance at a...Tags: Paul McCartney, Baseball, Tom Seaver, Robin Ventura, Billy Joel
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Shea was blue collar arena for blue collar fans
wallace.matthews@newsday.comI had to look up the date - Aug. 14, 1964 - on a Web site, but I can remember the day as if it were yesterday. The Mets played the Phillies in what used to be known as a "twi-night" doubleheader, two more losses in what would turn out to be a 109-loss...Tags: Father's Day, Baseball, Tom Seaver, Multi-Sport Events, Bob Murphy
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Learning few things from the presidential debate
This will sound like faint praise. But the main thing to say about the first debate of 2008 is that it happened. Given the weirdness of the run-up, the initial "Good evening" really was the headline of the night. No knockout punch was delivered. Nothing...Tags: iPhone, Google Inc., Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Theft
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Despite loss, Mets fans stay for Shea's closing ceremony
arthur.staple@newsday.comJohn 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 describe a cheerful goodbye ceremony just an hour after the Mets' 2008 season ended...Tags: Baseball, Tom Seaver, Yogi Berra, Robin Ventura, Al Leiter
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Fans upset as Mets choke again
emily.ngo@am-ny.comIt began as a nail-biter but ended as a heartbreaker. Dejected fans filed out of Shea Stadium for the last time yesterday afternoon when the Mets' playoff hopes were shattered by a 4-2 loss to the Florida Marlins. "It's a depressing day. I named my...Tags: Baseball, Tom Seaver, Carlos Delgado, Milwaukee Brewers, Omar Minaya
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Mays will be Shea Hey Kid at Sunday's farewell
arthur.staple@newsday.comWillie Mays didn't generate too many great memories as a Met at Shea Stadium, since he joined the club at the end of his Hall of Fame career. But Mays, considered the greatest living player, will be here Sunday to help close the building in the city he...Tags: Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Baseball, All Stars, Football
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'P.O.V.': being sick in U.S.
Even though it is the second week of a new fall network season, you have to go hunting for something special to watch tonight. But shows are out there - they're just not on network TV. A CRITICAL LOOK: In this era of celebrity worship and reality TV,...Tags: Television Industry, Ellen DeGeneres, NBC, Jay Leno, Government Health Care
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