8/22/08 The Mets' Final Season at Shea Stadium

This entry is being co-authored by Godbuddy.

On August 22nd, Theresa and her friends got to go to a Mets' game. A big reason why we wanted to go was it was the Mets' last season at Shea Stadium and we wanted to see the park. This park has been with the Mets almost since the franchise started. (The Mets started in 1962 and the park was built in 1964.)

On the 45 minute drive to Shea Stadium, we gave Little Brother the digital camera to keep him entertained. Here's a self-portrait that he took himself:

Here we are driving up to Shea Stadium:

This is the new park called Citifield:

Here you can see the two parks side by side:

Though most of the family is Mets' fans, everyone agrees that Godbuddy is the #1 Mets' fan in the family:

Here is the whole gang (except Dad who's taking the photo) in front of Shea Stadium:

Theresa liked this "You are here" sign because it showed that we were really at Shea Stadium:

Here's one of Little Brother's cute faces at Shea Stadium. Look how close we were to the top of the stadium:

Another look at how high up we were:

Dad got a commemorative bottle: