A farewell to Shea

Shea Stadium. Opened on April 17, 1964. A weird coincidence. April 17Th is my birthday. Now I'm not a Met fan but I have been to Shea Stadium. I was there a few times in the late 80's watching guys like the straw and doc. To me the only thing that stadium sets itself apart from the others is that home run apple. I love that thing. Even as a Yankee fan I still think that apple is pretty cool. Some facts about Shea. Named after William A. Shea, who the key person who battled to bring National League baseball back to New York following the departure of the Dodgers and Giants in 1957. How many of you knew that? The Yankees classed up the joint by playing their home games there while renovations to the stadium was being done in 1974 and 75 seasons. Then again in 1998 while some repairs were being done. The New York Jets and football Giants played there. That must of been a sight. Soccer and boxing has been there also. Many concerts has been preformed there most notably by the Beatles. Very cool. Shea has been a stable to the people of queens and as they wait for the new Citi Field to open next season they line up to go to the games at Shea for the final time trying to become part of history and for one more sunny day hold on to the memories while at the same time gaining new ones. Memories most notably being the Buckner play in 86. Moments like that live through the hearts and minds of every Met fan forever. I hope some Met fans read this blog and comment on it. I'd like to hear from all of you. What will you miss about Shea and how you're feeling on the last season. I want to know how you'll feel about Citi Field.