Today is the last home opener that will ever take place at Shea Stadium. I realize that Shea is older than most other major league baseball fields. Still, it is a little sad for me as a fan, the stadium where I watched my first live baseball game will not be used for baseball after this season.
I guess it is fitting that they are playing the Phillies for the last home opener. It is fitting because last year the Phills were the ones who knocked the Mets out (Technically it was the Marlins, but the Phillies did the damage) and went on to claim first place in the NL East. It is also fitting because, while there may not have been as much of a rivalry in years gone by as there was last year, Philadelphia is the closest city to New York with a Major League, National League, baseball team. It was fairly common for Phills fans to come to Shea to watch a game and for Met fans to go to Philadelphia to watch a game.
Hopefully the Mets will be able to make the statement against the Phillies that they failed to make against the Braves.
Let’s Go Mets!
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