Shea Stadium

Pros: Easy to get to and fun baseball
Cons: Jets flying above. No more Jets playing below.

My dad was a Dodger's fan and with their departure from NY it was a while before he could call another baseball team his own. Then came the METS and he, like so many others, had a team, good or as bad as they were, to root for again. I followed my dads ...

Pros: Reasonable priced tickets, low as $5, Subway is $4 round trip.
Cons: Shea's last season, see it now or else too late!

This is the final season for Shea Stadium before the New York Mets move into their new ball park, Citi Field. We’ve been trying to visit ball parks and stadia before they are torn down, giving one last look before they are gone forever. While ...

Pros: Good sight lines. Baseball on real grass. Easy access by subway. Big scoreboard.
Cons: Airplane noise. Small restrooms. Mediocre concession stands.

Every year I try to see a Major League Baseball stadium that I have never been to before. When I visited New York City in 2003 I was glad to see that the New York Mets were playing the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium! I grew up a Philadelphia Phillies ...

Pros: easy to get to, great promotions for the kids
Cons: expensive, somewhat outdated compared to newer facilities around the majors

Sounds funny coming from a girl, right? For my 100th opinion, I wanted something that really meant something to me, and I chose to do it on Shea Stadium. I grew up on the Mets. Now, neither of my parents watched any sports at all, so ...

Pros: Home of the Mets
Cons: Takes an hour to get out of the parking lot

Last night, the New York Yankees won the World Series. They were the better team and took the series in 5 games. Thank you Bobby Valentine and the entire team who never gave up. They provided an exciting series for us Met fans. Of course I am...

Pros: Would it be a cliche to say, "Baseball Like It Oughta Be?"
Cons: Traffic, parking, airplane noise

Pros: Hometown Ballpark feel, nice grass surface, good memories.
Cons: Bad driving, bad area, bad parking, expensive, old.

Shea Stadium: 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, New York 11368-1699 Opened April 17, 1964 Capacity 57,333[1] Home of the New York Mets Major League Baseball club Date visited for review: August 10th, 2008 (Vs. Marlins) Forgive me a little ...

Pros: Nice looking stadium, average prices for a sporting event.
Cons: Germ infested hotdogs and hepatitus soda

When you watch baseball on TV, you see the field, fans, and the outside of the stadium. This is a fine and dandy, but when it comes to seeing a game in person, it is an experience quite different than you might see on TV. Now today I saw a baseball game...

Pros: Good view for most places, Knowledgeable and passionate fans, OK transport via subway
Cons: Horrible view from upper deck far left and right fields, Obnoxious Mets fans, Mediocre restrooms, standard high priced concessions, Not the friendliest fans to visitors and you will probably hear non family fare language

I have just returned from New York, and can now say that Shea Stadium is not so bad. Now that’s a real Mid-western expression for you, but I grew up in the Mid-west and it accurately describes the place after getting pretty decent seats for the...

Pros: Wonderful crowd and helpful ushers
Cons: uncomfortable seats

I have been to Shea Stadium on numerous occasions to see my all time favorite baseball team, the New York Mets. Now many of you may say that I am wrong for loving the New York Mets, but I do not care. To me they will always be the best team in...

Pros: great games, "baseball is for kids"
Cons: traffic, food

There is a lot to say about the classic shea stadium. Starting in 1962, a new franchise at the time, the Mets, started playing in this beautiful stadium. Since then, history has started. With two world series victories in this stadium, it hasn't been...

Pros: It's in NY!
Cons: It's in NY - Noise and traffic

A WARNING FOR THE READER

Before I get barraged with nasty comments and E-mails, I would like to take the time to explain the origin of this editorial and some of its content.

I originally wanted to write about the Subway...

Pros: Green grass. close to transportation
Cons: Air of neglect, horrible food, nose bleed seats are really high

Last spring I got the baseball urge. Green grass, crisp white lines, the Star Spangled Banner. I follow baseball only intermittently, so I really didn't care what team we watched. We live near New York, and on almost every day during baseball season...

Pros: fun atmosphere
Cons: a bit spendy

Shea Stadium, often considered (by locals) the home of the "other" NY baseball team, the Mets. My wife and I were fortunate enough to catch a game there on July 1st, 2000 against the NL East rival Braves, amongst all the anti-Rockermania.
...

Pros: great team, very safe location, good eats
Cons: not too attractive, but still, hardly anything

It's hard, being a Mets fan. I mean, every SINGLE day, hearing some garbage about the Yankees, blah blah blah, oh, more money? oh a new aquisition? Meanwhile, my favorite pitcher, Mike Hampton, has gone off to waste his career playing for the Rockies......