That’s it.

The final piece of Shea came down today.
Check out the video here.

In the belly of the beast.

Gotta love YouTube and the moronic things that it inspires. Check out these 2 clowns as they trespass into the rubble of what once was Shea Stadium to get an insider’s view.
Not complaining, mind you. The world needs people like this, I guess. Just befuddled by the stark craziness of so some people. They’re Met [...]

What’s in a name?

UPDATE: 2/9/09. Excellent article at Forbes.com today breaking down the “naming-rights-as-advertising” angle:
Stadium naming rights deals make money, at least when they’re done right. In addition to the general exposure, a company like Citi gets its foot in the door to handle all of the banking for the team and the venue, access to players and [...]

Shea it ain’t so.

One of these days, I’m going to run out of Shea puns, but  today’s not that day. Click below for some very depressing video of them tearing down a section of the old Blue Lady.
Shea goes boom.

Shea no more.

I know it’ll be nice to have a new stadium and everything, but I’m gonna miss Shea Stadium, and shots like these make me sad. Glad I got the chance to take the boy a few times before they tore it down. He can show his own son the pictures one day and they’ll both [...]

My Christmas gift came early.

I know it’s wasteful and I know I don’t NEED them…but I’m a man of a certain age and a certain diminished maturity so I absolutely HAD TO have these. So THANK YOU, Amy for allowing me this guilty pleasure. I owe you one…or twelve…or is it up to 64 by now? I love you [...]