If you are on any Met mailing list, you probably got the offer to vote for
Nikon's Greatest Moments at Shea.The list of 75 candidates is interesting. I was pleasantly surprised at how many of the moments I either witnessed firsthand or wrote about here in Loge13. The tagline of the contest sums up this blog's mission: "The Mets, The Jets, The Beatles, The Pope, '69, '86... only at Shea." Exactly. There is no other structure on earth that can boast such a lineup of cultural happenings.
So why are we tearing the old girl down? Oh yeah, for less seats and more luxury boxes (Note to self: stop grousing).
Greg over at
Faith and Fear weighed in on the choices. As always, he gets right to the heart of the matter, pointing out some obvious flaws and oversights on the list. Definitely check it out.