Checking out Citi Field

Posted by Bob Greenberger on April 20, 2009

We’ve been looking forward to Citi Field, henceforth still called by me as Shea Stadium since construction began.  Driving over the Whitestone Bridge Sunday morning, we looked for a new silhouette to replace the familiar one but couldn’t quite spot it.  When we did see it coming over a rise on the Whitestone Expressway, it looked odd.

Arriving just over two hours before game time meant little traffic coming south and no problem finding parking. There were even people directing us, polite people at that, and more than I ever recall handling traffic.

Walking across the parking lot to the stadium, it’s clearly designed to fit in with one of New York’s boroughs. I could easily see taking a subway or trolley to arrive at the park so it looked just a tad out of place. We did stroll the entire exterior and noted various digital boards letting people driving by know there was game, who the Mets were playing and so on.

Our loop around Citi Field noted the many billboards plastered around the exterior and then we wound up at the main entrance known as the rotunda, the part designed to evoke memories of Ebbets Field, one time home to the Dodgers and still fondly recalled by our Greatest Generation. In front of the entrance were the memorial bricks and we easily found the one Bob & Laurie Rozakis so kindly purchased in Robbie’s memory. We took pictures and one day our software will allow me to actually post pictures here. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »