Well unless the Giants win the Super Bowl again, this is going to be a LONG winter. I am kind of in shock, but it is more of a "not again" type of feeling about not watching any more Mets baseball this year.

I will write more soon on what transpired, once I come out of my funk, but for now here are some pics and a video of Tom Seaver throwing the last pitch to Mike Piazza today on this mostly horrible day.

Thanks Mother Nature, because of you there's a chance that my tickets for the last regular season game at Shea will actually be for the second to last regular season game at Shea.

I can foresee an event where tonight gets rained out forcing a doubleheader tomorrow. If THAT gets rained out, which is entirely possible, there will be a game on Monday because I highly doubt there will be a triple-header on Sunday. I want to see how they plan on doing this because there is the potential for a lot of unhappy "final game" ticket holders.

Can we move the Friday, Saturday games to MSG?

Update...
The weather people couldn't have been more wrong. As usual.

I am a long-time Sunday plan holder in the Mezzanine and received my postseason ticket package yesterday.  I paid for them within minutes of receiving my invoice because they were to be issued on a "first come, first served basis".

Sorry for venting, but I was issued seats in the middle of the Upper Reserved section because as the ticket sales representative told me, "MLB had reserved a large number of lower level seats."

Baseball has become way too much of a business in my opinion, and I feel they are again sticking it to the fan.  I just hope I get a chance to use some of these.

That being said, tonight was the most dramatic win of the year! Great clutch performances by R. Martinez, Cancel, Church, Smith, and Beltran. Awesome!

Lastly, here's a pic of the lone Shea memorabilia I will be buying. I figured for the price, I could have been caught stealing something and pay much higher lawyer fees, so what the hell.

              

As you can tell, I don't visit the site very often, and hope you don't either so you're not disappointed, but I decided to swing by.

Yesterday was the last day the Atlanta Braves would ever play at Shea Stadium and it brought back a lot of memories for me.  As much as I have hated the Bravos over the years, I am more of a baseball fan than anything and it was bittersweet to see them at Shea one last time.

Despite the heartbreak of 14 straight division titles, the Braves have provided nothing less than high drama at Shea and one can do nothing less than respect them, especially, dare I say it, Larry “Chipper” Jones. For this reason I blasphemously clapped for him as he stepped up to the plate. Don’t worry, I won’t name my son Larry.

It is easier to appreciate the diminished rivalry because the Braves are in the cellar of the NL East, and the Phillies have taken their place. Although my Brave hatred will forever linger, I found it fitting that it’s all but gone this year, just as Shea will soon be too.  Change is the only constant I suppose.

These are the games and the days we need to really try to remember as we get older, because they will remind us of what baseball is all about. The rivalries, the cheers, the boos, the smells - for better or worse - and just the overall experience of attending a game at Shea Stadium.

Is it weird for me to say that I got a little choked up as my 7 train arrived at the ballpark yesterday…or should I say ballparks. Goodbye Larry, and Goodbye Shea.

For a slideshow of yesterday's events, including the Citi Field Preview area, click here.