Posts Tagged ‘Shea Stadium’
No-han: More than just a game
It took about 51 years and 8,020 games, but the New York Mets have a no-hitter to call their own. On June 2, Johan Santana shut down the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals on 134 pitches, five walks, and eight strikeouts. There are some people questioning its legitimacy since third base umpire Adrian Johnson called a fair ball …
by Giovanni Mio on June 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment »
Yankee Stadium Demolition Update-3/3
All photos property of WCBS 880 With a little over three months left in the major stages of the demolition of Yankee Stadium, we have received some pretty substantial pictures today. Let us begin. As one can tell, a lot has occurred since our last update in the middle of January. The entire back portion of the stadium no longer …
by Jon Alba on March 3rd, 2010 1 Comments »
Giants Stadium Demolition Update-1/20/10
(WCBS 880/Tom Kaminski) Just as we did with the recent wrecking ball demolition of Shea Stadium and the ongoing process of Yankee Stadium, SportsFullCircle will now begin updates on the demolition of Giants Stadium. Thanks to an update from WCBS 880, we can now see that seat removal has begun at the Meadowlands. Located in East Rutherford, NJ, Giants Stadium …
by Jon Alba on January 20th, 2010 1 Comments »
Yankee Stadium Demolition, New Yankee Stadium, and Citi Field Construction Update
Photos via nj.com and Sliding Into Home With Shea Stadium’s demolition long behind us, it is time to move ahead towards demolition Yankee Stadium. Today, the New York Yankees struck a deal with the city of New York (who owns the original Yankee Stadium) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to sell all seats, scoreboards, foul poles, turf, urinals, and anything else …
by Jon Alba on March 25th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Shea Stadium Demolition Complete, New Yankee Stadium Update
And just as it went up in the 1960′s, Shea Stadium has come down even quicker. Demolition of the former home of the New York Mets was completed today, capping a schedule which begun as soon as the final game was played against the Florida Marlins. Here is the video of the final structure coming down (the structure shown was …
by Jon Alba on February 18th, 2009 1 Comments »
Rumor: Bruce Springsteen to close Yankee Stadium?
New York Classic Rock Radio Station Q104.3 is reporting that there is a high-profile rumor floating around the rock world stating Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band may indeed close out Yankee Stadium. The concert, which would likely take place sometime between October and November, would be the last event held at the historic site. Bruce Springsteen has a …
by Jon Alba on September 2nd, 2008 2 Comments »