June 19

The day started with a 2-hour tour of a Hudson and East River with a great view of the Statue of Liberty. We took the circle bus tour that goes through lower Manhattan…east village, soho, ground zero, etc.

Took the subway to Flushing in Queens and the new Citi Field. We were in the top row of the top tier on the first base side. It looks like every seat has a good view. Another new park this year. All the new retro parks have many things in common – state of the art scoreboard, wide concourses/mezzanines, huge eating/picnic areas, much handicapped seating, and great views from all seats.

Interestingly (at least to me), this was the most ethnically diverse crowd we have seen this trip…and there weren’t very many empty seats.

We heard at the Mets game that the Yankees are offering a rain check on the last night’s tickets due to the long rain delay – whether you went to the game or not…I will have to check that out. As we were leaving Yankee Stadium, scalpers were asking for our ticket stubs – we said no, but I wonder how many people just gave them the tix – actually free tickets now.

Timely hitting by the Mets led to 5-3 win.

June 19

RUNNING RECORD WINS
Home Team – 3
Away Team – 4

American League – 2
National League – 5