Mets return to past in final Shea opener
Published 4/8/2008 by Anthony DiComo at Major League Baseball News
Bill Shea threw out the first pitch before Shea Stadium's final home opener, helping kick off a season-long celebration of the last season at Shea Stadium, before the Mets move into the state-of-the-art Citi Field next April.
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