Last Opening Day at Shea: The Treasures We'll So Dearly Miss

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On April 17, 1964 New York baseball returned to a new home in Queens. And, for 45 or so years since, millions have suffered the pain of cheering on the blue-and-orange. Despite it all, though, there has always been one constant source of comfort for Mets fans. One shining beacon of beauty in an otherwise bleak and dark Flushing backdrop: Shea Stadium. [link]
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Blog Patrol: Shea Stadium. A True Classic. And A Total Dump.
Published 4/9/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... The last Opening Day at Shea. Remembering what's made the stadium, uh, not so great. [The Legend of Cecilio Guante] ...

Blog-Roid-Rama: Baseball In A Post-Mitchell World
Published 4/9/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . • Meanwhile, THE LEGEND OF CECILIO GUANTE shares what they’ll miss most about Shea Stadium . • KHQ-TV in Spokane reports that Washington State coach Tony Bennett will ...

Links The Man Wants You To See
Published 4/9/2008 by McD at Rumors and Rants
... Shea Stadium was always so nice and clean. A great place to take the family and watch a ball game. Goodbye Shea Stadium. Wait. Something is wrong here...it's not nice there at all. In fact...it's a dump! Darn you, well-crafted sarcasm in this great post. Darn you indeed - The Legend of Cecilio Guante ...

SAINT ANDREW'S NET: LAMPOONING!
Published 4/10/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for your impressionable young children
... link dump, written by assistant editor/Chicago native KD. Expect sports and tits. Deuce of Davenport thinks Jose Canseco is a ringer.  But I thought he never made it to the game because he was helping that lady whose house was burning down? You Been Blinded displays South Park's lampooning of Bill Belichick.  I'd like to lampoon lovely Amanda-NSFW. I'm not sure what that means.   The Legend of Cecilio Guante already misses ...

Daily Dump: USC-UCLA Rivalry, Curling Is Fun, Canseco Goes Yard, Backless Bra And Jesse Jane Interview
Published 4/10/2008 by J Koot at Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football
... or drop a link for us here and there. Today’s Dump: USC-UCLA rivalry will heat up with both teams wearing home colors [Fanhouse] It takes a real woman to play basketball [Billie Basquetbaal] Curling! Get Swept Up In The Fun! [The Meaningful Collateral] Jose Canseco playing co-ed softball just isn’t fair [Deuce of Davenport] Photographic evidence of what fans will miss about Shea [The Legend of Cecilio Guante] Chuck Liddell sees future as a coach [ ...

Link Whores
Published 4/11/2008 by Mac G at Mac Gs World
... I need to get to Shea stadium before they bulldoze it just so I can have this type of true fan experience. The Legend of Cecilio Guante ...

Too Soon?
Published 4/11/2008 by Greg at Faith and Fear in Flushing
... as he comes to grips with all the day's juxtapositions and The Legend of Cecilio Guante narrating a one-of-a-kind photo essay that shows why Shea is Shea...and why it won't be for much longer.

Links Of The Week
Published 4/11/2008 by The Ghosts at The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes
... The Legend of Cecilio Guante provided a heartarming tribute to Shea Stadium. Plus, I just love a good post with entirely centered text. Stylish. While I don't really care about the Mets, I do really like Shea Stadium. It's much sunnier than Yankee Stadium and I love clenching my bladder on that molasses slow subway ride back to the mainland. ...

All In
Published 9/4/2008 by Greg at Faith and Fear in Flushing
... are entrenched. I will know those cramped concourses and those winding ramps and that serene exit system. I will know where the concessions are and where the rest rooms are and where everything I need to enjoy or endure a Mets game is until I have to learn it all over again somewhere else. ...

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