Why Shea Stadium beats Yankee Stadium

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As some of you might recall, I took in last night's Mets-Nationals game with Daily News writer/Friend of the 10 Spot Jose Martinez . Another beautiful night in Flushing By The Bay got me thinking: Why do we all hear so much about the sainted Yankee Stadium's final year, but so little about the last hurrah of the temple that is Shea? Of course, many of you are also thinking: Why do we always ... [link]

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Read: 10 Reasons Shea is Better
Published 4/17/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In a post to The 10 Spot Blog for SI.com, Pete McEntegart lists 10 reasons why Shea Stadium is better than Yankee Stadium, while questioning why Yankee is getting more fanfare in its final season than Shea. ...

"I don't make money, money make me" and other pearls of wisdom
Published 4/18/2008 by Jordi at The Serious Tip
... my whole life and have been blogging for over a year and half. You know how much I have made on these talents? Not one red cent. So with that said, best of luck to ol' Christmas Ape. If all else fails, I'm sure he can find a couch to crash on amongst the KSK family. In other news ... Governments in foreign countries like to ban things, like the Simpsons. (Global Voices Online) Jimi Hendrix - the playing card mosiac. (CNN.com) 10 Reasons why Shea Stadium is better than that other New York stadium. (10 Spot Blog) Like ...

10 Reasons Why Shea Stadium is Better Than Yankee Stadium
Published 4/18/2008 by Kingman at Loge 13
... The 10 Spot Blog published a great post on why Shea is ultimately better than Yankee Stadium. here is the full list. I especially love #9: ...

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