The Swan Family: NYC Day 4: Citi Field, Fifth Avenue

Friday, April 27, 2018

NYC Day 4: Citi Field, Fifth Avenue

This is the view from our hotel window, I thought the rooftop garden was really cool. I wonder what they grow there.

First on the docket for today, Citi Field!! Dreams do come true. This is where the Mets baseball team plays. I started watching Mike Piazza catch when I was in 4th grade becaue I was the catcher on our little league team. When he traded to the Mets, so did I, and I have loved them ever since. When Mandi asked us all to name the number 1 thing we wanted to do in NY, I asked if we could go see the field. It's been on my bucket list for YEARS. It was probably the first item I even put on my bucket list, haha! And now I've done it. We did not get to see a game (Mets were on the road this week, but I have seen them play twice, in St. Louis on my Senior trip.) and we did not get to tour the inside or anything. But we got to be there. And I got to spend almost all of my souvenir money in the gift shop. I got a hat for me. T-shirts for me and Aaron. A pack of baseball cards for the boys to split, Pez dispensers for all the kids, and a key chain for my keys.

Cool flowers on the stadium grounds, I want to figure out what kind they are.

Flags for the players currently on the team.

Flags for the Hall of Fame players.

Me standing under Mike Piazza's flag. :)

The Mets won the World Series the year I was born. You see, it was meant to be.

I was so confused at first, because they have Jackie Robinson everything at the field. And while I like Jackie and all, and realize his contribution to baseball and culture, but he played for the Dodgers, not the Mets. Finally it dawned on me that before the Dodgers were the Los Angels Dodgers, they happened to be the BROOKLYN Dodgers. So that's at least New York. Still not sure where the Mets come in. I'll have to look into it.