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Mets Fan Suing Team Over Season Tickets

By Tom FornelliSep 8th 2008 – 2:06PM

Before the season started, the New York Mets thought they could boost season ticket sales for 2008 if they promised buyers awesome seats at Citi Field in 2009. The catch was that you had to buy season tickets for both the 2008 and 2009 season this year, which could get pretty costly.Mets fan Judd Burstein was one of those...

Another Fan Hurt on Shea Stadium Escalator

By Tom FornelliJul 27th 2008 – 1:22PM

The New York Mets can't move into their new stadium fast enough, as Shea Stadium is quickly becoming something of a death trap. Back in April, a fan named Antonio Nararainsami plunged to his death when he fell off an escalator after a Mets game against the Washington Nationals. It was a tragic incident, but it wasn't...

Fan Dies in Shea Stadium Tragedy

By MulletApr 16th 2008 – 1:45PM

Sad news out of Shea Stadium last night, where a fan died as a result of losing his balance on an escalator (which wasn't moving for whatever reason) and falling to his death while his family witnessed the entire horrific scene.Antonio Nararainsami, 36, and several relatives, including his two young daughters, were leaving...

Shea Stadium Viewing Experience Oddly Reminiscent of Soviet Gulag

By Eamonn BrennanJul 9th 2007 – 10:02AM

There will be no dissent and no dissonance -- when Shea Stadium guards tell you to watch baseball peacefully or "take your beating like a man," well, you have an easy decision, don't you? Nicholas Kamparosyan, 31, and his brother Telemak, 27, of Forest Hills, have filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn Federal Court claiming they...

That's A Tiny Kitten At Shea Stadium

By PostmanRMay 23rd 2007 – 8:48PM

I'm a bit shocked this video is still up considering MLB dispatches its YouTube police rather quickly. So, at least for now, enjoy the above footage of a groundskeeper at Shea Stadium getting a surprise from a kitten. I enjoyed this as much as Jon Miller did. Which is to say, I enjoyed it a lot.Meanwhile, Joe Morgan...

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Did Camden Yards Save Baseball? MLB's Most Important Stadium Turns 20

By The Huffington Post News Editors Apr 12th 2012 - 03:06PM

Remember those monstrosities known as multipurpose stadiums, and the dark days when they ruled the earth?

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Garth Brooks to Join Songwriters Hall of Fame

By Gayle Thompson May 16th 2011 - 12:23PM

Garth Brooks , who penned several of his own biggest hits, including ' If Tomorrow Never Comes ,' ' The River ' and ' She's Every Woman ,' is being officially honored for his songwriting contributions.

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Garth Brooks Gets 'Shameless' on New Billy Joel CD/DVD

By Vernell Hackett Mar 07th 2011 - 12:11PM

Garth Brooks is featured on the new Billy Joel album, 'Live at Shea Stadium,' the full recording of the Piano Man's July 2008 shows at the historic ballpark.

Shea Stadium News From the Web

  • 03/21/11 Billy Joel Live at Shea Stadium hits #1 on DVD/Video... Source: Alt Sounds Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert, a full-length concert film released by Legacy Recordings on March 8, has just entered the Billboard Top Music DVD/Video chart at #1.
  • 02/22/11 Billy Joel Live at Shea Stadium concert film available... Source: Alt Sounds Live at Shea Stadium, a full-length music film of Billy Joel's historic shows in July 2008 marking the last-ever concerts at rock's first great arena venue.
  • 01/24/11 Legacy Recordings Announces the Premiere Release of... Source: Broadcast Newsroom On Tuesday, March 8 , Legacy Recordings will release, for the very first time, Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium, a full-length music film of Billy Joel 's historic shows in July 2008 marking the last-ever concerts at rock's first great arena venue.

Background on Shea Stadium

William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (), was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.

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