centerfield maz

Monday October 27, 1986 World Series- Game #7- Shea Stadium, NY: After the unbelievable Game Six comeback, the Mets and their fans couldn’t wait to play Game #7. It was understood in New York that there was just no way the Mets could lose. Confidence was at an all-time high. from centerfield: My story first: It rained on Sunday and the game was postponed until Monday. My Game #6 ticket has a seven strategically placed on it in an attempt to get in, it didn’t work. I was determined to get in to this game, I had to be there as the Mets were going to win a World Series.  After many attempts, I finally bribed a ticket taker with a ten-dollar bill wrapped around a lot of ones. He said he had let to many people in that way in already, but I said there’s a lot of money here, he took it & he let me in. A good man to me. I wasn't greedy as I ecstatically ran up the escalator, to the upper deck. Somehow, I found the only empty seat in Shea Stadium that night and I was...

Saturday October 25th 1986 World Series Game Six- Shea Stadium, New York.   from centerfield: This game was probably arguably the greatest Mets game of them all. It was most definitely the greatest Mets post season comeback of them all & one of the most emotionally draining one of all. I am proud to say, as a true lifelong Met fan, centerfieldmaz was there that night.  After seeing that fans were setting up TV’s and watching the game in the parking lot during the Series, I figured that where I'll go with other Mets fans. This was my original plan for Game six. A friend of mine at the time and I armed ourselves with a duffel bag full of beer cans parked in the Flushing Marina area near Shea & went looking for a spot in the parking lot to hang out.  Then the Lord sent me a gift, as a lifelong die-hard Mets fan we ran into a guy looking to sell of his tickets just a bit higher that regular price. I'm sure we would have paid whatever he wanted as lon...