You can buy a piece of Shea!

The New York Mets once again heart broke their fans yesterday, losing 4-2 to the Florida Marlins on the last day of the season and once again missing out on the playoffs for the second straight year to the Milwaukee Brewers who defeated the National League Central champion and number 1 seed Chicago Cubs 3-1 on a dominating complete game pitching performance by C.C Sabathia. The loss means a little bit more than missing out on the playoffs though. Since there will be no postseason baseball in flushing, Shea Stadium has hosted its last game ever. Next year the Mets are moving into brand new Citi Field which is right across the street from Shea. That's not all! Unlike Yankee Stadium which will be completely demolished, pieces of Shea will be sold, almost every significant item from the stadium is up for sale.

On September 11th, 2008, the New York Mets website reported they would be selling 2000 pieces of official Shea memorabilia, and have a deal with the MeiGray group to sell all the memorabilia. Prices range from 35 dollars for a napkin holder (I think it would be cool to have one) to $100,000 for the entire Mets Home Dugout!, now that would be quite a souvenir albeit the price. Other noteworthy items for sale are the individual letters from the "Shea Stadium" sign for 5 grand each; to both foul poles for 25,000 bones and the 1986 World Championship flag for $ 50,000. I'm surprised the Mets are willing to sell away so much of their prominent things from their only stadium they have ever had, but hey, if you're rich and a Mets fan, you can buy a souvenir way better than a Jersey or Hat!
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The Shea Stadium memorabilia pricelist:
http://www.loge13.com/pricelist.php

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