James Sutton, St. Louis, MO -- Oct 09, 2006 15:00 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 4
I hope they have made this a better place to see a game since I went there in 1997. I went with my cousin with press passes. We didn't stick around to watch the whole game. The park was very dirty and the people were rude. The area isn't great either being right by planes taking off and landing. Unfortunately, this feature will carry over to their new park, which looks like a much needed improvement for the Mets. Of all of the cookie-cutter stadium, this is the worst with seats way too high up in the upper deck.

John Crozier, New York, NY -- Jun 11, 2007 15:13 PM
5 visit(s). My rating: 3
In my opinion, Shea Stadium is the worst stadium in the majors. It is an ugly doughnut stadium. The sightlines are horrible and most of the upper level seats are far from the action. Not to mention that Shea has probably the worst lighting system out of any other stadium. It is a very dark, cold and depressing building. When it gets demolished in 2009, Mets fans can rejoice knowing that this terrible stadium is in their rear view mirror.

David H, Queens, NY -- Jul 31, 2007 11:03 AM
10 visit(s). My rating: 4
I live within a 30 minute walk from Shea, 5 local stops on the 7 train. This is a pretty ugly and bland stadium, but it's our Shea. There's nothing like a nice summer night watching some good baseball. A good thing is that, since there's over 55,000 seats, it's usually easy to get tickets, which won't be as easy at Citi Field, since it will have about 10,000 less seats.

Dave Zanko, New Milford, NJ -- Sep 25, 2007 00:31 AM
10 visit(s). My rating: 9
While many baseball fans dislike the place, as a life-long Mets fan whose been here more times than I can count, this is home to me. I'm going to miss the place, roundness, symmetry and all. Never understood the hate for symmetry myself. Guess people like the older, asymmetrical places, even though they were only that way because that's all that'd fit.

Charles Alvarez, Bronx, NY -- Aug 02, 2008 10:24 AM
10 visit(s). My rating: 7
I have always been into sports architecture and Shea is one of the many reasons why. My father brought me to my first Mets game in 1975 and I have been a die hard Mets fan since. I was very fortunate to have been to a Jets game at Shea and being perplexed by the lower level that swung around for the football configuration. I had a old friend that told me that they had to send worker below those stands to make sure they chased out the cats that lived below the stands so that there would be unfortunate accidents.. Hmmmmm? That might explain the Mets lack of No-hitters... I digress, Shea has always been the home of my beloved Mets, despite its lack of "character" in comparison to the stadium where the Yankees play, Shea has always been bland and little nuances like the planes that fly over the stadium on route to and from LaGaurdia Airport, the "Diamondvision" screen in Left center and the massive scoreboard in rightfield and the "Big Apple" help make the stadium a better place to watch then the actual stadium itself. "Citi Field" will someday have the charm and charisma that "Shea" has lacked, but when this stadium comes down I will be heartbroken.