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Dan
August 16, 2000
What a great night at Shea! Took my Mom (who grew up a Brooklyn Dodgers fan) to her first game at Shea in over 20 years for Jackie Robinson Night. President Clinton was there. I said "hi" to Spike Lee in the corridor. Mom chatted with comedienne Elaine Boozler. Jerry was the only one missing! And the Mets played well, Reynoso pitched well, and it was a solid shut-out victory.

Dan H.
October 1, 2006
One of my all-time favorite nights at Shea. Honoring Jackie Robinson's 50th Anniversary of breaking the race barrier in the presence of his wife, Commissioner Selig, President Clinton was a highlight of my life. It was amazing to observe the multigenerational families: the grandparents who remembered Jackie and came to the game with their children and grandchildren who only know the legend. I, too, was there with my mother as well as my two young sons. That the Mets won the game was only a sidelight.

Scoey
May 17, 2019
This was a great shutout win for the Mets in which Lance Johnson had a pair of two-run singles. It was during this game that Jackie Robinson was honored on the fiftieth anniversary of his debut. Bud Selig announced that MLB was retiring No. 42, but the ceremony was ill-timed. Instead of holding it before the game like he should have, the non-traditional commissioner had the thing after the fifth inning.

One special feature about baseball as opposed to other sports is that it does not have halftime or any other kind of intermission. Mr. Selig created one here, which was one of many screw-ups h he had during his time in office. I wonder if Jackie himself would have approved of the ceremony interrupting a game in progress instead of it being conducted ahead of time.



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