Shea Stadium

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="002285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>The World of Sports Venues</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The World of Sports Venues"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="Bank1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bank One Ballpark"><U>Bank One Ballpark</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Busch.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Busch Stadium"><U>Busch Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Cinergy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cinergy Field"><U>Cinergy Field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Coors.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coors Field"><U>Coors Field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Dodger.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dodger Stadium"><U>Dodger Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Miller.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miller Park"><U>Miller Park</U></A>   |   <A HREF="MinuteMaid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minute Maid Park"><U>Minute Maid Park</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Olympic.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Olympic Stadium"><U>Olympic Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="PacBell.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pacific Bell Park"><U>Pacific Bell Park</U></A>   |   <A HREF="PNC.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PNC Park"><U>PNC Park</U></A>   |   <A HREF="ProPlayer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pro Player Stadium"><U>Pro Player Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Qualcomm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Qualcomm Stadium"><U>Qualcomm Stadium</U></A>   |   <B>Shea Stadium</B>   |   <A HREF="Turner.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Turner Field"><U>Turner Field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Veterans.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Veterans Stadium"><U>Veterans Stadium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="Wrigley.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wrigley Field"><U>Wrigley Field</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="001d2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> <A HREF="http://mets.mlb.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://mets.mlb.com/"><U><IMG SRC="Mets.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="79" height="76"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Ballparks/Shea/Shea_StadiumS.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Seating Chart</U></A></div> <div> View Location</div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Ballparks/Shea/Shea_Stadium.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 1</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Ballparks/Shea/Shea_2.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 2</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Ballparks/Shea/SheaStadium.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 3</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="file:///C:/My Documents/My Webs/myweb3/Ballparks/Shea/Shea2.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/thatch"><U>Photo 4</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USNY0339_f.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USNY03"><U>Weather</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Shea Stadium</I></div> <div> Address- 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue</div> <div>                   Flushing, NY  11368</div> <bR> <div> Team- New York Mets</div> <bR> <div> Year Opened- 1964</div> <bR> <div> Capacity- 55,775</div> <bR> <div> A triple-decked stadium in Flushing, Queens, Shea Stadium is named for attorney William Shea, who was instrumental in bringing an NL expansion franchise to New York in 1962. </div> <bR> <div> It is circular but unenclosed in the outfield, and features natural grass, symmetrical fences, and the major league's largest scoreboard behind the right-center field fence. </div> <bR> <div> Left field is home to a small picnic area, while in center a large red apple rises out of a top hat after each Mets home run. </div> <bR> <div> Early- and late-season games are plagued by bitter winds from nearby Flushing Bay, while jets from LaGuardia Airport regularly pass overhead with a deafening roar. </div> <bR> <div> Shea's ample foul territory favors pitchers, and almost all of its 55,775 seats are in foul territory. </div> <div> The exterior was painted bright blue for the 1987 season. </div> <bR> <div> Shea is unusually convenient to both local highways and public transportation, sharing a New York City subway station with the U.S. Tennis Center next door. </div> <bR> <div> Now home only to the Mets, it housed the Yankees while Yankee Stadium was being renovated in the 1970s, as well as the NFL's Jets and Giants for a while. </div> <bR> <div> Source- The Idea Logical Company</div> </td> </tr></table></body>