Tuesday, April 07, 2009
“Fans can find comfort knowing they will have a permanent reminder of the Shea they remember,” said Marisa Berman, executive director of the Queens Historical Society.
Markers for home plate, the pitching rubber and second base will appear in traffic lanes, while first and third will be denoted in specific parking spots.
But Jason Antos, the author of "Shea Stadium: Images of Baseball," sides with fans who want a few more plaques in the lot.
He envisions outfield markers honoring the 1969 Miracle Mets on the sites where Tommie Agee and Ron Swoboda made run-saving catches, and where Cleon Jones caught the final out to clinch the club's first championship.
Antos is also pulling to mark the spot where a Mookie Wilson ground ball infamously trickled under Boston first baseman Bill Buckner's glove, handing the Mets an unlikely win in Game Six of the 1986 World Series.
But a Mets spokesman said the club doesn't plan to mark additional spots.
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