Yesterday was the second time that I have been to Jewish Heritage day at Shea (the first time I went with the intention of going, this time it was a bit of a surprise), and I love when the Mets have heritage days at Shea. It adds another dimension to the game, and yes its gimicky, but its also fun. It is also, especially with Jewish Heritage day, never shoved down your throat. The special things that went on yesterday was a group of Paparim dancers, a Jewish singing group (National Anthem and God Bless America), a Yiddish version of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, and the scoreboard saying everyone names in Hebrew.
I was a big fan of the giveaway yesterday as well. It was a Mets Player/Number T-Shirt, but instead of a player, it said Shea 08 on the back. When I was at Jewish Heritage day back in 2003, the giveaway was a shirt that said Lets Go Mets in hebrew, a shirt I still wear often.
The merchandising at Shea (and Keyspan Park for that matter) has always amazed me. I usually go to Camden Yards since I live less than 20 minutes for the stadium, and the Orioles have a lot less gift shops than the Mets do. The Orioles main gift shop is slightly smaller than the Mets Team Shop, and a few shops along the concourses. So I am always a little shocked when I see the big shop outside, and the pretty sizable shops across all the decks at Shea, and I love it. I love the support the Mets have, even when they lose, its amazing. Anyway, what blew me away this time in the shop was there was a Dan Murphy Jersey already for sale, and their the was a Tatis Jersey for sale as well. I just didn't expect to see them already out.
