Autumn Marathon

Shea Stadium “lives” in Google maps even though it was dismantled and demolished with “amazing” speed after the 2008 MLB baseball season.  The Mets have commemorated it with plaques marking the bases (strange how small the infield feels without a huge superstructure surrounding it).  There was some controversy in the blogosphere about whether the plaques were positioned correctly, but according to the GPS in my Blackberry they are indeed in the right locations.   In June, while my son tried out to be a US Open ballperson, I stood on second base and tried to imagine the Beatles performing in exactly that spot.