August 6, 2008

Shea Stadium seats for sale Aug. 25, for $869 per pair

Before the Mets demolish Shea Stadium, they’ll be cleaning out the ballparkand putting things out for sale. Starting August 25 at 9 a.m., you’ll be able to buy a pair of stadium seats in orange, blue, green or red for $869.

Season-ticket holders get first dibs on their own seats prior to that date.

More Shea memorabilia — such as seat backs and 45-inch sections of bench seating from the left field picnic area — will go on sale at a later time.

Shea stadium seats are owned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation; other stadium memorabilia is owned by the Mets, including clubhouse items such as player lockers. Through an agreement between the City and the team, the City will receive a majority of the proceeds of the sale of the entire collection of memorabilia. The Mets will donate their portion of proceeds to the Mets foundation, which will distribute the funds to various charities. The City’s proceeds from the sale will be deposited into the City’s general fund.

The removal of Shea stadium seating will take place within weeks of the Mets’ final home game, with the demolition of the stadium soon to follow. The metal frames containing the seats date back to Shea’s opening season in 1964. The original 55,300 wooden seats removed prior to the 1980 season, when they were replaced with the plastic seats in use today

August 6, 2008 11:43 AM in History, Out of Manhattan, Shopology, Sports

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