By Christina Kelly

On Saturday January 31, A few hundred die-hard Met fans braced the chill of winter to say one final goodbye to Shea Stadium.  The high temperature in Flushing New York of just 28 degrees and 20 mph winds were hardly conducive to baseball. The weather seemed to match the funeral-like atmosphere emitted by the fans who gazed at the skeletal remains of what has been home to the Mets since 1964. 

The area was filled with bulldozers, tractors and construction workers. All of the seats were gone with nothing left except the frame of the stadium.  Despite the gloomy scene, people began to reminisce.  Some pointed to where their season tickets had once been, while others question if the home-run apple would be salvaged. Strangers were becoming fast friends, united by the common ground of Mets memories. Conversations spanned from Game 6 of the 1986 World Series to the hopes that K-Rod could be a savior for the late innings next season.  The entire day seemed to be a unification of past and present. 

While many fans snapped one last picture of Shea, it was impossible to crop Citifield from the background.  With the financial problems Citigroup is facing right now, two members of the House of Representatives believe that the Mets should abandon the $400 million naming rights deal of the new stadium, reports Newsday.

If this plan does in fact fall through, where will that leave Shea? While the old stadium definitely had its flaws, enough people cared about the old place to bid it farewell. Could there be a sequel with nicer bathrooms and better seats? 

It is an issue that is still very much up for debate, but after seeing the somber looks of Met fans as they walked away from the past, a second Shea might be the perfect solution for a brighter future.