Save The Shea Stadium Home Run Apple

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We, the Undersigned, as fans of the New York Mets and Shea Stadium implore Sterling Mets and Fred Wilpon to Save the Home Run Apple which currently resides in Shea Stadium from being auctioned or sold. We ask that the Home Run Apple be moved to Citi Field after the end of the 2008 Season so that on Opening Day 2009, the same Home Run Apple that has been with the Mets since 1980 remains with the Mets in their new home. We ask that only the normal amount of maintenance be given to the Apple and a fresh coat of paint would also be fine, but the Apple should remain as it has since it's installation.

We have come to countless games at Shea Stadium, we all have different memories, but one things remains the same for all Mets fans, and that is the thrill of seeing the Home Run Apple rise out of its top hat slowly after a Mets home run. A new apple will not be the same. What makes the Apple special is that it reminds Mets fans of their youth, of their past and the Mets' past, of coming out to the ballpark and watching a game of baseball. We don't need any crazy gimmicks, shiny apples, bright lights, just a large red Apple coming out of a top hat. The same Apple that has come out of the same top hat for generations of Mets fans.

We beg of you to Save the Apple and hope that you will take us seriously.

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    • brooklyn ny
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    • Brooklyn, NY
  • christina k
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    • save the apple!!
    • City, State
    • new york, new york
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  • Virginia M
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    • Please save the Shea Stadium Apple. This is part of the unique Legacy of the New York Mets. We love that apple- it is the Best Apple in the City. (and the Yankees do not have an apple) Let's go Mets -- Keep the Home Run Apple safe and happy in Citi Field
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    • Brooklyn, NY
  • Sara T
  • Marissa
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    • I LOVE THE APPLE!
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    • Brooklyn NY
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    • NY
  • David K
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    • Save the apple!
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    • Astoria, NY
  • Bill S
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    • New York, New York
  • Daniel C
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    • Save the apple, it's apart of us!
    • City, State
    • New York, NY
  • Kara F
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    • Brooklyn, NY
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  • Jamie K
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    • It is tradition, save it!
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    • NY, NY
  • M. C
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    • none. just do right.
    • City, State
    • New York, NY
  • Brett B
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    • Kailua, Hawaii
  • Tim M
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    • New York, NY
  • Harrison K
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    • Could you also save the skyline above the scoreboard
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    • Ambler PA
  • Jessica L
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    • I really love that apple. Nothing can replace it, especially not any flashy new apple.
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    • Patchogue, NY
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    • Brooklyn, NY
  • Drew W
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    • GO METS
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    • Montgomery, AL
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    • Brooklyn, NY
  • Andrew R
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    • please bring it with you.. without connection to the past there is no futre
    • City, State
    • NY NY
  • Scott G
  • David L
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    • Save the Apple
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    • Pittsburgh, PA
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    • Gibsonia, PA
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    • New York, NY
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    • Brooklyn, NY
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  • Brooke
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    • Keep a little baseball history and nostalgia
    • City, State
    • New York, NY
  • keri
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    • come on lets save the new york apple
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    • si ny
  • Steven R
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    • I'm a season ticket holder and would like to see the same Apple used in CitiField
    • City, State
    • New York, NY
  • joe o
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    • It is part of our hearts !!!
    • City, State
    • staten island , new york
  • Eric J
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    • Brooklyn NY
  • Jeff M
  • Bart R
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    • Is there even a reason not to keep the apple?
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    • Brooklyn, NY
  • William W T
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    • Save the Apple, it's a part of our past that deserves a place in our future.
    • City, State
    • Riverdale, NY
  • Frank T
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    • A friend from NY told me the Apple was going away. How could this be??? Such a visible symbol of the Metropolitans should not be lost!!
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    • Cambridge, MA
  • Michael B
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    • Bloomfield, NJ
  • Stefan S
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    • Let's go Mets
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    • New York, NY
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    • New York, NY
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