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Shea Stadium: Home of the Crimson Tide!
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Jaya Saxena
Published Jan 12, 2010
Modified Jan 12, 2010
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ESPN, you really should have known better. Metspolice.com found this photo on ESPN's merch page, using the image of Shea Stadium from beyond the grave as the home of the Alabama Crimson Tide, this year's BCS champions. At least they had the decency to paint a 50 yard line. This isn't the first instance of Mets-related images being messed with on the internet. A while ago there was this instance of Citibank and the Mets being too lazy to even take a photo in Citi Field! We bet this never happens to the Yankees...
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