ADVENTURE
Darryl Strawberry Jersey Retirement Ceremony
Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets
WHERE
New York City, New York
Citi Field
WHEN
Saturday, June 1st – 4:20 p.m.
Darryl Strawberry Jersey Retirement Ceremony
Diamondbacks at Mets
Sunday June 2nd – 1:40 p.m.
Darryl Strawberry Baseball Card Bobblehead (first 15,000 fans)
Diamondbacks at Mets
See full itinerary below.
ADVENTURE SUMMARY
Join us in the Big Apple as the Mets retire Darryl Strawberry’s #18 on Saturday, June 1st at Citi Field! We will also be staying overnight and going to the game on June 2nd with other schedule add-ons each day. You can choose from the full package as listed below or a la carte options and just join us at either or both games.
Darryl Strawberry was my favorite player from childhood and is a huge reason I fell in love with the game of baseball at 9 years old in October 1986. Thanks to my parents taking me to ball games when I was a kid, I was fortunate to meet him a few times over the years. Fast forward 25+ years and I’ve met him several times in recent years and he is an impressive man who is accomplishing much more off the field in his ministry and service to others than he ever did by hitting the 335 home runs, being an 8 time All-Star or winning 4 World Series titles.
Last August the Mets announced that they would be retiring both Strawberry and Dwight Gooden’s numbers this season. See promo video below. (Gooden had his #16 retired on April 14th.)
Whether you are a Mets fan, a Darryl Strawberry fan, want to check Citi Field off your ballpark list or just have a weekend getaway to New York City, I’d be honored to help you make it happen! By purchasing from Simply A Fan (est. 2018), you support our small family business in Nashville. Our goal is to provide sports fans with opportunities to create incredible memories on adventures at ballparks, stadiums and other venues across the country.
FULL PACKAGE
The full package includes tickets to both games on June 1st and June 2nd, ticket to the Jackie Robinson Museum on June 1st, your subway/ground transportation for both days and one night hotel (double occupancy) at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel, a Hilton brand hotel. Cost is $615.
ITINERARY
Here is a draft of the itinerary. Other than the game times, other items are subject to change.
Saturday, June 1st
10:00 arrive LaGuardia (or airport of your choice)
12:00 Jackie Robinson Museum
2:00 arrive Citi Field
2:20 gates open
4:20 Diamondbacks at Mets
*evening option for dinner in Times Square
Sunday, June 2nd
12:00 arrive Citi Field
12:10 gates open
1:40 Diamondback at Mets
*evening flights out of LaGuardia or your airport of choice
PACKAGE VARIATIONS
If you wish for Simply A Fan to purchase your airfare from wherever you are traveling from, we will gladly do so and it will just be a pass through cost. If you want double occupancy, but do not have someone you are traveling with and wish to be paired up with someone appropriate, please let me know. If you want the full package, but need an adjusted occupancy rate that is single, triple, quadruple – please contact me markjent@simplyafan.com.
A LA CARTE
If you would like to join us on some portion of the adventure and wish to choose from an a la carte style, we will do so for any of the following items – June 1st game, June 2nd game, Jackie Robinson Museum tour or hotel accommodations. If you live in New York or the surrounding northeast area, we would love to have you join us at the game(s) and take advantage of our group block rate!
SECURE YOUR SPOT
To secure your spot you need to click on either link above and fill out the form to express your interest. I will then contact you to finalize details and send you an invoice that can be paid online via Simply A Fan’s secure Square payment system. A personal check or Venmo are also accepted. If you have questions, please email Simply A Fan’s chief trip planner, Mark Jent, at markjent@simplyafan.com or text/call at 615.579.5217.
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SPECIAL NOTE
Simply A Fan, LLC is a family-owned, Nashville-based small business and is not affiliated with the New York Mets, Citi Field or Major League Baseball.
Featured Image
Picture taken by Mark Jent on a trip to Citi Field in July 2018
