Amazin' Office Break

I meant to write about this a few days ago but was just reminded by the Met's rally last night against the Cards. The streets below my office provide numerous "only in New York" experiences. For example, one day last summer it was difficult to leave the building because the Daytime Emmy's Red Carpet ran in front of the entrance. More recently, the cars for those of us working late had to pick up at a different location because they were filming the new 30 Rock show in the neighborhood and trailers were everywhere.

Just a few days ago, before the post-season began, eruptions of cheering could be heard in my office. Officemate Benjamin and I figured out that it was a rally for the Mets and decided to take a rare break from work to check it out. I was impressed with the crowd; it was a random weekday and most of the spectator weren't people like Benjamin and I - they came with their Mets gear to show their support. Which is more than I could say for the players. I guess they had to be at practice over in Queens, since as far as I could tell they only appeared on the big screen set up on Sixth Ave. But they did a friendly Q&A and definitely fired up the crowd.