The night is September 18, 2006. “Sexyback” by Justin Timberlake is about to chart #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for its tenth straight week. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest just wrapped up its run as highest grossing summer blockbuster. Steve Jobs is about five months away from unveiling the first iPhone. The Nintendo Wii and the PS3 are just weeks away from hitting the shelves. Eli Manning is starting just his second full season as Giants QB. Citi Field is just a bunch of occupied parking spaces; break ground date was not for another two months.
The Mets have a chance to make Citi Field history tonight
