Thursday I made the trek to Citi Field for the first time since 2020 to check out the Battle of the Badges, hosted by David Wright. When it was announced, I curiously looked up where the ADA seats were and was pleasantly surprised that they were right on the field and all tickets were only $20. When we arrived we found out we had access to the Delta club and free food, drinks, snacks, etc. Unfortunately, no ice cream.
When we got to our seats, David was near the 3rd base dugout doing promo. He then did some on field stuff and ended up coming right through the door next to us to leave the field, unfortunately paying more attention to the people behind us so all I was able to get was a selfie of half my face and his back.
The game was a lot of fun though, not a lot of people and the crowd, seemingly made up of mostly NYPD and FDNY members and their families, were really rowdy and into the trash talking. The FDNY scored first, NYPD later scored a run and for a while the game was tied, but then the FDNY ended up breaking things open and winning 5-1.
David spent some time in each of the dug outs during the game.
I hope that the event raised a lot of money for the FDNY Foundation and NYCPA Widows & Children’s Fund. It was nice to honor NYs Bravest and Finest.