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The Mets developed a great tribute to the TrailBlazer it's called the Jackie Robinson rotunda pat Perez got to -- Derek cool to the post dispatch and they're going to take a subtle little to war. It's called the Jackie Robinson rotunda and it's the first thing you see you walk into the brand new city fielding. Dirk -- Louis post dispatch is so with. It's what's striking is now. Hey you know of the suddenly you're the seven train going to -- you write off. -- close to being on the opposite side of where all the action as a junior or Shea Stadium you can walking up. Maybe -- -- -- influence that false apple that they had really just being. You know seeing the structure Shea Stadium over Loney hit this nice little up decide this it's field motif. And then there -- -- strike team Robinson rotunda there was. Kind of photos of the history Jackie Robinson this century Robinson originally from the Mets. Didn't didn't play in this early and broke me thinking this out and it's a you know it's it's a nice. Quirky but sadly fitting tribute. Did you see there. Worse -- describe Jackie Robinson in his career and we begin at the beginning I guess. Yeah. Photos appear on the wall -- ceiling trying to capture along with these words its virtues to see an end Jackie Robinson honored him in the meantime let them. -- legacy you left. They're bringing an owner. We've moved to the other side of the rotunda and certainly see over -- the Jackie Robinson meant so much more than just to the baseball. Oh certainly and we knew he was not only a great ball player -- was an -- -- off the field and emblem off the field. A lot of ways pioneer and feel something that people can rally on we saw earlier you know they mentioned that he won the medal of freedom in the eighties. And walk out he can't leave the ballpark without seeing what is probably his signature phrase that you know life is only the worst. Now yeah act -- on their lives there is emblazoned across the rotunda as you leave the ballpark thanks for somewhere -- the I think we have a chance to experience a new ballpark itself not only does he seem right yeah. -- yet again next year thanks.