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One sentiment prevailed as Mets fans flocked to Citi Field Thursday to watch the Amazins try to even up the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers: This is everything. Crisp air and a cool breeze underscored the electric sensation of October baseball in Queens as the team tried to punch its ticket to the World Series. Fans engulfed the statue of ahead of the gates opening chanting, Lets Go Mets! flush with both hope and anxiety for the game that would unfurl in the coming hours. Mets superfan Cyndi Stanimirov stands outside Citi Field with her brother and Robert Henriquez before Game 4 of the NLCS on Oct. 17, 2024. Dorian Geiger One such fan was Cyndi Stanimirov, 37, who was walking into Citi Field with a co-worker and her brother. Stanimirov is the director of operations at Brooklyns Red Hook Lobster Pound and said she ditched work today to be at the game. Explore More My restaurant might Willie Montanez Jersey be on fire and I have no idea, the diehard Mets fan said. But I dont care and Im only giving a st about this. It is wild to be here 86 was the last time we won. Im born in 87. Weve never experienced it in our lifetime. This is everything. We want to be here. We want to win, she implored. This city, this country, is dying for one of these. Stanimirovs connection to the Mets is generational, saying the team means everything to her family. Her mother worked the conce sion stands at Shea Stadium in the 80s and 90s. Mark Vientos and Luis Severino celebrate with the OMG sign after Vientos solo home run in the first inning. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post She brought her mother to Citi Field and said of a potential World Series berth, I will 100% figure out how to manage my money and bring her again. Her coworker Rob Henriquez, 37, is working on his own generation of Mets fans. Im a diehard. I bleed orange and blue, he told The Post. Im such a diehard I named my daughter Shea after Shea Stadium and the place where I had some of the greatest memories of my life. Henriquez said he became a Mets fan soon after moving to New York in 1994 after his uncle won nosebleed tickets from a radio giveaway. I fell in love with the game and the team since. Mets fans apart of The 7 Line Army react during Thursday nights lo s to the Dodgers. Getty Images Irish transplant Rob ONeill, 41, never imagined hed become a baseball fan when he moved from the Emerald Isle to Astoria in 2004, but hes become addicted to watching the Amazins. In Ireland, you support the local team, he explained as he stood in the shadow of Seavers statue. I never thought Id be a Mets fan. But then I moved here, and I was close to Citi Field Shea Stadium at the time and I became a Mets fan a friend of mine brought me to a game, and that was it. Asked if he had any pregame superstitions, the Irishman quipped, No lucky charms. Irish transplant Rob ONeill, 41, never imagined hed become a baseball fan when he moved from the Emerald Isle to Astoria in 2004, but hes become addicted to watching the Amazins. Dorian Geiger Je se Friedman, 33, a full-time baseball coach and Mets superfan looked ready to step into left field as he was decked out in head-to-toe team gear including a Mets necklace, his good-luck Mets jacket and custom Nike Air Force Ones emblazoned with team mascot Mr. Met. Im the Mets Superman, Friedman said. I grew up in Shea Stadium. I had season tickets from, like, ages 7 until 12. I watched all the great moments here. The Mike Piazza Sept. 11 home run. Robin Ventura grand slam single, [the] comeback against the Braves. Friedman was also in attendance last week when the Mets clinched the championship round berth by besting the Phillies and predicted a 6-4 win in Thursdays Game 4 with Mets second baseman Jose Iglesias scoring the winning run. Je se Friedman, 33, a full-time baseball coach and Mets superfan looked ready to step into left field as he was decked out in head-to-toe team gear. Dorian Geiger The vibe is amazing. Its New York City electricity is what it is, Friedman said. Yankees fans cant even match stuff like this. Sadly for the Mets faithful, Friedmans prediction didnt come true the and Iglesias struck out. They now trail 3-1 in the series. Dave Dravecky Jersey