If I was to tell you three months ago that the following would happen, you would have thought I was on crack:

First batter faced at CitiField would hit a home run.  A cat would run onto the field, 1969 style.  A balk would bring  home the deciding run.  Mike Pelfrey would trip and fall during his delivery.

New stadium, some of the same old tricks.  The Mets starting rotation needs to get its act together, the bullpen is getting too many innings and the offense is being put into holes early and often.  David Wright, fantastic game, you were the perfect person to hit the first home run at CitiField.  It was a big one, too.  A game tying three run home run bomb, and my goodness, that new home run applet is huge!  I mean, that is one big apple, I would say at least 3x's the size of the old one.  I am digging it.

CitiField on my second trip definitely grew on me a bit more.  I am getting more and more familiar with my surroundings and comfortable with the seats.  I do still feel very bad for the people in the first few rows who have LED obstructions, and equally as bad for the people who have to watch a game through the plexi glass staircases.  You can read my past blog entries to get my feelings and reviews about these horrible obstructions. 

I noticed that CitiField is about 40% less loud than Shea.  At certain points to the game my brother Jack and I noticed that it was much less noisy than Shea.  Was this the case because it is a more corporate crowd?  Is it because there is 10,000+ less fans in the stands?  Is it because fans don't know when to cheer because of their obstructions?  Is it less loud because of the new stadium layout?  I am sure all of the above is factoring into this, but one thing is 100% for sure, it is not as loud as Shea.  If D. Wright hits that same home run in Shea I would not have been able to hear myself think.  Last night, it was as if it was muted.  I don't know, something that I will definitely keep thinking and writing about.  Other than the Mets losing, overall on the whole, fantastic Opening Night.  The Seaver to Piazza first pitch was a great touch.  It was also nice to see that Tom got the ball over the plate, it looked like he had some late movement on the pitch.  The flyover is also a fan favorite and I happened to get it on tape.  I will be posting it when I download my pictures and movies. 

Come on Mets, let's start picking it up.  It is a simple game, you hit the ball, you catch the ball and you throw the ball.  It looks like the Mets fans and players are all trying to get comfortable with their new home. I know how everyone feels, I just moved into a new apartment and I am still trying to figure out my morning and evening agenda's. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, the Mets and their fans will be settled in to CitiField.