The Mets (2–4) lost to the Phillies (4–4) by the score of 5 to 2 in the final opening day at Shea Stadium this afternoon.

For a boxscore, check out the new-and-improved SNY.tv.

For a recap, read my live-blogging notes, here.

…by the way, as of now, there are 804 comments in this thread, which is unbelievable…i’ve never seen anything like that…i don’t know if i am impressed, or scared for Willie Randolph…

…wow…good lord, man…

…4:21 pm…

Jimmy Rollins is out with a sprained ankle.

…4:17 pm…

…Carlos Beltran hit a one-out double, following by a pinch-hit walk from Brady Clark…but, Ryan Church grounded out weakly to second base, against a lefty…

Mets 2
Phillies 5
end of eighth

…4:15 pm…

…in the middle of the inning, Keith Hernandez let out a nice, loud yawn, which i think says it all…

…4:06 pm…

…Jimmy Rollins has been taken out of the game in favor of Eric Bruntlett, so i can only assume that something is up with rollins, who jogged home slowly in the previous inning…

…forgive me if i’m not crying…

…4:03 pm…

…well, hat’s off to Shea Stadium, which just finished playing Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up, which finished first place in the team’s eighth0–inning sing-a-long content, due to heavy lobbying from Fark.com and Digg.com…this will not end up being the new song, though…for more, click here…

…4:00 pm…

…i hate to say it, but this feels EXACTLY like a game from last September…in every way, shape and form…

…thankfully, it’s only April…

Mets 2
Phillies 5
middle of eighth

…3:56 pm…

Carlos Muniz is warming up in the bullpen.

…Pedro Feliciano is still no place to be found…

…i can only assume there is something wrong with feliciano, who has not pitched since April 2…

…meanwhile, Chase Utley ripped a double on a meatball from Aaron Heilman, over the head of Ryan Church, to drive in Jimmy Rollins to put the Phillies up by three…

…3:50 pm…

…in a one-run game, Aaron Heilman walks the eighth hitter to lead off the inning…unreal…So Taguchi advanced him to second…Jimmy Rollins then ripped a ground ball under the glove of Carlos Delgado to drive in the run…

…delgado never had a chance, though not many first baseman would have…it was scorched…

…in the following at-bat, Brian Schneider allowed another pass ball, his second of the day - both of which he should have caught…sloppy play, letting yet another run to be in scoring position…

…this, as much as any thing, including any such managerial decision, is what loses games…mistakes…ugh…

…3:44 pm…

…Damion Easley popped out to the warning track in right to end the inning…i thought it was gone…damn…

Mets 2
Phillies 3
end of seventh

…3:41 pm…

…well, shows what i know…endy swings, hits a ball directly at Jimmy Rollins, who cleared the bases with a double play…

…Jose Reyes then ripped a single up the middle…i bet they throw over to first at least seven times during Damion Easley’s at bat…

…3:40 pm…

…for what it’s worth, i would not bunt Endy Chavez in this situation, with the tying run on first, no outs and a thin bench…

…3:33 pm…

…Jorge Sosa is in for Scott Schoeneweis to face Pat Burrell, while Endy Chavez is in for Angel Pagan…

…sosa got burrell to pop up, deep to left, but Jayson Werth hit a ball the other way, through the infield, with two strikes, to put the Phillies ahead…

…i hate that this is feeling like a game from last year, with all the usual suspects at play…

Mets 2
Phillies 3
middle of seventh

…3:27 pm…

…Ryan Howard hit a potential double-play ball, as was scripted, nice job Scott Schoeneweis, but Carlos Delgado made a poor throw in to the back of Chase Utley, who stood tall for as long as he could while sliding in to second…the ball bounced off utley’s back, rolled in to the outfield, two runs scored and the game is tied…

…Jose Reyes is a bit at fault, as well, since he set up for the catch right in line with utley…

…naturally, schoeneweis was booed while walking from the field…the thing is, while he allowed the two guys to get on, he did what he had to do by getting the ground ball…if any one should be booed, assuming you have to boo, you should boo delgado, not the pitcher…

…3:22 pm…

…Scott Schoeneweis let up a hit, then hit Chase Utley, who has been hit three times today, which is understable since his totally crowds the plate…

…ground ball, scott…ground…ball…do it…come on…

…3:18 pm…

…yes, i’m concerned that Scott Schoenweiss is pitching this entire inning, including to righties…and, of course, he’s struggling, while Jorge Sosa warms up…ugh…

…when do we issue missing person’s report for Pedro Feliciano…

…yes, i’m concerned that Scott Schoeneweis is pitching this entire inning, including to righties…and, of course, he’s struggling, while Jorge Sosa warms up…ugh…

…when do we issue missing person’s report for Pedro Feliciano?…

…3:10 pm…

Joe Smith warmed up on the mound. However, the Phillies pinch hit for Jaime Moyer, and so the Mets pulled Smith for Scott Schoeneweis, before Smith could even throw a pitch.

…3:07 pm…

…the Phillies played the shift on Ryan Church, who hit a grounder to short, which was fielded by the third baseman for an out…

Mets 2
Phillies 0
end of sixth

…3:00 pm…

Joe Smith entered in place of Perez, with the tying runs at the plate, to face the right-handed Pedro Feliz, and he walked Feliz.

However, he got Carlos Ruiz to ground out to end the inning.

…smith never hit schneider’s target the entire time, and threw an absolute spinning meatball to ruiz which he thankfully took for a strike…close call…

Mets 2
Phillies 0
middle of sixth

…2:57 pm…

…Shea Stadium is using the organ, which played a bit of Crazy Train by Ozzy Obsourne…

…i love when rock and pop songs are covered on organ…

…i prefer silence, or organ..that’s it…

…2:55 pm…

…Oliver Perez looked great, getting the first two batters…then, in natural perez fashion, the wheels started to come off and came off quick…he had Pat Burrel down in the count, lost him, walked him, he then balked, walked another batter along with a pass ball to give first and third…and that was all, which i agree with…i love oliver, but when he goes off the tracks, he’s not coming back…

…as such, Joe Smith is in the game…

…2:43 pm…

…David Wright hit two balls really, really hard against Jamie Moyer earlier in the game, but both were tracked down by Shane Victorino…so, in the fifth, he ripped a ball in to the right-field corner as far from shane as possible for his first hit of the day…unfortunately, the same can not be said for Carlos Beltran, who had a potential RBI double run down by, you guessed it, victorino, to end the inning…

Mets 2
Phillies 0
end of fifth

…2:34 pm…

…with one out and a runner on first, Oliver Perez walked the pitcher, who had been trying to bunt the runner over, bringing Jimmy Rollins to the plate who started with a 2–0 count, at which point Brian Schneider wisely walked out to the mound…

…he got it together, though, getting rollins on a fielder’s choice and Shane Victorino to pop out…

…nice…NICE rebound, ollie…and nice work, schneider as well…

Mets 2
Phillies 0
middle of fifth

…2:31 pm…

Luis Castillo has left the game with right knee soreness.

…how exactly does that differ from every other day of the week…

He came up a bit lame while running down a pop up in foul territory in the previous inning.

…2:25 pm…

Luis Castillo has been replaced by Damion Easley.

…let the Ruben Gotay comments begin…

…2:23 pm…

…bases loaded, Ryan Church up against a lefty, one out, and he hit a weak grounder to second, but it scored a run…good enough…unfortunately, they then walked Brian Schneider to bring up Oliver Perez with two outs, who first tried to bunt, while dropping his bat on home plate, and then eventually struck out…

…Carlos Delgado hit a one-handed single to the opposite field…and it’s about time…go with it, los…go with it…

…by the way, Angel Pagan uses the theme to Indiana Jones as his entrance music, which is music to my ears…Raiders of the Lost Ark is my favorite movie of all time…

…pagan legged out a ground ball deep in the hole at second, helped out by a double-clutch from Chase Utley…

Mets 2
Phillies 0
end of fourth

…2:13 pm…

…in case you’re wondering, ‘Everybody clap your hands’ is back…

…2:12 pm…

…by the way, according to few a e-mails, MLB GameCast has referred to all of Jaime Moyer’s pitches, be it a fastball or not, as breaking ball…hilarious…

…2:10 pm…

Shave Victorino and Jayson Werth just knocked in to one another chasing down a fly ball hit in to the left-center gap.

…both players appear fine, and play has resumed with both still at their respective positions…

…it’s a funny replay, i’m sorry to say, because werth essentially tackles him…they run in to one another, werth wraps his arms around him and brings him down the ground as though he was trying to force a fumble…weird…

…2:02 pm…

…again, Oliver Perez hit Chase Utley with a inside fastball…well, they say it hit him…if it did, it hit a loose thread on his jersey…nevertheless, record it as a second hit-by-pitch…i dig the game plan, which is clearly to pound him in…

…otherwise, opie is in command…

Mets 1
Phillies 0
middle of fourth

…1:50 pm…

…a nice 1–2–3 inning for Oliver Perez, who fell behind 3–0 to Jimmy Rollins, shook his head looking a bit dejected, but then got a strike and induced a ground ball out…

Mets 1
Phillies 0
middle of third

…1:45 pm…

…Carlos Delgado crushed a home run to left field off a 78–mph fastball*, which was received by a curtain call…

Mets 1
Phillies 0
end of second

…1:37 pm…

…heads up play by Carlos Delgado, who scooped up a one-hopper, then tagged first base and then tagged the runner leading off, confused on whether he should run to second, for the unassisted double play…

…Oliver Perez is in his groove…a nice little rhythm…

Mets 0
Phillies 0
middle of second

…1:32 pm…

…here’s a thought, like they did in 2006, when wearing the 1986 uniforms, the Mets should wear a modern version of each style at some point this season, to honor each era…

…1:30 pm…

…i know Jaime Moyer is a decent pitcher, and i certainly respect his track record, but he is the furthest-looking thing i have ever seen to a professional athlete…he looks like he is in pain…

…of course, he allowed a walk to Luis Castillo, but that’s it…

…David Wright hit a bomb to center, which clearly got knocked down by the wind, and was run down by Shave Victorino, putting to rest that this will become a hitter’s park this season…

…*like SNY.tv’s Ted Berg just said to me, should moyer’s fastball really be called a fastball if it’s only 76 mph…

Mets 0
Phillies 0
end of first

…1:22 pm…

…Oliver Perez looked a little pumped up, over-throwing a bit…

…on the plus side, thanks to Brian Schneider, he threw inside a lot…so much so, he hit Chase Utley with a slider…but, thankfully, got Ryan Howard to pop out, and Pat Burrell to strike out looking with a outside slider to strand two runners…

…interestingly, Ron Darling mentioned that the winds are swirling around the stadium more than he ever remembers, which is probably a result of Citi Field creating a wind tunnel…

Mets 0
Phillies 0
middle of first

…1:00 pm…

Michael Almanti is singing the National Anthem.

…this guy should put Official National Anthem Singer on his business card…i feel like it is all he does…every time i turn around, either he’s signing or Ronan Tynan is singing…

…i am actually convinced that tynan sleeps on a cot in Yankee Stadium, and is only allowed up for sunlight when they need him…

…12:55 pm…

…for what it’s worth, Willie Randolph got a strong ovation from the crowd, mixed with a few boos…however, Howard Johnson got the biggest cheer of any coach…

Howie Rose said, “Welcome to New York, No. 57 Johan Santana,” which was followed by a long and loud cheer.

…by the way, Scott Schoenweiss got booed…unreal…

Naturally, David Wright got the biggest cheer of any positional player in the starting lineup.

…12:50 pm…

…they are playing the theme to Superman while introducing the 2008 new York Mets…

…12:46 pm…

Howie Rose: No. 11, Jimmy Rollins.

Shea Stadium: BOOOOOOOOOOOO.

…i love it…of the starting lineup, rollins clearly got the biggest boos, though Pat Burrell came fairly close…

…12:35 pm…

The entire Shea family has taken the field, as a tribute to William A. Shea plays on the Diamondvision.

…there appears to be only a few thousand fans in the stands…

…12:17 pm…

According to Strawberry, his greatest moment at Shea Stadium was when his team won the NL East in 1986.

…12:10 pm…

…Darryl Strawberry is in the house…he will occasionally work with SNY this season as a Mets analyst, which i am very happy about…he’ll be an on-air guest in a few minutes…

…12:07 pm…

Mets 3B David Wright, when asked by SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt, about what he thinks of when he thinks of Opening Day:

“The fans, first and foremost. I mean, they come out in full force. 55,000 crazy, screaming New Yorkers.”

Wright, on whether he’ll miss Shea Stadium:

“I have a lot of memories on the field, probably even more in the clubhouse with the guys…But, I think, it makes the transition a little easier when you look nextdoor and you see what’s going up. But, I will be sad, there’s a lot of history in this park and a lot of memories for me personally.”

…11:55 am…

…i miss skipping school to watch Opening Day…

…11:50 am…

…i’m impressed…the pockets of fans who are actually inside the stadium do not seem all that hostile towards Jimmy Rollins, who is on the field taking batting practice…some how, i doubt the same will happen when he steps to the plate to lead off the game…

…i hope he has ear plugs…

…11:35 am…

…the stadium is rocking with sporadic Lets Go Mets chants…

…11:27 am…

…in typical Shea fashion, i’m hearing that is is a nightmare driving in and finding parking…what a shock…had i been driving in from Connecticut, i bet i would still be on the bridge, getting ready to do a tour of Corona Park, before settling on a spot in the Tennis Center…oh well…by the way, it appears The Hill is no longer available, and, as reported in the off-season, the old Subway Station and Stairwell is no place to be found…it has been wiped from the earth…what a crime…