…yesterday, i was fortunate enough to attend opening day and wanted to share my experience, for better and for worse…i have been to the last couple opening days, and this one was a bit different from the rest…it wasn’t the last game at shea, but being there for its final season sparked many memories such as my first game with my dad, and spending many a sunday in the mezzanine…seeing citi field looming in the background was strange…it felt to me like shea was that old car i didn’t want to sell for sentimental reasons, but citi is the shiny new ride i need to move on to…it was definitely bittersweet…
…in the pre-game introductions, Johan Santana, Howard Johnson, and David Wright received the warmest ovations by far…Scott Schoeneweis, not so much…the fly-by missed the stadium altogether as well, not sure how that happens…
…i won’t revisit much of the in-game action for obvious reasons…the crowd was charged by Carlos Delgado’s home run, but after Oliver Perez came out of the game the fans became mutinous and deflated by the course of events that followed…the mets had their chances, and the crowd got behind them, but failing to score runs will quiet even the most enthusiastic fan…
…sitting in the cheap seats is always an interesting experience, but i was a little surprised by all of the fights that broke out…most of the people i encountered were very upbeat, and excited all day, but i personally witnessed three altercations and the vibe was more like that of yankee stadium than what i am used to at shea…i would not want to be a visiting team’s fan at shea stadium that’s for sure, and the geniality that fans once showed has certainly diminished…here is a slideshow of some of the “action” thanks to my zoom lens which came in handy from the upper deck, row o…
…the rick astley song was booed instantly, and i’m not sure that they even finished playing it…the whole thing was embarrassing yet funny at the same time…here’s a video i took of it…i vote for “don’t stop believin’” because that might keep people from leaving the games early…zing…
…i’m not a big fan of the new subway/lirr entrance which was a madhouse after the game…
…however, overall it was a great day to be a part of…the shea family was honored as they should be, and it was exciting to be watching baseball live and in person again after a long winter…let’s go mets…
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