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Mets 2011 Home Opener.

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To kick off my Year of Baseball* Julie and I headed to New York on Friday for the Mets home opener at Citi Field. We got to the stadium a couple hours before gates opened so we could take in the scenery*** and hang out at the stadium bar so we were sure to get a bobble head. The game didn’t really turn out the way we would have wanted with the Nationals winning 6-2., I’ve yet to see a win at Citi Field but I always enjoy the food.

Julie and I actually kept score this time using the Eephus League Official Scorebook which was not nearly as complicated as I expected.

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Side Notes:

* Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 1
Stadium Opened: March 29, 2009
Capacity:  41,800
Attendance:  41,075
Food:  Cheese Burger from Shake Shack, Fried Chicken Leg from Blue Smoke,
Beer:  1 Brooklyn Lager, 1 Miller Lite, 3 Budweiser,
Opponent: Washington Nationals
Pitchers: W: J. Zimmermann, L: R. Dickey
Miles From Home: 711.47
Ticket Face Value: $49
Seat Location: Section 424, Row 6, Seat 12

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** The majority of these photographs were taken by Julie and the full set can be found at chicagometsfan.com.

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*** If you’ve never been to Citi Field (or Shea Stadium for that matter) you’re truly missing the ambiance of Flushing, NY.  The street that surrounds the stadium along the outfield is just a series of chop shops.  It’s truly a site to see.

Citi Field home opener: Mets - Nationals - View From My Seat -

**** The View From My Seat.

***** Previous Mets home opener at Shea Stadium back in 2007.

Two days of Chicago Baseball.

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The Mets and Yankees were in town this week for series’ against the Cubs and the White Sox which provided us the chance to see both parks, Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular Field, this week.  Julie managed to do both stadiums in the same day but some of us work like normal people and had to spread out this adventure over two days.


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Of course the Mets lost and the Yankees won but sometimes that’s how things work.  I will have to say U.S. Cellular Field is much more accommodating than Wrigley Field.  Plus the fan base is a little more sane.  Granted I sat in the Bleachers at Wrigley and you really can’t see much from there.

I nearly spark a riot by responding to a crazed fan who was carry the “It’s gonna happen” sign.  The “It’s gonna happen” phenomena started last year meaning the Cubs are going to finally win the World Series.  To me it’s not really a slogan you can use more than one year.  Especially if it doesn’t happen.  In not so many words I informed the guy that he said the same thing last year.  From there it was pretty much a downward spiral.

It’s been a long couple of days.

Mets Opening Day – 2007.

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Julie and I went to Opening Day at Shea Stadium to see the Mets beat the Phillies 11-5. After a slow start the Mets pulled ahead with 7 runs in the eight inning. I spent a good portion of the game watching the various uniformed men who roamed the isles of section 38. For exampe the team of ‘Alchol Compliance Supervisors’; otherwise known as the archnemesis to the Beer-guy.

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Side Note:

Mets Opening Day - 2007

* Of course there were Horse Cops on hand.