The Mets opened there brand new ballpark last night the same way they closed Shea, with a big fat dissapointing ‘L’.   For the second day in a row a misplayed ball in the outfield cost the Mets.  The story was not so much the game as it was the new ballpark. 

For most fans it was the first time seeing and walking through CitiField.    Listening to radio programs all day, it doesn’t sound like many people are happy with this new ballpark.   I myself have been there a couple of times and have seats in section 530 in the promenade.  I cannot see the leftfielder or any part of left field all the way to the 408 sign.  When David Wright cracked his HR last night, I went by people in front of me jumping up and down to know it was an actual HR.   After seeing a replay when I got home, it seems like Citi is going to be a very difficult place to hit HR’s in.  Wright killed that ball and barely went over the left field fence.  Most fans are dissapointed over the sitelines, complaining that in 2009 the Mets or the architects should have done a better job.  

As for the Bathrooms, no problems at all.  The concession stands however had very long tedious lines.  And leaving the stadium was a disaster as the ramps leading down towards the exits were congested to no end.  Overall we all have to live with the fact that it is what it is.  The sitelines are terrible.  Unless your sitting right behind the plate it seems like wherever you are, you cant see something.  The Mets have dropped the ball again, do not say there is not a bad seat in the house when there are more bad seats than good ones.