Red Sox 9, Mets 3

[originally titled "Atrocity Exhibition"]

The Mets started getting their asses kicked immediately. We hadn't even sat down yet and Perez was in deep trouble with no outs. Pretty sure he walked three guys in a row before he got an out, in fact.

So, it was a little tough to soak in the new field while the Sox were trotting 'round the diamond. The place is nice. Very nice. In fact, I'll go on record saying they did a hell of a job. It looks pretty stupid from the outside, but smart on the inside. Not much in the style department, but that was to be expected.

I guess it looked like a better-than-average new park out in the midwest somewhere. I could've been in Coeur D'Alene for all I knew, except for the occasional jet overhead. Totally great, but kinda plain Jane.

Garbage whisked around on the field for the entire game. Like, a lot of garbage. The white shit you see in the picture is flying cardboard. They had a trash detail out on the field twice an inning running around like ballboys at Wimbledon. Joey quickly dubbed the joint "Tray Stadium" as yellow cardboard Nathan's boxes frittered along the grass. I swear I saw a large box of fries fly into the catcher's mitt at one point. The new Yankee Stadium had a wind issue too, but nothing even close to this.

The scoreboards were pretty awesome. Lots of info, but not imposing-- sort of the opposite of the Yankee behemoth. Otherwise, not a single memorable moment A/V-wise.

Beer was reasonable, but smaaaaallllll cups. I had what seemed like a lousy burger, but ended up being quite tasty. A sprawling food court area out past right field sealed the deal: Citi's got good eats. BBQ, fresh sandwiches, healthy stuff like fruit and cheese... you get the feeling you could raise a family at this place.

I'm sure things'll spice up once the season starts. Until then, bring a flask.