Firsts

Though it wasn't the first home run hit by a professional baseball player at Citi Field, and wasn't even the first home run of the night, the home run that will stick in Mets fan's memories-- that will stick in my memory-- is David Wright's first home run by a Met in the new stadium. This is partially because it was the first time that the new home run apple rose for a Mets homer (it looks too new; I miss the paper-mache look of the old apple already), but mostly because David Wright is so much the icon for the team already, it was almost preordained that he'd hit that shot. It was a Daryl Strawberry-ish swing that dug that ball out and sent it out of the park, which seemed fitting for a night in which Tom Seaver threw out the first ball to Mike Piazza.

A good night for memories in many ways, but with the loss, it wasn't as good as it could have been. On the bright side, this means I have a real chance of being there for the first win at Citi Field on Wednesday night, and it's hard to be sorry about that.