Cold Opener: Padres 6, Mets 5

by Eric Simon on Apr 14, 2009 12:24 AM EDT

Game Result

SB Nation Coverage

* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* Gaslamp Ball Gamethread

Recap

I was at the game, but aside from the Wright homerun there wasn't much baseball to get excited about. So, instead, here are some non-baseball things I remember about tonight.

Yes, there was a cat on the field. Yes, some fans wanted it to come up into the stands (because it'd be cute?). Yes, it probably had rabies.
My friend txt-ed me at the last minute to tell me he had an extra ticket to the game. Seeing as he's one of those people who always winds up with great seats, and seeing as he said I didn't have to pay for mine, it seemed like a win-win scenario (this was before the game, of course).
The seats were great, in case you were wondering. As in, punching distance from Jerry Seinfeld and Matthew Broderick great.
Early in the game, a hot dog vendor near us knocked his cap off trying to put his hot dog caddy (?) on his head. This must've ortended bad things to come, as he took a spill down the stairs a few innings later.
The pulled pork sandwich at Blue Smoke is awesome at $9. The hot chocolate at $3 was actually very tasty, albeit scalding to my mouth area.
The restrooms were plentiful, but still packed to the gills with people. If you get stage fright like I do, head for the far right field corner on the promenade, where there are free stalls aplenty.
Despite being a brand new stadium and supposedly having sufficient parking, I still wound schlepping from a mile away at the Hall of Science.
Calorie counts are posted at the basic concession stands (i.e. not the specialty places), so eat up, fatty.
Citi Field is gorgeous, and it's hard to believe that it's all ours.

Swag contest results can be found here and the next game's swag form already available. You can read more about the swag contest here.

Win Probability Added

Big winners: David Wright, +29.6% WPA, Sean Green, +5.8% WPA
Big losers: Mike Pelfrey, -24.3% WPA, Jose Reyes, -20.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Wright three-run bomb, +32.0% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Scrappy McHustlerson two-run double, -15.5% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: -18.8% WPA
Total batter WPA: -31.2% WPA
GWRBI!: Nobody

Game Thread Roll Call

Nice job by squid92; his effort in the game thread embiggens us all.

Num	Name	# of Posts
1	squid92	191
2	Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright	101
3	itsmetsforme	79
4	Gina	66
5	jasondg	56
6	krg391	49
7	Prince	45
8	JoshNY	45
9	wrightHOF	45
10	JohnPeterson	42

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dirty sanchez

he’s awful

SO AWFUL

thank god we cut him 3/13.

darren o’day = awesome!

by The Great Dep on Apr 14, 2009 1:16 AM EDT reply actions

Hey, I LIKE O'Day.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 14, 2009 7:30 AM EDT up reply actions

eck

A rinky dink lead-off homer? Really?

Eckstein? Really?

Another outfield flyball error? Really?

A balk? Really?

If baseball gods and omens are out there, we better have the most monster, clutchiest August and September in the history of monster-clutchball.

batting helmets. batting titles. obp.

by Durelo on Apr 14, 2009 1:37 AM EDT reply actions

also

Eckstein?! Really?!??

batting helmets. batting titles. obp.

by Durelo on Apr 14, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Back-to-back losses

b/c an outfielder dropped a fly ball. Sucky, to say the least

by cjmulrain on Apr 14, 2009 7:25 AM EDT reply actions

How many times has that happened?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 14, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't think there's ever been a time

where an inaugural game been lost on a three- base error followed by a balk. That part sucked.

Yesterday, I learned Randy Wolf was the first WP at Minute Maid Park/Enron Field and the first LP at Citizens Bank Park. That’s pretty weird.

The Nye Mets are my favorite squadron.

by hotspur on Apr 14, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, Eric. Know that I embiggen you all.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 14, 2009 7:31 AM EDT reply actions

Does anyone know

if Ron Darling and David Eckstein were able to hook up after the game? I mean, Ron made his feelings about David very clear and I wouldn’t want Ronnie’s crush to go unrequited, y’know?

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 14, 2009 8:07 AM EDT reply actions