New York: Marlins 13, Mets 4

Last night's game was most definitely a demonstration of all of the things that have gone wrong with the Mets season this year. Poor pitching, numerous errors, and bad baserunning all led to the Marlins upending of the Mets at their new stadium, Citi Field.

The new stadium is quite beautiful in a lot of ways - the stadium has open concourses with the ability to see the game from almost anywhere and lots of great modern amenities which are contrasted nicely with old-time feel of the stadium. The exterior of the stadium is made to resemble Ebbets Field, which is where the Brooklyn Dodgers played until 1958 when they moved to LA. There is also a great rotunda in the entranceway which pays tribute to the great Jackie Robinson, another homage to the Mets' predecessor team.

My mother attended the game with me and my sisters friend Suzanne , and it was nice to have the chance to take her to the new home of what was her father's favorite team. It seems that our driving through Flushing also evoked old memories for her attending the World's Fair there when she was a child and her previous trip to see the Mets when she was younger.