Citi Field Unveils Its Comforts and Its Quirks
Source: New York Times Posted By: Davis M...5473 days ago
Bat met ball, sending it soaring to deep left-center field, and the crowd rose and unleashed a throaty yell. History — the Mets’ first home run at Citi Field — seemed a few seconds away, and Fernando Tatis, the answer to that trivia question, tagged first base and followed the ball’s trajectory. Rather than landing in the seats, the ball ricocheted three-quarters of the way up the 15-foot wall, a good 400 feet away, and Tatis stopped at second.
Nine outs into the Mets’ inaugural game at Citi