Mets blow stadium opener

This was not the grand opening the Mets had envisioned.

It was a grand opening in one sense -- the first regular-season game in the history of Citi Field, this jewel of a ballpark amidst the bustle of a borough. But from the start -- from the first batter -- something seemed wrong. A little off. Even after the Padres completed their rather anticlimactic 6-5 victory over the Mets, that feeling had not subsided.

The Mets had lost. And grander openings would have to wait.

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