Baseball Season Kicks Off in New York

The excitement was palpable as long lines of fans, young and old, streamed into Citi Field stadium under cloudless blue skies on Thursday for the beginning of the 2012 New York baseball season.
Baseball Season Kicks Off in New York
Mets fans Rich Fitzgerald with his son Ethan and friend Luca Columbano, wait in line to see the Mets on opening day at Citi Fields. Rich said that he has been going to opening day for around 20 years. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
Kristen Meriwether
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A general view of players and coaches from the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves lined up on the foul line for the performance of the National Anthem during their Opening Day Game at Citi Field on April 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

NEW YORK—The excitement was palpable as long lines of fans, young and old, streamed into Citi Field stadium under cloudless blue skies on Thursday for the beginning of the 2012 New York baseball season.

Johan Santana hurled the first pitch as the Mets treated the near-capacity crowd of 42,080 to a 1-0 opening day victory over the Atlanta Braves.

The start of the season heralds a clean slate and new hope for Mets fans.

Kristen Meriwether
Kristen Meriwether
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