The first day of the Mets’ seventh season at Citi Field seemed so different than nearly every day the park had seen before. The sun was shining, nearly every seat was filled and nearly every fan was filled with optimism.
Outside Citi Field, reminders of darker days still loomed large.
Mimicking the maneuver of the Jets fans who flew banners and put up billboards calling for the firing of former Jets general manager John Idzik, a group of Mets fans placed two billboards on Roosevelt Avenue outside the stadium, pleading with the team’s owners to sell the franchise.