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Queenswide: Mets in first place
Maggie, Grace and James Bodian of Astoria show their colors and their smiles on opening day.
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Queenswide: Mets in first place
Joe Guster, right, of Ozone Park, readies himself for a pre-game hot dog with friends Josh Harman, center, of Babylon, LI and Greg Rice of Long Beach, LI.
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Queenswide: Mets in first place
Jason Byczek of Glendale pays tribute to the catcher he idolized before Mike Piazza. Gary Carter's widow threw out the ceremonial first pitch on Thursday.
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Queenswide: Mets in first place
Mike Tome, left of FLoral park, Andrew Rallo of Astoria. Tom Cangelosi and Steve Cangelosi of Sunnyside partake in their traditional opening day tailgate party.
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Queenswide: Mets in first place
Hall of Fame slugger and 50-year Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner makes his way to the pre-game show.
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Queenswide: Mets in first place
Tailgating isn't just for football anymore.
Posted: Thursday, April 5, 2012 4:32 pm
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Updated: 2:29 am, Thu Oct 11, 2012.
Queenswide: Mets in first place
Michael Gannon
Queens Chronicle
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All was as it should be for opening day of the baseball season at Citi Field on Thursday.
The weather was sunny, Johan Santana pitched shutout ball in his first game in more than a year, and David Wright drove in the only run of the game as the Mets won, 1-0.
And it all happened against the Atlanta Braves.
And outside the ballpark, fans of all ages came with team colors, and hopes for a pennant once the weather turns cooler in October.
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