'When In Doubt, Boo the Pols'

New York Governor David Paterson was feeling the love at the opening of Citi Field last night.

7:00: Wow, there is someone Mets fans hate more than Oliver Perez: New York governor David Paterson. Paterson was booed mercilessly when introduced before the game. So was just about every other state politician they announced (you get the feeling fans didn't necessarily know all of them, and didn't really care. when in doubt, boo the pols). MLB commissioner Bud Selig also was booed. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg got a nice ovation, though.

Bloomberg had some nice seats right behind the plate and later picked up a foul ball. I can't locate video of it, but a ball was fouled back and apparently the fence gave way and the ball fell down between the wall and fence. Replays later showed Bloomberg holding up the ball. Hopefully he gave it away to a fan. The grounds crews may want to shore up that area so nobody gets hurt.