Eli’s first Mets game was a success! He really seemed to enjoy it – for a good chunk of the game, he was staring off, seemingly staring intently on the action on the field. Or, more specifically, at the action on the giant screen. Eli, like his father, seems to have a fascination with watching TV, and he seemed to be mesmerized. But the important thing was he was happy! He took a little nap here and there, and while he was disappointed that the Mets lost, he enjoyed a fun night out. And not only that, but they even put his name up on the scoreboard – check it out:

Now granted, it was supposed to say that the Mets welcome “Eli, Nate, and Aaron to their 1st Mets Game,” and so the end was cut off, and they were lumped in with some other people, but the fact remains that Eli’s name was up in lights at his very first game! I mean, I’ve been going to Mets games for years, and they never did that for me!

I was curious how they were going to shoot off the fireworks, seeing as how there was no open space outside the stadium like at Shea. The solution? They shot off the fireworks *from* the stadium itself, and it was a pretty cool effect. Sure, we got some hot ash raining down on us, but Eli didn’t seem to be to terribly freaked out by the noise, and he was able to just stare up and see what was going on. Observe:

In the end, it was a very hot night, and we seriously messed with Eli’s routine, but I think a good time was had by all – all 29 adults and 2 babies of us. Thanks everyone for coming out and making it such a memorable night!