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Nearly 22,400 fans got a glimpse of the New York Mets’ new home Sunday. Citi Field opened its gates for a test run with a college baseball game in which Georgetown beat St. John’s 6-4. “The crowd is a little bit closer to the field, but I think the players are going to enjoy it and I think the fans are really going to enjoy it,” said former Mets reliever John Franco, who pitched for St. John’s from 1979-81. “Shea Stadium was a great place, but things were starting to fall apart there.” But a fan put it best: “Shea was a party place and it was great, but this is like we grew up and now we’re in a new house,” said Dawnrose D’Aloia of Corona, N.Y. The Associated Press
