The bigs news this week was, of course, the opening of Citi Field along with the new Yankee Stadium. And that means we’ll have a whole slew of firsts: First hit, first run scored, first home run. In Citi Field, things got off to an ominous start for the Mets when Padre Jody Gerut became the first batter, got the first hit and smashed the first home run all at once. The Mets even heard their first boos as the ball sailed over the fence. David Wright hit the first Mets home run. Mike Pelfrey was the first pitcher in Citi Field to fall off the mound. Ryan Church was the first outfielder to drop a fly ball. The first in-game interviewee was Ralph Kiner. The first in-booth guest was Tom Seaver. The first player to score all the way from first base on a passed ball was Jose Reyes. And the first balk, which let in the game-winning run, was committed by Pedro Feliciano. Somehow losing on a balk in the first game at their new stadium is fitting for the Mets. The original Yankee Stadium was known as The House That Ruth Built, and Citi Field is already being called The House Where Pedro Feliciano Balked. As for the new Stadium, Johnny Damon got the first hit, Jorge Posada clubbed the first dinger, the first appearance by a 300-pound pitcher was made by CC Sabathia and the first relievers to get completely hammered were Jose Vera and Damaso Marte. Both the Mets’ and Yankees’ stadiums are nice, but I can’t afford the food at either one let alone a ticket to a game. The prize for this week’s Hot Stove Player of the Week: He gets to pitch in a Walt Disney-like replica of Yankee Stadium.

Winner

Andy Pettitte: The Yankee veteran pitched twice this week and led the Bombers to two much-needed wins. On Friday, he beat Kansas City, going seven innings and only allowing one earned run, with six strikeouts and one walk. He basically duplicated the effort on Wednesday, defeating Tampa Bay, by hurling seven and a third innings, letting in three earned runs with four K’s and one walk.

Runners Up

Henrik Lundqvist: The only edge the Rangers have over the Capitals is in the nets, and that was obvious in game one of the series. The King let up three goals, which sounds pedestrian, but when Alex Ovechkin takes a shot, oh,  every 10 seconds or so for 60 minutes, only allowing three goals is a miracle.

Brandon Dubinsky: He put in the game-winner on a fancy Ovechkin-like move. Luckily it was only Jose Theodore he had to beat and not Lundqvist.

Nick Swisher: The Yanks’ backup first baseman belted three homers and drove in six runs this past week, and he leads the team with four long balls and 11 RBIs for the season. And he also leads the team in ERA. He’s going for the Babe Ruth triple crown.

A.J. Burnett: The free agent acquisition is off to a great start. He’s 2-0, and in his one game this week went eight strong innings against the Rays, striking out nine, while only allowing two runs.

Johan Santana: The Mets ace lost for the first time in about 10 months, but blame Daniel Murphy’s shaky glove. Santana has a 0.71 ERA and 0.87 WHIP to open the season.

Carlos Delgado: The Mets’ cleanup hitter hammered two bombs into the Citi Field bleachers, drove in six this week, and leads the team with three homers and 12 RBIs so far for the year. He has a 1.072 OPS.

Luis Castillo: The seemingly washed-up second baseman hit .450 this week, and has a .385 average for the season with a .448 OBP.

R.I.P. Harry Kallas and Mark “The Bird” Fidrych: They didn’t have ties to New York, but they were both legends in their own right.

Schmuck of the Week

Chien-Ming Wang: What can you say about a pitcher with a 28.93 ERA and 4.50 WHIP to start the year? How about “Uh-oh.” Its only two starts, but he’s coming off surgery and you never know what’s going to happen. He’s had his ace status questioned in the post-season, but is a consistent ground ball machine during the regular season. You pencil him in for 19 wins and worry about everyone else. Now he’s the one you have to worry about.