The hubby got us tickets on the first base side in the first row -- my seat literally was right across from first base. This turned out to be the lucky seat of the night. In the bottom of the first, Monte Harrison hit a broken bat ground out. As he was walked back to the dug out, he picked up his bat and walked back to first. Instead of giving it to the first base coach, he handed it to me. I think the hubby was more excited than me. I was in shock. It is now hanging on the wall. Talk about a conversation piece.
Besides getting a bat and the hubby scrambling for a ball, the game was a really good game. The T-Rats won 2-1 against the Clinton Lumberkings. It was a pitcher duel. Both the T-Rats and the Lumberkings had solo home runs. The T-Rats scored their other run on a sac fly. The game itself took 2 hours and 10 minutes... most high school games can take longer than that.
We like going on Wednesday nights since it's bang for your buck night so hot dogs and sodas are $1. We can get dinner for like $6 or $7. A night at the ball park on Wednesdays probably cost about $40 with tickets, dinner, and parking. Since we like sitting in the box seats, the tickets are $14 but for front row seats, it's well worth it. The bleacher seats are less expensive but are not as comfortable. Parking is $5. It's cheap date night. We'd probably get season tickets if the hubby's schedule would allow us to go to more than a game or 2 a year.
Since the hubby is a mission to hit several ball parks including minor league parks this year, there will be a lot more baseball in future. We actually have a mini baseball road trip planned next month to hit a couple more Midwest League Stadiums. I can't wait to see other minor league parks. It should be a fun, baseball-filled summer.
No comments:
Post a Comment