Sunday, May 14, 2006

Taking in a Day Game


The Park just looks different this time of day.

Joaquin Arias Stands on Third.

Something we haven't seen in a while.
Since we spent last night with my mother and Charissa's mother is in Texas not answering the phone, we decided that today would be a good day to go to the Brick and catch a game. Here are the three things we took from the day:

1) We are Not Bad Luck. Prior to today's game, teams that we were rooting for went 1-4 in games we had attended. The one being the Redhawks opener. We got an additional no decision in a Hawks game that we left in the twelfth inning, only for the Hawks to win minutes after we had to leave. For obvious reasons, we were starting to think that we were bad luck.

2) Sunscreen! My arms are as red as the Sox shirt I'm wearing. In the future, sunscreen in required equipment in day games.

3) Holiday Fans One thing about special occasions (i.e. Mother's Day)is that they often bring the Yahoos from the provinces into the city. From the geniuses in front of me, I learned valuable things like, "Thirty-Two. That's a good number. A Nascar number." (spoken by a woman, the honoree, the mother). I also heard her give the sagacious advice, "You're sleeping your life away. Get off your ass and turn on the T.V." This would have been hilarious if she was joking but instead, this was her retort to her son when he mentioned that he had not seen a particular really good show (Nascar?).

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