This morning Tim gave us last minute tickets to tonight's Padre game. We took the trolley down ~ it was our first trolley ride from Lemon Grove too~ and went. It was a nice little ride - much easier than driving, fighting the traffic, paying $20 to park, and walking in from the lots too!! I think it was definately the best way to go.
Anyhow, Keith was off getting pretzels during the first 5 minutes of the game when the Orioles scored their first 3 runs. It was rather uneventful thru the next 7 innings. The Orioles definately outplayed the Padres (way to go - huh, Joe!!). Bottom of the eighth inning I finally decided to do the bathroom thing before the game was over and we caught the trolley back to Lemon Grove. While there I heard the fireworks go off and the other lady in the restroom said - "we probably missed the only Padre home run of the night". Well, she was right. WE DID!!
But I missed more than that! When I returned to my seat, Keith handed me a baseball!! He got a foul ball!! Our usher said if I'd been sitting there it would have probably got me!! Keith said he deflected it and another man picked it up and was nice enough to give it back to him. The usher assured Keith that it was his ball - so he kept it. And he has a nice little bruise on his hand to show for it! I've never even had a foul ball come any where near where I was sitting - one finally did and I wasn't even in the seat!!
And then in the 9th inning a young man came from nowhere - across the field - I saw him as he was sliding into 2nd base, picked himself up to get just beyond the pitchers mound before being tackled by security, handcuffed, and escorted off to jail. And there was even a warning announced about jail and a hefty fine before the game started!! I heard that last night that Security escorted a naked female (I wouldn't call her a lady) from the Park! I guess that I must just have better things to do with my self respect (and money)!!
Anyhow, click on the picture to see the little slideshow of our trip to Petco Park.
BTW - the Orioles really dunked the Padres good. That 1 run by Russell Branyon was the only run of the night. He also hit the foul ball that we now have.
1 comment:
Go Poppa!! Guess you were in the right place at the right time.
I wouldn't jump the fence either. Rather stupid of people to do if you ask me.
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