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| - First of all I admit, I'm not a big baseball fan. I'm originally from North Dakota - i.e. no professional sports, er...no sports at all, unless you think ice fishing is a sport - so I wasn't raised in a household that watched baseball. Luckily for me, I moved out of North Dakota and ventured to Massachusetts and fell in love with a gal from Boston. Yes, I married a Red Sox fan. Marie does not go overboard, but she definitely was raised seeing the Green Monster of Fenway a few times a year. So I have learned a bit about baseball from her. Yeah, I'm a real man.
On Monday, June 30, I received a game ticket from my sister for a Diamondback's game. They were playing against the Milwaukee Brewer's. The ticket was from her bosses season seats and I was meeting my brother-in-law and nephew at the game. Our seats were in section G, row J. Now I don't know baseball, but I know good seats and these were great seats. Privileged as we were, we had waiter service for our beer and food ($57 including tip for 2 big beers, two hot dogs, and 3 large sodas). The hot dog was nothing special but it was fun eating it 9 rows from the game. The Diamondbacks won 6-3 and I was able to see all the action up close and personal.
It was exciting. The stadium was wonderful. Phoenix should be proud of having such a fine building for its baseball team. It was fun watching the people getting into the game. The ushers were friendly and helpful.
I spent my whole life in the arts. Now I see how the other half lives and it was fun. Soon, I'll check out the game from the cheaper seats. I'm sure it will be as much fun.
Here is the game's play by play: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=280630129
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