I haven't been to a baseball game since I was a wee lass in elementary school. The strong smell of hot dogs wafting in the air and the rallying cries following Queen's "We Will Rock You" took me down memory lane. I went to watch the 51s play on the opening night of the season, on Friday 4/17/2015. According to the attendant at the box office, the game was nearly sold out! Luckily for me, I had won tickets from Yelp's Play Ball contest.
I was seated in section 15 and had a good view of the game, the only obstruction to my view being some obnoxious cub scout kid who would not for the love of God stop waving his plastic giant blow-up Alien over his head. Can you tell kids aren't my favorite?? :P
Some highlights of the opening game:
* The 51s knocked two balls straight outta the park back to back, Babe Ruth style.
* The 51s vs. Fresno game was pretty entertaining, and I for sure thought we had the game in the bag, but the final score was 11-10.
* Be very wary of sitting directly behind the home plate. Two players knocked the ball way way up in the sky, and then the ball plummeted back into the crowd. One poor kid got knocked right in the noggin and the paramedics came out and everything.
* There was fireworks after! But I didn't stay that long because I wasn't trying to get stuck in traffic.
TIP:There's free parking in the State Office Building parking lot, otherwise it's $4.
Worth a Return Visit?
I had fun and would come back to watch another game. I want to come back on $1 Beer Night for sures!
YELP 100 CHALLENGE 2015: #68