Last night Chris, Josh, and I were treated to a night at Dodger stadium by a member of my church who has season tickets behind home plate. We were in the Loge section, in the first two rows one level up from the field. We received an Andre Ethier bobblehead when we entered the stadium and started the evening off with a Dodger Dog.
I expected to look around and see lots of empty seats and was prepared for the Dodgers to lose to the New York Mets; the Dodgers had lost the last five games in a row and are in last place in the National League West. But the stadium filled up, the Dodgers had a shut-out with Clayton Kershaw pitching a wonderful eight innings, and I got thrown peanuts by Roger Owens, the Famous Peanut Man. Check him out here. Wow does he throw hard and accurate! He warned me three times to use two hands to catch my peanuts and I know why.
All in all it was a wonderful evening. The weather was great. The crowds, at least where we were, were relaxed, pleasant, and happy.
I hope to enjoy a couple more nights at the stadium this year. Chris and I have tickets for a Pittsburgh Pirates verses the San Diego Padres game in early August when we will be in Ohio and Pennsylvania. I was born in Pittsburgh but grew up in San Diego; I wonder who I shall root for? I think I'll root for the Pirates since we will be in their stadium.
No comments:
Post a Comment