Nothing like a baseball game on a nice day.
It was just too nice today to sit around. So, last minute TheDadReport crew ran up to Baltimore to catch the Orioles vs. Yankees (cuz the Nats were out of town). It was hard to tell who the home team was. There were as many Yankee fans as O’s fans. Reminds me of a Nats game last year vs. Cubs, it was a sea of Cub blue. Hate that shit. In fact just today Tom Boswell wrote about Gnat President Stan Kasten inviting Philly fans down to Nats town, wtf? Put real MLB playas on the field and we won’t have to ask hated rivals like Philly to bring down some more of their obnoxious ilk. For that matter, you could put my daughter’s softball team out there and I’d still never want a Philly, Cub, Marlin or Met fan in the house.
Anyway, Camden Yard (even if the O’s play in it) is always a great place to see a game. We had to park on the other side of the Inner Harbor, but once again it was just gorgeous weather today so the walk was nice. The O’s had 2 separate ticket lines going for cash only $20 tiks on the upper level. It was a great deal, in and out of the ticket line in no time and our seats were in Sec. 348, right between home and third. Of course anytime you take kids to a ball game you feel like a mother bird because every time you look at your fledgling peeps their mouths are open. Tickets, parking, and food for 4 probably ended up being $160. I had 2 beers, my limit. Can’t miss on having Boog’s BBQ, and we didn’t. The Nats have Ben’s Chili Bowl, the O’s have Boog’s. Both are sure bets.
The Yankees hammered the O’s but good, 11-2. The newly minted Yankee, Mark “I’ll take the money and forget my hometown Baltimore” Texeira hit one out much to the dismay of the O’s faithful. It was a great old day at the ballpark. Now if my Natties will just come home.
