Last week, Doug and I had two tickets to the Durham Bulls baseball game -- great seats -- first row behind home plate! We were both excited about going to the game. The only trouble was it had been raining all day with a 90% prediction of continued showers throughout the evening. What a bummer. It was a 6:30 game but the radar was showing lots of holes in the storm front. Well maybe those highly-paid weather guys don't know what their are talking about.
We sat around at home trying to figure out how to turn our tickets in for a future game should this game get cancelled. Strangely enough, though, the longer we sat around, the more the percentage of rain kept going down until finally around 6:00 it was down to 30% and we said "what the heck." So I told him I would be down to pick him up and we'd take our chances. Glad we did.
We got to the ball park about 6:40 and it was only the 3rd inning...no score, so didn't miss anything. FRONT ROW, here we come!!
Of course, I had to make a short stop at the hat store ... had to have a Bulls hat for the game, just in case it did rain at some point.
So here are some pictures of a couple of guys enjoying a night out.
Probably wondering about the game, huh? It was tied going into the bottom of the 9th. Bulls had one out and the next batter was supposed to be the designated hitter. Well, the Bulls manager decided to pinch hit for him..The batter came up to the plate and with one strike on him, promptly hit the next pitch out of the park for a walk-off homer to win the game. The crowd went wild...what a way to end the game! What an exciting night at the old ballpark.
So glad I got to share this with Doug. Something special about a father and his son going to a game together, regardless of their ages. Next game we'll take the grand kids.
could be, it might be… It is, A home run! (Harry Caray)
"All the way around if you know what I mean" (me)
Hooah
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