Ah, the crack of the bat, the noise of the crowd, the smell
of the…pressed Cuban sandwiches? That’s how we do it, here in Tampa
Bay
Yesterday my family and I went to a Tampa Bay Rays game—I’m
the baseball fan in the family, so a summer isn’t complete for me without a
game or two over at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg .
We like going to day games during the week—the crowds are usually smaller and
we don’t get home at midnight . (We’re fuddy-duddies, I admit.)
We had a great crowd today, more than 27,000. Lots of kids
from local camps and childcare centers banging thunder sticks and hoping to
catch a foul ball.
My favorite part:
The Tropicana Field roof—and the air conditioning contained
therein.
Rays lefthander David Price getting ready to pitch.
Sorry, I didn’t get a photo of the Cuban sandwich before we
ate it...
Oh, and best of all, the Rays beat Cleveland
6-0. And since Rays pitching struck out 10, we all get coupons for free pizza
from Papa John’s!
Rays baseball—an awesome summer tradition. What are you
favorite summer traditions?
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5 comments:
Fun! We enjoy college baseball, but we haven't been to any games lately.
College baseball would be fun to go see, I would think. You probably haven't been recently because you've been too busy doing other things! Hope you're having a great summer and that it isn't too hot where you are!
Hi Kathy, I'm a day late and a dollar short, but I am watching the Ray's and the Mariners right now. The Ray's are awesome, but they should have kept my Johnny Damon.
Kathy M.
Hi, Kathy--I agree that they should have kept Johnny. He liked it here, too, and wanted to stay. He actually plays for the Indians now, and I was hoping to see him yesterday, but he didn't start, and we were on the other side of the field from the visiting dugout so I couldn't even see him there! I was going to take a picture of the big screen with his name and stats on it for you! :)
Oh, thank you for thinking of me! That would have been wonderful. I never see the Indians on t.v., we just aren't in their area.
Kathy M.
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