tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86131289807954576082024-03-14T09:31:10.876-04:00Traveling Baseball Babestouring the country one stadium at a timeTraveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.comBlogger412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-64038126901157238662022-01-18T17:59:00.002-05:002022-01-18T17:59:51.746-05:00Truist Park <p>755 Battery Avenue SE</p><p>Atlanta, GA 30339</p><p><br /></p><p>September 28, 2021</p><p>The tale of our visit to <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2021/10/truist-park-guided-tour.html" target="_blank">Truist Park</a> doesn't begin where you may think - the ballpark. It begins in what we kept referring to as The Muppets Museum. We read that it was the largest Jim Henson collection in the world. We knew we had to be at the ballpark earlier than normal because we had tickets for the guided tour, so we bought tickets to the earliest possible entry time and brought anything we would need for the ballpark because wanted to maximize our time at The Muppets Museum. We would head straight to the park from the museum. </p><p>Truthfully, we were worried that we wouldn't get to see all that the museum had to offer. It gave us great anxiety to think that we would miss a Muppet or two. </p><p>Here's the thing.</p><p>It's actually <i>not </i>The Muppets Museum. It turns out that it's really the Center for Puppetry Arts. So, that was awkward. We discovered this when we tried to enter "Muppets Museum" into the Uber destination field. </p><p>Also, it's a very small museum. Even if you're super into puppetry, it would not take you very long to finish seeing everything this museum has to offer. </p><p>Lastly, it was not an entire building dedicated to Jim Henson. We honestly didn't realize that puppets were a thing. We just thought they were all Muppets. </p><p>The Jim Henson exhibit <i>was </i>rather large, so it was not a marketing lie to say that it was "the largest Jim Henson exhibit in the world." However, we read that and assumed that it was an entire museum dedicated to Jim Henson. So...if someone could possibly build that museum, we would be deeply grateful. </p><p>It took us approximately 30 minutes to do the entire museum. 20 of those minutes were spent in the Jim Henson exhibit. Taking photos. Of. Every. single. Muppet. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN9YUZPwkmmWxyq_7jxpIOH2ryBW2VHAq7NFZGMzFoFM1FH7rOE0VstaD5sK6pdPUCd15sRT1kU2nTVv5uln7ZtWWzStNOO3-TwMPH7EtBldyEYTbBlV7SA5runfDoRQJJhgg882bssyXhnBRwHDkMGC73F9UKSwGaUV9JBLKgOtOV00Ox-59he9JS=s3648" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN9YUZPwkmmWxyq_7jxpIOH2ryBW2VHAq7NFZGMzFoFM1FH7rOE0VstaD5sK6pdPUCd15sRT1kU2nTVv5uln7ZtWWzStNOO3-TwMPH7EtBldyEYTbBlV7SA5runfDoRQJJhgg882bssyXhnBRwHDkMGC73F9UKSwGaUV9JBLKgOtOV00Ox-59he9JS=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>Since it was still so early, we returned to our fancy ass hotel and took a nap. </p><p>THEN we headed to the ballpark for the guided tour. The area around Truist Park is called The Battery and is similar to the area surrounding Wrigley or Fenway, only fancier. There are bars and restaurants, shops, a movie theater, a fancy hotel, and luxury apartments. After the tour, we still had some time to kill before the gates opened, so we stopped at The Tavern and had a beer. </p><p>It was the Braves' last homestand before the playoffs and free giveaway night. Plus, they were facing the Phillies, who were also jockeying for playoff position. The lines to get in <i>were </i>long, but nothing compared to what we deal with here in New York for a meaningless game. It went by pretty fast, but having said that, ladies, do not bring your bags to this ballpark!!!! Security would not allow bags larger than 5x9 through security. It could be just for the 2021 season due to COVID regulations, but we're not totally sure. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAGPgQ300LBd9uuQXihVSbI8viT-WAD7iQ7YW9BxtKN5N1Nfi6pnbb495CckHKJZw-sPk2bI1iZgeeNsx8_6EGiSsANBnjpfu-a0uxdElMDVjyf0Oc4ARzZo7do_v4meuuDHJsblUbkRx3_NI7GyaNTI8vC26k2zF3gbbE4qsP_Ri4G5Pi7Y1a_uEr=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAGPgQ300LBd9uuQXihVSbI8viT-WAD7iQ7YW9BxtKN5N1Nfi6pnbb495CckHKJZw-sPk2bI1iZgeeNsx8_6EGiSsANBnjpfu-a0uxdElMDVjyf0Oc4ARzZo7do_v4meuuDHJsblUbkRx3_NI7GyaNTI8vC26k2zF3gbbE4qsP_Ri4G5Pi7Y1a_uEr=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>We did a full walk around of the main level before deciding to split a steak sandwich from The Carvery (the food options here are more plentiful than at <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2012/06/turner-field.html" target="_blank">Turner</a>). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcoMgqmJLifzrIITK7tOIWHJ9N5Olc4pwy2ekz1hs00zwRLwlMfqRLnrLmYOzQJxboMZS_W3ZE3x1W-zPMsu-ZkT2mzds_TEWH8tGwQlHk-c5WOnBaAk6nZWjGVhxq8gwlANUYSkBurdqeIiAuLg_vQoh0YC6E2VhmMmVh5wHIHMwUKNMAvjk07vXt=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcoMgqmJLifzrIITK7tOIWHJ9N5Olc4pwy2ekz1hs00zwRLwlMfqRLnrLmYOzQJxboMZS_W3ZE3x1W-zPMsu-ZkT2mzds_TEWH8tGwQlHk-c5WOnBaAk6nZWjGVhxq8gwlANUYSkBurdqeIiAuLg_vQoh0YC6E2VhmMmVh5wHIHMwUKNMAvjk07vXt=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbVvtPRYgQwd08Q1z1EeyIr8DkxxKjkZ0HhpbUzeBvRAyWjsQVeEPiYOAvEC04C7srwoeVkFdTg5lWa9c7Z8llLwj-TUvHCdJ-5zhlkHGJov-dZvt6f-jSElkpBqZrjM5elN_iubgbacEUDvSGp9hWrgqszJxIN2kamh_rf8WFw630oyKspAvcYmUL=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbVvtPRYgQwd08Q1z1EeyIr8DkxxKjkZ0HhpbUzeBvRAyWjsQVeEPiYOAvEC04C7srwoeVkFdTg5lWa9c7Z8llLwj-TUvHCdJ-5zhlkHGJov-dZvt6f-jSElkpBqZrjM5elN_iubgbacEUDvSGp9hWrgqszJxIN2kamh_rf8WFw630oyKspAvcYmUL=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhLiz86jX1csNJUJbZxuxRv_zuud2gISvd42arvEqkqvteYIYins1hVpBX1aXByibnmeE9pmsbRYZL5c9Ga_VNTzc_ju5MIW92v-fQmMT5H9xr6nSZXUSreQYBpHnyo4Vo9ZcyXLPSRydC3PwT00ZeG21Pq_Qg6ddcBWZdswbwYq0CC1HUj_GvAyF9=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhLiz86jX1csNJUJbZxuxRv_zuud2gISvd42arvEqkqvteYIYins1hVpBX1aXByibnmeE9pmsbRYZL5c9Ga_VNTzc_ju5MIW92v-fQmMT5H9xr6nSZXUSreQYBpHnyo4Vo9ZcyXLPSRydC3PwT00ZeG21Pq_Qg6ddcBWZdswbwYq0CC1HUj_GvAyF9=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>The sandwich is supposedly, "the best darn sandwich in baseball" and cost $23. It consisted of sliced tenderloin on a brioche bun with balsamic glazed arugula, roasted portobello, crunchy fried onion, and creamy bleu cheese sauce. It was served with a side of home made truffle chips. It was delicious, but A LOT of food. If you're planning on chowing down on multiple items at the game, we recommend splitting it like we did. And we're pigs. So, we're experts. </p><p>After stuffing our faces, we headed up to our seats and staged a photo shoot with our Brian McCann bobblehead:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNwV-iOE-NddI45FqcOv16cimf3utB_DzqjFmKv8XsFsjhzoIlJLvccgE40wkmEco6XYgB6nWpZ0akFg5swHckJaIYLW8BEGz9P1McFwrGdZZRL6a9neJNJ_tYXN95oA6wVCNMDWXaHHMnwYN8BaGoMNY4SrGu_Cz5PpGCBsKvAVxSx958Xfd8ZNMk=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNwV-iOE-NddI45FqcOv16cimf3utB_DzqjFmKv8XsFsjhzoIlJLvccgE40wkmEco6XYgB6nWpZ0akFg5swHckJaIYLW8BEGz9P1McFwrGdZZRL6a9neJNJ_tYXN95oA6wVCNMDWXaHHMnwYN8BaGoMNY4SrGu_Cz5PpGCBsKvAVxSx958Xfd8ZNMk=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIVIVDFoqRlZ3StlfWWDUSf2F-4ADRyeQll7anI5WU-pFJhhIt71Ymhhp6kPWzgIH_xWzGKdaKBrzuDVV_nxo-3n8IZttM-S9JI9Jqjs7ePCBx95WA8b6CKytGQaS6V0gpi68Y-irUdqjJSZD_P5bYixOlLlxVmMBj0sEmfdwe0i0OSKFYSVbqVB4c=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIVIVDFoqRlZ3StlfWWDUSf2F-4ADRyeQll7anI5WU-pFJhhIt71Ymhhp6kPWzgIH_xWzGKdaKBrzuDVV_nxo-3n8IZttM-S9JI9Jqjs7ePCBx95WA8b6CKytGQaS6V0gpi68Y-irUdqjJSZD_P5bYixOlLlxVmMBj0sEmfdwe0i0OSKFYSVbqVB4c=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHqeJDWrg7QcpYPjBolGTIz7ybIke3sxVdV7ysz9PEHTnUP3DZ7gzd9wRLy4MH0IfB6ndj2K9t_jhz1PrY8QIWNIF4nd4Ke3f0ZtlrZfC2mpPUD6ovHGyO_TXOV48wU95DmaJkcZqF4UAO3M082vHJtpBmKRVIu3K2RQ-L1i_9xdLWmWVcFIB3pstn=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHqeJDWrg7QcpYPjBolGTIz7ybIke3sxVdV7ysz9PEHTnUP3DZ7gzd9wRLy4MH0IfB6ndj2K9t_jhz1PrY8QIWNIF4nd4Ke3f0ZtlrZfC2mpPUD6ovHGyO_TXOV48wU95DmaJkcZqF4UAO3M082vHJtpBmKRVIu3K2RQ-L1i_9xdLWmWVcFIB3pstn=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivbRKSPN7YCz9nMcmg4NB7bC4Q75mllfXtbB2YjTmy02nQDsqVNSRv-gxK9oK4p55pDXVmOPZhIiInS1XNcHDYi6xU20LJKFsicNiZ177atPWb_Ws06GhKr_CdXmCIpuptTBqUGWAEWH9tUEL6_PQmVDtyp79SAKyo2T0MQFwJSgntr0GESU_z6Cf8=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivbRKSPN7YCz9nMcmg4NB7bC4Q75mllfXtbB2YjTmy02nQDsqVNSRv-gxK9oK4p55pDXVmOPZhIiInS1XNcHDYi6xU20LJKFsicNiZ177atPWb_Ws06GhKr_CdXmCIpuptTBqUGWAEWH9tUEL6_PQmVDtyp79SAKyo2T0MQFwJSgntr0GESU_z6Cf8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>Since it was his special day and this is the south, here is Brian McCann in a monster truck:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLn_hP-DF-eGMh_Wil1CWIz2qnogCiiALYpVvqny4U5ZLAulGTpFl1s6C1hWgvA_Fn7bzdkD3J7ijEIrIZHRMbTewR0QNr2w6B3P8u7FahteCWbKHXunLh9yeL7HoYft6jd81vM-mmyo1Z_SwxUpK1VZOPidr-nQO8IJJgcyd2rmqJDDPH3WKAwyM=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLn_hP-DF-eGMh_Wil1CWIz2qnogCiiALYpVvqny4U5ZLAulGTpFl1s6C1hWgvA_Fn7bzdkD3J7ijEIrIZHRMbTewR0QNr2w6B3P8u7FahteCWbKHXunLh9yeL7HoYft6jd81vM-mmyo1Z_SwxUpK1VZOPidr-nQO8IJJgcyd2rmqJDDPH3WKAwyM=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>This is the closest we got to the team mascot, Blooper:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio3AvtlRCydeRrAVX5KfVY2n4EanbNdvBq4-kDg7PyYXADLy9ARXXATPADgKwEkqkTo3yuC7CZZJ1pD5fJ5IVOaKqfZlZmGG7k286Li_hrRFTp_lYYbyz-nfeFS4M_bd6zAJbQg8OkCT95AzleKNppS7t8gBz3kajJCgFLVN3BoRPUgmpWS7TvqdUP=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio3AvtlRCydeRrAVX5KfVY2n4EanbNdvBq4-kDg7PyYXADLy9ARXXATPADgKwEkqkTo3yuC7CZZJ1pD5fJ5IVOaKqfZlZmGG7k286Li_hrRFTp_lYYbyz-nfeFS4M_bd6zAJbQg8OkCT95AzleKNppS7t8gBz3kajJCgFLVN3BoRPUgmpWS7TvqdUP=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>This ballpark has a lot of stuff going on during the game. For starters, they love fireworks. Every strikeout earns a firework. Possibly a homerun. We can't remember though because this game did take place 4 months ago and we can't remember what we did yesterday. Could we Google this? Yes. But so can you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju9nemzJLSfzOSL0RzRD2XGREwukLU64KeUbmDD3lSXVpl-wlaEL8MJI1fw97cUeKwZk18c0MaHuHTdI2L2lG_4--zA6j4J6q_piXJg3l514o7xp-kxwWj6jKoXLu9v2mmlF96BPmbE6_To4FqS0Q8ncts2VS-6kqOzaO256IVey9TmLF6ReOmdw29=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju9nemzJLSfzOSL0RzRD2XGREwukLU64KeUbmDD3lSXVpl-wlaEL8MJI1fw97cUeKwZk18c0MaHuHTdI2L2lG_4--zA6j4J6q_piXJg3l514o7xp-kxwWj6jKoXLu9v2mmlF96BPmbE6_To4FqS0Q8ncts2VS-6kqOzaO256IVey9TmLF6ReOmdw29=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>There's also a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fCfZRLHjcA" target="_blank">Home Depot Tool Race</a>. We're not calling it that to be judgmental. They're literal tools. And <i>they </i>called it a Tool Race. Not us. </p><p>The tomahawk isn't as large as it once was, but it still exists and it still does the chop. From what we hear, the Braves will never, ever abandon it because they are not the Washington Football Club. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqbDJMF_u1Uu1ltvUUrdIJ1SRCe5e0GbAl92Gu7SRyzDe8iMfhz2eJpP0vShz4BH3W6Zxl2kk_jh0VXuZpCQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>Charlie Morton pitched for the Braves and as always, he was a beast, but it was a low scoring game. It did get a bit hairy in the 9th, but they managed to hold off the Phillies with 2-1 victory. We had lovely time booing Bryce Harper. In fact, considering the Braves are not our team of choice, we felt that our boos were the loudest. It's like people outside of New York do not know how to rag on sh*thead players. </p><p>Except maybe Philadelphia fans. This was payback for the <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2011/11/citizens-bank-park.html" target="_blank">ice cube incident</a>!</p><p>Before the game was over, we had to get our traditional ice cream in a helmet. Obviously. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjglkDM68vYbRdn5gJRJo2R98mFxuD3tKoOgdpaDpqIa0u65uV64l1C9MeY0mOPulO69Lacrt0lfq4upvwgdNHL5iPntl5GWod8mVsPNpCyXKyV3jyGijr2eQZqAnJ-4TlOceOqn-PzSkP5f6lRjZyPSk3kZ8eRistRTaIoiwH7oM32i1_9QsKWzHzd=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjglkDM68vYbRdn5gJRJo2R98mFxuD3tKoOgdpaDpqIa0u65uV64l1C9MeY0mOPulO69Lacrt0lfq4upvwgdNHL5iPntl5GWod8mVsPNpCyXKyV3jyGijr2eQZqAnJ-4TlOceOqn-PzSkP5f6lRjZyPSk3kZ8eRistRTaIoiwH7oM32i1_9QsKWzHzd=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUCIjjErmoYeb85aPzdwDMv7mpXrKnhM2dF0JwbSMgsYzLsvYdHxy1bLzVPnDGPgOMt79Sy9GsMtawSCOZvZXqU6VoOYc9xHrZHKWElfW3Ta_FZxalgGxkIA-cwVvn3Vv22BNFK883ZITFOGAAXyXF1Vesjt_4x5udGfBc6wgeHvZa97h7THx7vuZQ=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUCIjjErmoYeb85aPzdwDMv7mpXrKnhM2dF0JwbSMgsYzLsvYdHxy1bLzVPnDGPgOMt79Sy9GsMtawSCOZvZXqU6VoOYc9xHrZHKWElfW3Ta_FZxalgGxkIA-cwVvn3Vv22BNFK883ZITFOGAAXyXF1Vesjt_4x5udGfBc6wgeHvZa97h7THx7vuZQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJtlgMok93_17nMndajYLVSveAhlKbop7As1hzP-Xh_wnEVBoqcJyDqZ0ghofGSAs0RbqOqRb7F_CXb5hRV60HH71MVctYuKUIs8P2k7aiUvxmjCSRNW2oFtfpjQfcn2yf-bC7Id316MHkb3i18KhGP46RdtC0AA0pSWhJ_QR3cG6FKJz6XhVk-zG=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJtlgMok93_17nMndajYLVSveAhlKbop7As1hzP-Xh_wnEVBoqcJyDqZ0ghofGSAs0RbqOqRb7F_CXb5hRV60HH71MVctYuKUIs8P2k7aiUvxmjCSRNW2oFtfpjQfcn2yf-bC7Id316MHkb3i18KhGP46RdtC0AA0pSWhJ_QR3cG6FKJz6XhVk-zG=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>The following morning we returned to New York, so this is all we have to report on Atlanta. See you in March. Possibly. </p>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-65728016485320583202021-10-03T15:58:00.000-04:002021-10-03T15:58:04.577-04:00Truist Park Guided Tour<p>September 28, 2021</p><p>Let's start this post off by saying we thought we had quite the heavily stacked schedule on this day. We purchased the earliest possible entrance time to the largest Jim Henson collection in the world. We knew we had to leave this glorious exhibit no later than 1:30 if we were to get to Truist Park in time for our guided tour. Unfortunately, we finished the entire exhibit in 30 minutes. It was awkward because we had not planned for the extra time. So we went back to the hotel to nap instead of going to the World of Coca-Cola because who really gives a giant F about soda? It's not alcohol.</p><p>ANYWHO, back to the real purpose of this blog. We picked the last tour of the day prior to game time, so we didn't get to see the broadcast booth or visit the field and dugout, but we aren't totally sure if the tour guide would have hit the field and dugout ANYWAY because the team clubhouse is off limits regardless of game day rules due to an apparent "towel incident" on a prior tour. </p><p>Our tour guide was a lovely, stereotypical southern gentleman type of man. Though he did give us a little ribbing from being New Yorkers and specifically to Lisa for being a Mets fan. Thankfully, his jokes never came across as being "dick-ish" unlike some other ass clowns we've come into contact with. Or else this tour could've gotten really ugly. And possibly criminal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6s6A_gr8Vg_unrjycw7JIS8gWN8-L6T22WmHcYEpuIGM2XR2Q7I5aAGK2E-mCawQjm1XGx1y6kFGpzTl4jz6uPin6OSkaSY89SSSEQ8iMZbqAXcoaIDJl_3J5ccLHv0EDSs-TDrlB8g/s2048/20210928_142732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6s6A_gr8Vg_unrjycw7JIS8gWN8-L6T22WmHcYEpuIGM2XR2Q7I5aAGK2E-mCawQjm1XGx1y6kFGpzTl4jz6uPin6OSkaSY89SSSEQ8iMZbqAXcoaIDJl_3J5ccLHv0EDSs-TDrlB8g/s320/20210928_142732.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We will talk about the area surrounding the park (known as The Battery) in our game post, so if you're interested in reading about that, you'll have to check that out. For now, we will keep this focusing strictly on the actual guided tour. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjT2WhdPmIvBpwgImitthe9s1n4l28VMLWM-j3Jxxh_AWihFbQswujdG8pVoDoKyc714YkxcYVx9FQPv2remRUBHHud9xIrvBcsyHmAQTYLmQCtxu1BlIUgrm-NW-zJIZVv7_Tq1REVo/s2048/20210928_162657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjT2WhdPmIvBpwgImitthe9s1n4l28VMLWM-j3Jxxh_AWihFbQswujdG8pVoDoKyc714YkxcYVx9FQPv2remRUBHHud9xIrvBcsyHmAQTYLmQCtxu1BlIUgrm-NW-zJIZVv7_Tq1REVo/s320/20210928_162657.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>When we do guided tours of baseball stadiums, we bump into two kinds of people. The first group of people think we're super interesting for being in the midst of a ballpark bucket list or having completed the aforementioned bucket list. These people ask us a lot of questions about ballparks they've yet to visit and opinions about the ballparks they've also been to. </p><p>Then we get the second type of people. When we went to St. Louis, we had an entire tour group of these individuals. It's the type of people who hate us for this bucket list. We're not sure why, but they never make it a point to hide their animosity towards us. We've yet to meet anyone in this category that's actually completed the bucket list. Usually the fellow bucket list completers are found in the first category of baseball fans - cool people that are excited to meet other people that have done what they've done. The trolls tend to be openly mean and often aggressively challenge our opinions about the ballparks we've visited. On this tour group, we had a couple that fell into this category. At least, we think they're a couple. They may have been brother and sister or colleagues, but who the f*ck knows? They angrily asked what our favorite parks were and seemed offended that we didn't choose Target Field. She, in particular, also seemed offended when we said that Oakland's park was trash, but let's be serious. Even the A's agree that their stadium is trash. That's why they keep trying to leave. Both also rolled their eyes or had snide comments to make whenever we answered one of the guide's baseball trivia questions correctly. </p><p>End rant. </p><p>One of the first spots on this tour is this tomahawk made entirely of Legos, which was built by a young fan. If a grown man had built this, we probably would have spent some time making fun of him, but since a kid did it, we can call it, "impressive." He also apparently did this without any sort of directions, so it's possible that this kid is a borderline genius. Perhaps he will solve the environmental crisis. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvfL9DmdmGZ5n1VXjTzZu66kvbAcLYGyVk8A98M-IR3yzLpNOiRXIwq4G3O-4lAC6z8Dk_LsN7389VOxaIXROyqbGmOBGy-CZ3C2KCBhCUb4T_WqDl3tFNoqmOj2rw7RlOra3iExLx2o/s2048/20210928_143643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvfL9DmdmGZ5n1VXjTzZu66kvbAcLYGyVk8A98M-IR3yzLpNOiRXIwq4G3O-4lAC6z8Dk_LsN7389VOxaIXROyqbGmOBGy-CZ3C2KCBhCUb4T_WqDl3tFNoqmOj2rw7RlOra3iExLx2o/s320/20210928_143643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We headed up to the top level of the park where he showed us a few things, including the broadcast booth that we could not visit because it was too close to game time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO2xvPL_Tlik-S4FnmxJ9PeXVfdUb7mBlwX4hfR_iWQwL16cEliDzTkoK2eTdfkx67ZluH9tpnozIVn4s8csaaYBPLAEnOJ1IEH276kqC83UoCb2tkc8upnI-Jhk2-62QlOPiw_B50Bo/s2048/20210928_143828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO2xvPL_Tlik-S4FnmxJ9PeXVfdUb7mBlwX4hfR_iWQwL16cEliDzTkoK2eTdfkx67ZluH9tpnozIVn4s8csaaYBPLAEnOJ1IEH276kqC83UoCb2tkc8upnI-Jhk2-62QlOPiw_B50Bo/s320/20210928_143828.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2uze4FtP-ZYDqlMbmhYetAGTkl8E7DVwaDHg2z2cZ1mY_YUmrFy6Hz4BXe9LSpvgkEJb7dFEmKDAf_1BTiFrYTNAl48CJSPMGcbtjVOt3lTV_v6pr9JggH0DnsAGNFRidIlx2rhVUC4/s2048/20210928_143838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2uze4FtP-ZYDqlMbmhYetAGTkl8E7DVwaDHg2z2cZ1mY_YUmrFy6Hz4BXe9LSpvgkEJb7dFEmKDAf_1BTiFrYTNAl48CJSPMGcbtjVOt3lTV_v6pr9JggH0DnsAGNFRidIlx2rhVUC4/s320/20210928_143838.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Franchise titles and also Cathy the Cow (she used to hold a tomahawk over at Turner, but now she holds a Chik-Fil-A sign with the kind of spelling that makes Serena twitch in anger):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH-jzUHt3vJlfvucZjQ7lIZOnD7MFbdrdbbfD7MLEgtwukJf5fbgBS-rwIz7LjCUNzhaQzB7ZfbPr1lbdDUrwKXWOQUuJ6yS1jhxXQFrvUK9x194MBWOfrt1e43XxlpKS9OP3tM-KQyU/s2048/20210928_145836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH-jzUHt3vJlfvucZjQ7lIZOnD7MFbdrdbbfD7MLEgtwukJf5fbgBS-rwIz7LjCUNzhaQzB7ZfbPr1lbdDUrwKXWOQUuJ6yS1jhxXQFrvUK9x194MBWOfrt1e43XxlpKS9OP3tM-KQyU/s320/20210928_145836.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Retired Numbers (Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, Chipper Jones, Warren, Spahn, John Smoltz, Greg Maddux, Phil Niekro, Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron, Tom Glavine, Jackie Robinson):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA43fQ3z5kMzncPi8Ll5T7WqKkYNGIzU0K0qPTt2wxE5H6HYHCmkFI3s3LHmNPDvP1DMolzw1j1OrdFzdXdM0_nIeyno0QTwSoalr54Kzv7_7BWva8x0D-8EhC9gE0_hZgXfA31gUhgE8/s2048/20210928_150818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA43fQ3z5kMzncPi8Ll5T7WqKkYNGIzU0K0qPTt2wxE5H6HYHCmkFI3s3LHmNPDvP1DMolzw1j1OrdFzdXdM0_nIeyno0QTwSoalr54Kzv7_7BWva8x0D-8EhC9gE0_hZgXfA31gUhgE8/s320/20210928_150818.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>A huge drum that is, from what we can see, purely ceremonial because we did not see it get used once. Not during the tour and not during the game. From our original position behind home plate, we did think that it was a large coffee cup. We did not figure out that it was a drum until we got next to it, so not sure what that says about us. Either we have a severe coffee addiction or our eyesight is failing us in our old age. Or mayhaps it is both. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmznTZsmCVpAz5kv9GtLTfShSwK-LwR4KXAhjUFjLgAzIIcPO1aKRPSaf4WzY5AJGn3J7axYrKxb5ycqKYz5q0K_8ePZow_8GA6Z1LG5zqFsO8gie262fMi2YIf7nTseeNn8_UG9U4Zvw/s2048/20210928_151951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmznTZsmCVpAz5kv9GtLTfShSwK-LwR4KXAhjUFjLgAzIIcPO1aKRPSaf4WzY5AJGn3J7axYrKxb5ycqKYz5q0K_8ePZow_8GA6Z1LG5zqFsO8gie262fMi2YIf7nTseeNn8_UG9U4Zvw/s320/20210928_151951.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkSQBFqtlUU9e8GUgfOUUT3tfYES-2eyevntT52qEtasnquNesWGxiVYGRreXK_0SZ1G53YktJUJWIbq-77RQso1XPbF9bja1Oa3XluF8dNrRkDU6Tr6FLOKneMJiL07J6DFa7x7lxcY/s2048/20210928_152212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkSQBFqtlUU9e8GUgfOUUT3tfYES-2eyevntT52qEtasnquNesWGxiVYGRreXK_0SZ1G53YktJUJWIbq-77RQso1XPbF9bja1Oa3XluF8dNrRkDU6Tr6FLOKneMJiL07J6DFa7x7lxcY/s320/20210928_152212.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>They do have quite a few luxury boxes and as usual with these guided tours, we visited them all. It's becoming pretty tired for us, so we're no longer going to report or share every single club that we're shown. We're only going to share the highlights of these locations. In the case of the Hank Aaron suite, they had two pretty cool features. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m6JqA8pam8w9NDqRoS9xvQPjB3DVRAQy7WFgXu4bkGAnETHWWFhqVRFyd9pp4ZDZiSRMD3R6P_ZUjmxGeHmEGt-fi6zsiwUnVKMDFISia7W6ec4nbBhUaBAzyO5LgYI_igJVPHuWed8/s2048/20210928_152646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m6JqA8pam8w9NDqRoS9xvQPjB3DVRAQy7WFgXu4bkGAnETHWWFhqVRFyd9pp4ZDZiSRMD3R6P_ZUjmxGeHmEGt-fi6zsiwUnVKMDFISia7W6ec4nbBhUaBAzyO5LgYI_igJVPHuWed8/s320/20210928_152646.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBLlVHRseVtBjdAUIG8ACSoWKdLNqfDcepaoStv8bvMl0CJta4qbMyqd3XVaORKuet8NvzQr42Cr_92jvHRWrQ4c7LkowH5JKB6fVxq0bAsepZZP1aZjCMpLWwKjGn33ZZVlQeuMeE6g/s2048/20210928_152958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBLlVHRseVtBjdAUIG8ACSoWKdLNqfDcepaoStv8bvMl0CJta4qbMyqd3XVaORKuet8NvzQr42Cr_92jvHRWrQ4c7LkowH5JKB6fVxq0bAsepZZP1aZjCMpLWwKjGn33ZZVlQeuMeE6g/s320/20210928_152958.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzlHJcf5EcNAW88Unf_MVJd57rQi1HU7oA90rzBHNu0KCFhNRAdUH_NQbMBHq_Fm0pghddrqWrXdx5mLbX3HolgfeM5ROoKuqFzVZDEU7OD_6vGwJ1Hl28Rg_sVvfrohmphj-w3T9FeI/s2048/20210928_152656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzlHJcf5EcNAW88Unf_MVJd57rQi1HU7oA90rzBHNu0KCFhNRAdUH_NQbMBHq_Fm0pghddrqWrXdx5mLbX3HolgfeM5ROoKuqFzVZDEU7OD_6vGwJ1Hl28Rg_sVvfrohmphj-w3T9FeI/s320/20210928_152656.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuni-tOfetLW4U9Z1WPV1G8-3bEFFEe-DvBk5yXxGEU3mQFKE8iw2SwXyPN6a-2RWVKtCaI432BiO7l3z6CkERtd9weDfC7zbicBt5OYQ-bKQTuBXGKSSTSzGpjjtQUdBW7t4p5jdRQQ/s2048/20210928_152845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuni-tOfetLW4U9Z1WPV1G8-3bEFFEe-DvBk5yXxGEU3mQFKE8iw2SwXyPN6a-2RWVKtCaI432BiO7l3z6CkERtd9weDfC7zbicBt5OYQ-bKQTuBXGKSSTSzGpjjtQUdBW7t4p5jdRQQ/s320/20210928_152845.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The wall of bats represent each home run Hank Aaron hit, as well as the date and location/team he did it against. The bat is the one he hit his 715th home run with. It HAS vacationed in Cooperstown, but Hank felt that the bat belonged in Atlanta and here it stays. </p><p>This is a painting of dots:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotpKPP5X2pF3NCt49ZFoGBCgzTIjNvAdMhPQHu_d7Jt6KJTRvClTfPMqsC7zh7ca8Msr_jHZ0Wf6DfyN4McT_k_i9nGwLoePowVlbfgfMJ4xOoILdv5R8daCiDwimjDoWEbLDw9QN7Jc/s2048/20210928_153634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotpKPP5X2pF3NCt49ZFoGBCgzTIjNvAdMhPQHu_d7Jt6KJTRvClTfPMqsC7zh7ca8Msr_jHZ0Wf6DfyN4McT_k_i9nGwLoePowVlbfgfMJ4xOoILdv5R8daCiDwimjDoWEbLDw9QN7Jc/s320/20210928_153634.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>He said quite a bit about the local artist that created this and the other dot paintings in the area, but we have ADD and we didn't pay attention to any of it. </p><p>This is a suite with some sort with a "wall of fame" type of vibe, but again, we kind of zoned out, so you're lucky you're even getting these pictures. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFDQNPB2mcE-TKGS-QtrOHttQjFSE6pLRxTKf_PihUidJxK_VUc5vdAWU1SBz8RY5lgi6DbqdN_iYZ1R9bvWWxxBdgeY8VygKj7srrC84BDF1ipewHEX7pMdbTySK7sLHkAR5xyvHbu4/s2048/20210928_153726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFDQNPB2mcE-TKGS-QtrOHttQjFSE6pLRxTKf_PihUidJxK_VUc5vdAWU1SBz8RY5lgi6DbqdN_iYZ1R9bvWWxxBdgeY8VygKj7srrC84BDF1ipewHEX7pMdbTySK7sLHkAR5xyvHbu4/s320/20210928_153726.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIqnLcTGSdrDBc0XCbsbyhH0kITXt2ZVr35MiyViz2ayYTBmaIG_uclY8lqNa6e_cesfFohsHVOT37gI_Y2VWhVJixlOYQM5hB-BhAMbeclIVyb5NSKSy1AfgIXdqkrxOvIFYpq3hCzg/s2048/20210928_153841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIqnLcTGSdrDBc0XCbsbyhH0kITXt2ZVr35MiyViz2ayYTBmaIG_uclY8lqNa6e_cesfFohsHVOT37gI_Y2VWhVJixlOYQM5hB-BhAMbeclIVyb5NSKSy1AfgIXdqkrxOvIFYpq3hCzg/s320/20210928_153841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwulBaVkn4KWdp9QQh_0agrj75XBi74cpvL2VcHK2IlTe3JdftKAIpG0OCdgqxPk7td3WchjieEXBhjFS0OqKuOf5kme4MAF6QoQf9KgoR-LjY9lB0RhCHAgcJSbovsdgekDeiiMmuaPc/s2048/20210928_153925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwulBaVkn4KWdp9QQh_0agrj75XBi74cpvL2VcHK2IlTe3JdftKAIpG0OCdgqxPk7td3WchjieEXBhjFS0OqKuOf5kme4MAF6QoQf9KgoR-LjY9lB0RhCHAgcJSbovsdgekDeiiMmuaPc/s320/20210928_153925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxm-LsvJqlQA0n5IE1nV6thDSCBx7HT_z1n8xGGg5TGR90Oi9oLzC9oP7cWTM5GxjxOrp0tBZlWzNvaqQuVC0n1-0eNWmX7koGYPn4jujjTGRRU9tGzCrTrxH5F3qGl2ur8-tANlCZqo/s2048/20210928_154001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxm-LsvJqlQA0n5IE1nV6thDSCBx7HT_z1n8xGGg5TGR90Oi9oLzC9oP7cWTM5GxjxOrp0tBZlWzNvaqQuVC0n1-0eNWmX7koGYPn4jujjTGRRU9tGzCrTrxH5F3qGl2ur8-tANlCZqo/s320/20210928_154001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyWg1bbRM-ZSNDJmrBrFMQVzgfHFPz-UT99qfq1zC3-Wd-YIDgpFjeON1FOxcm8QfV-M7_5cSS2BUWUjTBSTlkjs0MMhGj-GknpmBR6spV8W6vIZT8PJ421BGz_VmpNWFs9QHF6g7Ic4/s2048/20210928_154029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyWg1bbRM-ZSNDJmrBrFMQVzgfHFPz-UT99qfq1zC3-Wd-YIDgpFjeON1FOxcm8QfV-M7_5cSS2BUWUjTBSTlkjs0MMhGj-GknpmBR6spV8W6vIZT8PJ421BGz_VmpNWFs9QHF6g7Ic4/s320/20210928_154029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Braves Monument Park IS super cool, but not nearly as cool as the original museum that <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2012/06/turner-field.html" target="_blank">Turner Field</a> had. 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Javy Lopez is hot. Physically. He might actually be a beautiful idiot though. They always are beautiful idiots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlhPbQzPxMTP9dHMTGWxjCPwxyr9KuZlEpFkRLbCH_hxeSU8zXpHueHlbrzJCtGOQGMEF4O40QXtLntTFBLhhnRZW-Gjv-5mU84i9IqPuvsRhf5CwfmMz4Mk4_6SLfu0OadwNUciPeY/s2048/20210928_155033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdlhPbQzPxMTP9dHMTGWxjCPwxyr9KuZlEpFkRLbCH_hxeSU8zXpHueHlbrzJCtGOQGMEF4O40QXtLntTFBLhhnRZW-Gjv-5mU84i9IqPuvsRhf5CwfmMz4Mk4_6SLfu0OadwNUciPeY/s320/20210928_155033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This is weird cafe/homage to Chipper Jones. Who is terrible. That is all you really need to know. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI-NCTITfI24JxcvTcVmc7FzZBUmPlPNef0zTXxen98myb6YOTgj4DyXFRzBrLqL9v3cGtlra9WvzSBV-lOUBisAr1kbDn7PTa5Vbny2oxOnOlX4rnGOlUbAMBEZjiGlWbk7kshS5e70/s2048/20210928_155754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI-NCTITfI24JxcvTcVmc7FzZBUmPlPNef0zTXxen98myb6YOTgj4DyXFRzBrLqL9v3cGtlra9WvzSBV-lOUBisAr1kbDn7PTa5Vbny2oxOnOlX4rnGOlUbAMBEZjiGlWbk7kshS5e70/s320/20210928_155754.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIefG2nAsqLGP4BPz4ufYHTw-xs4TBAjGE6SNv4NRBr2wsgwObydo2qSo86YXJf77AmdWWBILQBtrPw-k4VsH1d9SLV-C5KXMW5Qp0aXLk5cmQQzp-J72olomgo0YSa9hy7OtCNBglj5o/s2048/20210928_155838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIefG2nAsqLGP4BPz4ufYHTw-xs4TBAjGE6SNv4NRBr2wsgwObydo2qSo86YXJf77AmdWWBILQBtrPw-k4VsH1d9SLV-C5KXMW5Qp0aXLk5cmQQzp-J72olomgo0YSa9hy7OtCNBglj5o/s320/20210928_155838.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqokUu9wdyhG6OCo2HG-Ar73vr365Lm_UAIMofcAWY_i8RRz_Mj8cEegd0qyhyi-QSW5EQfbWh_w5GNhKaJn9fmN90t1VgBxJbt0rAzMx47_GLA_ogotTBNBEb7gveEtZBUToGWMOQAhk/s2048/20210928_155845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqokUu9wdyhG6OCo2HG-Ar73vr365Lm_UAIMofcAWY_i8RRz_Mj8cEegd0qyhyi-QSW5EQfbWh_w5GNhKaJn9fmN90t1VgBxJbt0rAzMx47_GLA_ogotTBNBEb7gveEtZBUToGWMOQAhk/s320/20210928_155845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is the view of the field from the fanciest seats in the house:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAvWhxWwKkGXzZdFmQBvSnNjnDR9UsDiHf5qjTHuJwevJiHd9MFTW1ZDX-OK07gR4ehbOZEwY2z8Fd7nnPJNNviELrOjcZLILZEcn_Ilh4k1n8BdNRL_jcW7oB-igS1ZiKNfN3OGrTCU/s2048/20210928_161139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAvWhxWwKkGXzZdFmQBvSnNjnDR9UsDiHf5qjTHuJwevJiHd9MFTW1ZDX-OK07gR4ehbOZEwY2z8Fd7nnPJNNviELrOjcZLILZEcn_Ilh4k1n8BdNRL_jcW7oB-igS1ZiKNfN3OGrTCU/s320/20210928_161139.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>A Phillies player headed towards the dugout, but he had a sweatshirt on and we weren't close enough to really see who he was. Serena sat up at attention when he started walking towards the dugout because she wanted to flip the middle finger if it was Bryce Harper. It wasn't and apparently the player mistook her Kermit the Frog stare down as a compliment because he waved at us. We begrudgingly waved back. </p>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-69598706364567492672021-09-18T19:23:00.000-04:002021-09-18T19:23:06.806-04:00Yankees v Indians 9-18-21Well, it's the middle of September already. Not that you'd know that from the sweaty gym balls-style weather that we've been having. We were looking forward to a pleasant outdoor experience during a late season baseball game. Instead, we've left the game with sun burns and suffering from dehydration. Probably didn't help that we started our afternoon off with wine instead of water, but that is not our fault. It should have been mid-70's at most and the Yankees shouldn't be selling souvenir carafes and wine glasses. It just spells trouble. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcyqFLW6zr8V13qDraqGsZuEJV-m7tJ461j_IV67Mks1RD4MQdK6flBSqaPrV8Vsg93HJJ6b6RUSS7G_Qulzv3QXRa9bLj3NmR9V323egwNEcDO_fnT2BMKipsS3HEFNzA_ViyuJP3aA/s2048/IMG_20210918_151608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcyqFLW6zr8V13qDraqGsZuEJV-m7tJ461j_IV67Mks1RD4MQdK6flBSqaPrV8Vsg93HJJ6b6RUSS7G_Qulzv3QXRa9bLj3NmR9V323egwNEcDO_fnT2BMKipsS3HEFNzA_ViyuJP3aA/s320/IMG_20210918_151608.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfRIT3fllDZ_wLfQV9HO0K3djuQeiULcMDHsqookuzMiklSlM3EFW2EHBq7hoQoE3KDNYH66ynTcV9xbHn3TWP98IuLmA4qmxdJHVndECI93v6-Le-6B8GXJqH0T3Jatg86ehc_6XpUo/s2048/PXL_20210918_161753156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfRIT3fllDZ_wLfQV9HO0K3djuQeiULcMDHsqookuzMiklSlM3EFW2EHBq7hoQoE3KDNYH66ynTcV9xbHn3TWP98IuLmA4qmxdJHVndECI93v6-Le-6B8GXJqH0T3Jatg86ehc_6XpUo/s320/PXL_20210918_161753156.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><div>Also, as you can see in this photo, we totally crushed the Don Mattingly bobblehead giveaway. This is largely thanks to Clear. That line was super quick compared to the rest of the security lines around the stadium AND due to an unwarranted amount of traffic for a mid-Saturday, we were totally late getting to the ballpark. So, anyone that tells you that the annual fee for Clear isn't worth it is a big, fat liar. They're lying to you and to themselves. Clear, we're ready for our paid sponsorship/advertising contract. Hit us up. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>We actually watched 4 innings of the game from this view because it was shaded and the temperature was much cooler here. Then we got hungry and foolishly decided to head up to our seats, thinking that the upper deck "always gets such a nice breeze." We got no such nice breeze, but we did go old school with our food selection - a nice, reliable spicy sausage and peppers sandwich. We've learned a few things over the years and the number 1, most important thing we learned is to not photograph yourself eating a sausage or a hot dog. Ever. It's horrifying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ibpf8Zkxt0A31_IvSBzkRwRzpcZU5UePPmAhyGov_ckkq2kG0kgYLeaoiKxw1SlR7xA0rF28GtHjvBQ47yR-7gdTV9rXY_1A0GkUK_aioFnBr2EwW7qfEA0zSYB_y34X_VjfB0GA4Xg/s2048/PXL_20210918_182038199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ibpf8Zkxt0A31_IvSBzkRwRzpcZU5UePPmAhyGov_ckkq2kG0kgYLeaoiKxw1SlR7xA0rF28GtHjvBQ47yR-7gdTV9rXY_1A0GkUK_aioFnBr2EwW7qfEA0zSYB_y34X_VjfB0GA4Xg/s320/PXL_20210918_182038199.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9v4iZMe9AfApiYLEJpbAU_kJhOElF6gCDRrBAiMxx_3a3B3FyrRvqch20Ub9N09-XrKcOP1YWkTPf8GKLJMd-D-KrZrZ6isYnWvvJN_emR3trSf6raWFIoNPQaNz8XrjHdObJLOh0a7E/s2048/PXL_20210918_182118076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9v4iZMe9AfApiYLEJpbAU_kJhOElF6gCDRrBAiMxx_3a3B3FyrRvqch20Ub9N09-XrKcOP1YWkTPf8GKLJMd-D-KrZrZ6isYnWvvJN_emR3trSf6raWFIoNPQaNz8XrjHdObJLOh0a7E/s320/PXL_20210918_182118076.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-c-VCC83Rgh3ddAu_cdfebOVZqhyphenhyphenTbWQUUIvTC2WLwxHTCc6iKzJjhRyXYGgXssW9DajbKiMB88NC-1pj6Appb3-FxBIp5TZLvJuuHMtwDzdY5EAwp7hUbRO2SADjYJElaneriTavP4/s2048/PXL_20210918_190753445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-c-VCC83Rgh3ddAu_cdfebOVZqhyphenhyphenTbWQUUIvTC2WLwxHTCc6iKzJjhRyXYGgXssW9DajbKiMB88NC-1pj6Appb3-FxBIp5TZLvJuuHMtwDzdY5EAwp7hUbRO2SADjYJElaneriTavP4/s320/PXL_20210918_190753445.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>The Yankees took a giant sh*t on the field and called it a baseball game. They chose not to play today. Unfortunately, they didn't give us the option to not pay for our tickets. At least we got our bobbleheads. We received several offers from people requesting to buy it from us, but Serena felt that since it was Don Mattingly, it was a priceless artifact and Lisa's asking price was too high. The highest offer we got was $10, but Lisa held out for a Louis Vuitton bag. </div><div><br /></div><div>We decided that we needed ice cream, so we went in search of a Ben & Jerry's. The line at the stand in our section was personally offensive, so we decided to go downstairs to the main concourse, thinking we'd have more stands to choose from. We did not. The line in the food court was even worse, so we ended up on the Grand Slam Shake stand because no one was there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE0Cfu0-vGEwWgmrsr7b3mm1BDHV_geTXqJAfgUiYQwp3E12lvbMnhKlQGQTF-8CFt6jpn4nN05F9HFqf_SloGoNFgIeYE6hV2d5sE8fXSVmVCtq-7_52tKNMOIuxLrIuoj6LfVyayD0/s2048/IMG_20210918_161520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE0Cfu0-vGEwWgmrsr7b3mm1BDHV_geTXqJAfgUiYQwp3E12lvbMnhKlQGQTF-8CFt6jpn4nN05F9HFqf_SloGoNFgIeYE6hV2d5sE8fXSVmVCtq-7_52tKNMOIuxLrIuoj6LfVyayD0/s320/IMG_20210918_161520.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YaEzNLELxANqta1obNi9H5hSBqk1rVMXTty5E7x5D2FVNLpb6DMBTviffV2Crc5rQuqZTPL-r7JqIYOLIj3lev27F63126BfClxqXMq95U0fnorMgWoUDoGxKWeoAFYRnCQjOHIWfos/s2048/PXL_20210918_194945196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YaEzNLELxANqta1obNi9H5hSBqk1rVMXTty5E7x5D2FVNLpb6DMBTviffV2Crc5rQuqZTPL-r7JqIYOLIj3lev27F63126BfClxqXMq95U0fnorMgWoUDoGxKWeoAFYRnCQjOHIWfos/s320/PXL_20210918_194945196.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div>While tasty, it wasn't what we wanted, so it didn't really satisfy our cravings. Lisa got the cereal one and Serena got the celebration one. It was too hot to go back to our seats, so we ended up watching the rest of the sh*t show standing around the main concourse. Bunch of clowns. </div>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-67337689315028310922021-09-05T09:00:00.020-04:002021-09-05T09:00:00.177-04:00Mets v Pirates 7-11-21<p>We've not been the best baseball game attenders this season considering we're the "Traveling Baseball Babes," but in our defense, the extended lockdown done did us dirty. Suddenly, our weekends are filled with birthday parties, rescheduled bridal/baby showers, rescheduled weddings, bachelorette parties, anniversary parties, bbqs, and all of the other sh*t people enjoyed having before the pandemic hit and now they are all crammed into the same tiny window instead of being spread out throughout the year. We've literally had zero time to attend baseball games. Hell, we haven't even had time to post these recent blogs. Look at us. We're two months behind on sh*t. </p><p>Which brings us to this particular Mets game. Normally, we pick games for a specific reason. Maybe it's the opponent, but mostly it's due to a special bobblehead giveaway. In this scenario, we picked it because it was the only Sunday we had free to go to game together. We didn't even know that there was a free giveaway (a Jacob DeGrom jersey) until the night before and Serena had to work so late on Sunday that we assumed we'd never get to the park early enough to get one.</p><p>For whatever reason, security had us circle around the ballpark before funneling the entire Tri-State area into one parking lot entrance. Seemed a bit ridiculous and inefficient to us, but what do we know? We didn't go to security guard school. We parked roughly 30 minutes to game time and since we were convinced that we didn't have a shot in hell at getting the DeGrom jersey, we meandered leisurely over to the gate with the shortest line. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhGKmTBZDt-VAFXGwLJVE3iur03vAArsTF6K6ajU-LrgefD25YMIV9Z7tXtVNb3tZrOEmJcvdKK6GPYvH4Cm5nu7FT45m6VYqslaEF3ugWNEoPokxyjAGWbu0iUgA9uSNswi0DC1s7SA/s2048/20210711_121618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhGKmTBZDt-VAFXGwLJVE3iur03vAArsTF6K6ajU-LrgefD25YMIV9Z7tXtVNb3tZrOEmJcvdKK6GPYvH4Cm5nu7FT45m6VYqslaEF3ugWNEoPokxyjAGWbu0iUgA9uSNswi0DC1s7SA/s320/20210711_121618.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Lo and behold, we managed to get inside very quickly AND snag a pair of jerseys, which will come in handy next season when we finally get to make our way back to the ballpark again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wmNRZpDgv9VEUXKoPS3GZRiL4G_u-NXWQjSyKB_nV8pwToLuGh4ixtw3Ijd_rGnEpV5R0uTazMBJTWUNy8sJytVdBhKm_rna-uqA9pLKiiXKg_ijBnOW10b2-c7sJ5jMGdQHO7GxPVE/s2048/20210711_131938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wmNRZpDgv9VEUXKoPS3GZRiL4G_u-NXWQjSyKB_nV8pwToLuGh4ixtw3Ijd_rGnEpV5R0uTazMBJTWUNy8sJytVdBhKm_rna-uqA9pLKiiXKg_ijBnOW10b2-c7sJ5jMGdQHO7GxPVE/s320/20210711_131938.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>They're shockingly not bad. Usually the free giveaway jerseys are absolute trash or the color is totally offensive, but here, neither was the case. </p><p>We grabbed a pair of beers and headed up to watch the game. This is the view from our seats:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefodhUrzxk1ii8sfzEbPPLZJKwv7hzc3EQ_wu6ZAmLAx_CnOdSRnFiGSEyUmaBuEo29f6qc6wCaHl2_NhVGAOvji-VYNoQN6WjaN0Y_H41o9JpPfeoujH52GMlKYF6oYYt_Xitp3jjWs/s2048/20210711_131550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefodhUrzxk1ii8sfzEbPPLZJKwv7hzc3EQ_wu6ZAmLAx_CnOdSRnFiGSEyUmaBuEo29f6qc6wCaHl2_NhVGAOvji-VYNoQN6WjaN0Y_H41o9JpPfeoujH52GMlKYF6oYYt_Xitp3jjWs/s320/20210711_131550.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-CyKy21loOYFKsn0nx6o2srTrpzHvo-s1Qr2kgtVyzZYoBTUZeF1tGE6z4ej5galQ8EHswkoTVPGjm_qzRNYzfGXt83kChQwGhsIzgmtrq4kyqkksbHcvFFw2pSIf0c8mkEwIvHm2ak/s2048/PXL_20210711_170420734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-CyKy21loOYFKsn0nx6o2srTrpzHvo-s1Qr2kgtVyzZYoBTUZeF1tGE6z4ej5galQ8EHswkoTVPGjm_qzRNYzfGXt83kChQwGhsIzgmtrq4kyqkksbHcvFFw2pSIf0c8mkEwIvHm2ak/s320/PXL_20210711_170420734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We weren't hungry yet (shocking, I know), so we hung out in our sweltering seats for roughly 6 innings. The Mets were performing marvelously, leading 5-2 before we headed to the Jim Beam Suite for air conditioning and food. This time around, we got ourselves some wine because we're classy broads like that. Also, we're suckers for souvenirs cups (as you can see). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrTyM3WIctHeZyRaPUy8-EuPrkvOltvsv1P2glX5ZHGaI8TL-RKf9ra7KTKaQmUZYNJgUouE03ojSE3QkrFo2MO1fJ_1w5s0QwGx6Gr_kD7T6GQ5dTCrl1icjAYIemYacMAO9Boo2-Eo/s2048/PXL_20210711_185246714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrTyM3WIctHeZyRaPUy8-EuPrkvOltvsv1P2glX5ZHGaI8TL-RKf9ra7KTKaQmUZYNJgUouE03ojSE3QkrFo2MO1fJ_1w5s0QwGx6Gr_kD7T6GQ5dTCrl1icjAYIemYacMAO9Boo2-Eo/s320/PXL_20210711_185246714.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl-rzysU5W0Q-hHiy_SGqmRFXqcP0yTxRwps2CSzNCB7NO6V9aHCdM8ezgypsfitoK5dp5OJLvF1Ap6IpxGvT2Dwqq_i1FYRhvtekTfsBiHjcsmCVtkIvc_psTKBkShrnvHPPK3n4xU8/s2048/PXL_20210711_194440257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl-rzysU5W0Q-hHiy_SGqmRFXqcP0yTxRwps2CSzNCB7NO6V9aHCdM8ezgypsfitoK5dp5OJLvF1Ap6IpxGvT2Dwqq_i1FYRhvtekTfsBiHjcsmCVtkIvc_psTKBkShrnvHPPK3n4xU8/s320/PXL_20210711_194440257.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We also split a Polar Burger and an Ultimate Grilled Cheese. The burger was $16.50 and the grilled cheese was $10.25. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimM-ZgtIQ0n7-k9QnixDbYTfcNUJS7NG8ZnwBLNsRP6JX28XRkxEDO8wcx97h843W435iQIJUipj8NZ282zNwb2fSgTKfzIrY51loEWyA0lyLZ8trVCwn0ixucTHbuKguEjm4fVySuUM/s2048/20210711_150113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimM-ZgtIQ0n7-k9QnixDbYTfcNUJS7NG8ZnwBLNsRP6JX28XRkxEDO8wcx97h843W435iQIJUipj8NZ282zNwb2fSgTKfzIrY51loEWyA0lyLZ8trVCwn0ixucTHbuKguEjm4fVySuUM/s320/20210711_150113.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F-6XAQt1rZmMyYYjfpBslSui_FuKNE-LezcNlh5kCjXQumcgMqi11rmrg4UTUF6LqbrryobwtiIk4LUASvHnkml1f3SfB_OtyayQba8WrPd7A4N32MKHYjWb72FP4fcd0GYaBUpMaRc/s2048/20210711_150729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F-6XAQt1rZmMyYYjfpBslSui_FuKNE-LezcNlh5kCjXQumcgMqi11rmrg4UTUF6LqbrryobwtiIk4LUASvHnkml1f3SfB_OtyayQba8WrPd7A4N32MKHYjWb72FP4fcd0GYaBUpMaRc/s320/20210711_150729.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The burger was Pat LaFrieda's black truffle blended burger patty with maple spiced caramel onions, smoked gouda, lettuce, tomato (which Serena picked off), and claw sauce on a brioche bun. The grilled cheese was provolone and american cheeses with pimiento spread in a pinwheel flatbread and it was served with what they called "tomato fondu," but let's call a spade a spade. It was served with a cup of jarred marinara sauce. </p><p>While we stuffed our faces, Pittsburgh managed to scrape another 2 runs across, making the score 5-4. They wanted to make it interesting for us. We still didn't think much of it because the Mets were hot and the Pirates sucked (they still suck). We watched the game in the air conditioning until the bottom of the 8th when we decided that we needed ice cream (bottomless f*cking pits we are apparently). </p><p>The line to the ice cream and waffle stand was so long that we ended up watching the remainder of the game from the line. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlV3DM4ZdmFY3irFyL1ksnZC_yfwhimQ7g8vvypRjkUoZvF4KCT3XDghtWqewALgbw-aBAgvdo1sBOsgkVuNHQTTXyOpbUdTiBF4iu2OMUYnZ2nRZEhmMxMm-5cQpUsM8jOPyIA_RBbU/s2048/20210711_162536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlV3DM4ZdmFY3irFyL1ksnZC_yfwhimQ7g8vvypRjkUoZvF4KCT3XDghtWqewALgbw-aBAgvdo1sBOsgkVuNHQTTXyOpbUdTiBF4iu2OMUYnZ2nRZEhmMxMm-5cQpUsM8jOPyIA_RBbU/s320/20210711_162536.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rIiQRCwSccOB-ZVV1NEHV3cur1NxRhU5LseGVVs2zwS3UblKGa9fUfTn0NcOQoqo-BJw2z5zv-bhL1difuV5wjxdmoZICL5lMvz-JBmaRN9XCfpslEsRhDcAYkRLxo-5l0_lImM80xI/s2048/20210711_162637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rIiQRCwSccOB-ZVV1NEHV3cur1NxRhU5LseGVVs2zwS3UblKGa9fUfTn0NcOQoqo-BJw2z5zv-bhL1difuV5wjxdmoZICL5lMvz-JBmaRN9XCfpslEsRhDcAYkRLxo-5l0_lImM80xI/s320/20210711_162637.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>And what a remainder of a game it was - the Pirates scored 2 more runs in the top of the 9th and closed it out to win 6-5. </p>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-86800227345524351542021-08-28T20:19:00.000-04:002021-08-28T20:19:04.209-04:00Oracle Park (the park formerly known as AT&T Park)<p> June 5, 2021</p><p>We had a 7am flight out of New York to San Francisco. The trip was mostly supposed to be a wine-centric vacation with the purpose of us getting SOMEWHERE that wasn't our homes after a long lockdown. Not sure what prompted us to even look up the Giants' schedule (b<a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2011/12/at-park.html" target="_blank">ecause as you know, we've already hit this park</a>), but we did and discovered that they'd be home the weekend we were arriving in San Francisco. Unfortunately, due to COVID protocols, the Giants were not yet selling tickets to the general public. Only season ticket holders had access to buy. However, the wonders of social media came to our rescue. We posted one little story on Instagram seeking advice regarding tickets and one of our kick ass followers replied with the hook up! She bought tickets via her account on our behalf and we were in! </p><p>Anywho, back to our arrival in San Francisco. We didn't have much time available to us before our 5pm game, but we managed to squeeze a lot in: Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, and mini doughnuts. We arrived and snapped our exterior photo of the ballpark, including a retake of us outside the Willie Mays Gate. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLE2mUtjqEBYbp15davCrrRnGEX6tYUQ99-1eeQyVUwhnyXt2OtiqUlb2Q6szsBjYh7BshiCq5TFQbszStpdF0KkLCjh2E6ryLesNMbebDsiImEX9S3toZ9XxctY7fLWe76Z_PudS9ng/s2048/PXL_20210605_232611438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLE2mUtjqEBYbp15davCrrRnGEX6tYUQ99-1eeQyVUwhnyXt2OtiqUlb2Q6szsBjYh7BshiCq5TFQbszStpdF0KkLCjh2E6ryLesNMbebDsiImEX9S3toZ9XxctY7fLWe76Z_PudS9ng/s320/PXL_20210605_232611438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GEXpWuv-Y7Kk-CsK-2bN4VIf9Fj9s_oWee4SGFiobRkeVl4Kjq0bBFIQt5uyI9nslrmRJgrTnaJmbyMGbmDQmrj6SFtwga3B7clMsQPnDw61G1tr6Rbp6Tct49_YdrniXPnQCY1EhLs/s2048/PXL_20210605_232736030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GEXpWuv-Y7Kk-CsK-2bN4VIf9Fj9s_oWee4SGFiobRkeVl4Kjq0bBFIQt5uyI9nslrmRJgrTnaJmbyMGbmDQmrj6SFtwga3B7clMsQPnDw61G1tr6Rbp6Tct49_YdrniXPnQCY1EhLs/s320/PXL_20210605_232736030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD788Jc1Crw7ZOj49HtxNwCXo7Qte28JIU97MLTAIa1lbAskvEIWnRXA3PTYyIc71YLJXj7WJtVtK_D-QHl2IYJBVeRL19WlP94bIGCwXj2rQ6BiE2HC-YSOGXF6gM0QYxBGA2cboDjes/s2048/PicsArt_06-05-04.57.47.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD788Jc1Crw7ZOj49HtxNwCXo7Qte28JIU97MLTAIa1lbAskvEIWnRXA3PTYyIc71YLJXj7WJtVtK_D-QHl2IYJBVeRL19WlP94bIGCwXj2rQ6BiE2HC-YSOGXF6gM0QYxBGA2cboDjes/s320/PicsArt_06-05-04.57.47.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbn04qLhjMI2kCHHfDjoc_OJuZXXrlI-l5_Hb6JTdWj8p5A0c8n5SqwtZqM6IPzFJ2OPkQXRKiDnGu81mzuSzm_d3R0tvmscogPx0rhkeSKI0sa6aKn5aPG-dtGUgQNLjcDlacJWCIN4/s1024/PicsArt_06-05-05.35.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbn04qLhjMI2kCHHfDjoc_OJuZXXrlI-l5_Hb6JTdWj8p5A0c8n5SqwtZqM6IPzFJ2OPkQXRKiDnGu81mzuSzm_d3R0tvmscogPx0rhkeSKI0sa6aKn5aPG-dtGUgQNLjcDlacJWCIN4/s320/PicsArt_06-05-05.35.23.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Then:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWvlikeyow01EYPOONmNVQy-NsaBe-0oAxwfmASylYy_ppgHQw1uJ8OzkZw_XgNxbDGcGZg-A8IpQljTwaa_sNOb1cIDpzEqwCso0fxhGOBlmdUQpKS56y04nc73exaBWXyY5ummXGAA/s1351/Screenshot_20210828-184657_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1043" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWvlikeyow01EYPOONmNVQy-NsaBe-0oAxwfmASylYy_ppgHQw1uJ8OzkZw_XgNxbDGcGZg-A8IpQljTwaa_sNOb1cIDpzEqwCso0fxhGOBlmdUQpKS56y04nc73exaBWXyY5ummXGAA/s320/Screenshot_20210828-184657_Instagram.jpg" width="247" /></a></div></div><p>Before we went inside, we stopped at the team store so that Lisa could get herself a hat and also visited McCovey Cove because we never documented it the first time around. We got to see someone snag a home run ball during batting practice. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6i2t4JmW92tpFOXD_50vdqMLT6pOLyH2asLmWBIME-sQ4160UO2a1xH981IJEbm1myteT0yM2BTm5gButF9UuyQW7pIncjNq66Tv_12_kkQ8EZ0Y-d2k6pRqPbvX5Mpd4da5vObXmvE/s2048/PXL_20210605_233555997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6i2t4JmW92tpFOXD_50vdqMLT6pOLyH2asLmWBIME-sQ4160UO2a1xH981IJEbm1myteT0yM2BTm5gButF9UuyQW7pIncjNq66Tv_12_kkQ8EZ0Y-d2k6pRqPbvX5Mpd4da5vObXmvE/s320/PXL_20210605_233555997.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsFNCLhTEbXuFHmSCgZW5gA8NwcMNY3vbsT7r06Fb6tTVUZ05mzQtV04D1LoBPpYiZrviQk8w80PuXb1sNJwcd_vufZU1dXUTXv-k1b02JrhMYOwRi8_nl3g5SkoLX0IEF2nKRCw7PpU/s2048/PXL_20210605_233609256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsFNCLhTEbXuFHmSCgZW5gA8NwcMNY3vbsT7r06Fb6tTVUZ05mzQtV04D1LoBPpYiZrviQk8w80PuXb1sNJwcd_vufZU1dXUTXv-k1b02JrhMYOwRi8_nl3g5SkoLX0IEF2nKRCw7PpU/s320/PXL_20210605_233609256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>California was a little behind New York in their COVID protocols, so the attendance capacity was less than what we would've experienced at Citi Field or Yankee Stadium. There were still vaccinated and unvaccinated seating sections. We still had to wear masks at least until we got to our seats and most importantly, many of the concession stands were still closed. This is not a complaint by any means. It was just a different experience from what we've had. As we walked around our section trying to decide what we wanted to eat, we found these fun Lego set ups:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQSZ7-mjN5hXzDJmS8yL7Bajr4wsxNADoMWvpCMp_ULCt2KLQ8kvPpD9d9u9sjdLIIh7gvJSo7QsZgaT0ekKT8xxNB09pzsBgldhxFwKEfTDWgGvLLQV9etjjvKtMCImqum6ofzhbeYU/s2048/PXL_20210606_011831653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQSZ7-mjN5hXzDJmS8yL7Bajr4wsxNADoMWvpCMp_ULCt2KLQ8kvPpD9d9u9sjdLIIh7gvJSo7QsZgaT0ekKT8xxNB09pzsBgldhxFwKEfTDWgGvLLQV9etjjvKtMCImqum6ofzhbeYU/s320/PXL_20210606_011831653.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim61lshRqs7QhcdVbmZdz7T6-ZGyUVBqdM6pjUBxPE-hn84UdaAcqx81fivoMIUMfqKhNKWNlt8zf-KnqTFzLXvah799Ml15dpcN6iRY6a_iU1u-D-VxnCdUIVVUtGqnHA-vBGF14JcxQ/s2048/PXL_20210606_011838940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim61lshRqs7QhcdVbmZdz7T6-ZGyUVBqdM6pjUBxPE-hn84UdaAcqx81fivoMIUMfqKhNKWNlt8zf-KnqTFzLXvah799Ml15dpcN6iRY6a_iU1u-D-VxnCdUIVVUtGqnHA-vBGF14JcxQ/s320/PXL_20210606_011838940.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcDsSACOMXj7OMG67J4OKgv0OXERK75z94PQBhkbSw6ANAkmrRIxTVASSrsxOgvaMcVXhg0_xd9JYOvzEYuiwtwgDAAfWLteoAvahUB5-mjsEWY_snI1OsXr9rIY1iEzTQlpQl-P5vxQ/s2048/PXL_20210606_011848273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcDsSACOMXj7OMG67J4OKgv0OXERK75z94PQBhkbSw6ANAkmrRIxTVASSrsxOgvaMcVXhg0_xd9JYOvzEYuiwtwgDAAfWLteoAvahUB5-mjsEWY_snI1OsXr9rIY1iEzTQlpQl-P5vxQ/s320/PXL_20210606_011848273.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We ended up with pretty basic food, but no complaints here. We ate all of it and enjoyed every bite. We think it cost us roughly $40 for both of our dinners and beers, but truthfully, we can't remember and we apparently spent so much money on random sh*t that day that we can't decipher our bank statements as to what's what. The ballpark was entirely cashless also by the way, which was unexpected, but obviously we managed because we didn't go hungry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IC5frhhL28AEMuf_U-h_ATqsQVzcRifOoq42irB8a_SsriniQNLo2KxpWErvI-RQgtz4C34oVoouBuhgOLG_zqy15st9V5kisM1CbLe_aDkX2ZD2oYiapZC57vGtFc8FDkAlZ6rdf7M/s2048/20210605_183738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IC5frhhL28AEMuf_U-h_ATqsQVzcRifOoq42irB8a_SsriniQNLo2KxpWErvI-RQgtz4C34oVoouBuhgOLG_zqy15st9V5kisM1CbLe_aDkX2ZD2oYiapZC57vGtFc8FDkAlZ6rdf7M/s320/20210605_183738.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjlQv1v99bmNoNZqZxFszIO_X71HhxOnxr2D9OTRPewz4_NRJaGL6mJD1z8gupUI-Ex9N7Ol8-tsYA7ordqV_20AcIl9bvMJhKjJySJOYLDIcAT4Zh7v2GNEFgojEnu3CncM5FrPqmcY/s2048/20210605_192428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjlQv1v99bmNoNZqZxFszIO_X71HhxOnxr2D9OTRPewz4_NRJaGL6mJD1z8gupUI-Ex9N7Ol8-tsYA7ordqV_20AcIl9bvMJhKjJySJOYLDIcAT4Zh7v2GNEFgojEnu3CncM5FrPqmcY/s320/20210605_192428.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZY3jekZMkcHlLbD0G4xl0G9DJ9tGZLyqtkCSrbb4lZpFW4_64wnTP1I0aqR_qmN0LX5pKDTvSlbgWzDXSVC2K182GKNSVD1AvMp5uDfWEeBkNPs2onszu5DzNMXGzUl5w8kXedK1qVIY/s2048/PXL_20210605_235552927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZY3jekZMkcHlLbD0G4xl0G9DJ9tGZLyqtkCSrbb4lZpFW4_64wnTP1I0aqR_qmN0LX5pKDTvSlbgWzDXSVC2K182GKNSVD1AvMp5uDfWEeBkNPs2onszu5DzNMXGzUl5w8kXedK1qVIY/s320/PXL_20210605_235552927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Oh! This picture of us in these custom sweatshirts (made by @evieandzoedesigns) just reminded us of a funny interaction with one of the park staff people. He spotted our shirts and loved them so much that he took several photos of us with his phone. Either he thought we were celebrities (we sort of are...and if we're not, we aren't sure what the f*ck is taking so long on that front)or he was a creep. Somewhere in the state of California, is an Oracle Park security guard with at least 10 photos of us in the same pose and facial expression. He didn't even bother to take a selfie with us. </p><p>Back to the game. The Giants, for the most part, dominated, but it <i>did </i>get hairy towards the end. At one point Brandon Crawford bulldozed Evan Longoria in attempt to get the ball. We've never seen anything like it. Not even at one of Lisa's nephew's little league games. They did win the end even though they made it interesting. And so did we. We went back to our hotel and passed the f*ck out face down in our beds before going on the bike tour from hell the following morning. We'd tell you about it, but that's for a completely different type of blog. </p>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-59517909791474590992021-04-18T14:00:00.025-04:002021-04-18T14:00:00.575-04:00Mets Opening Day 2021<p> April 11, 2021</p><p>Once again, there was hardly any traffic on the way to Flushing. No issues parking and parking was free this time around. </p><p>We're not going to cover the New York State rules of engagement for sporting events again, but you can read about it here when we discussed it during the <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2021/04/yankees-opening-day-2021.html" target="_blank">Yankees' Opening Day pos</a>t. </p><p>Back to the day at hand. Lisa prepared sausage and peppers, chicken wings, burgers, hot dogs, and garlic fries. It was a spread for the Queens of Queens (if you don't understand this reference, you're too young to read our blog). Again, we basically crushed it. At this point, our teams should be hiring us to prepare meals for them. And also, to pitch out of the bullpen. And possibly to help the players learn how to better accessorize. We're jacks of all trades. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXi8qPPf_fGrclG9WhLU-zv16gSvTFBQ36QRbGj5bonPLDWu7nPYEFjlv0NQrgBZJtwy6VSaJUgEm7LPFtpd2gwC5J9un1EFUo4LbSQB9Ugc_ata9iwOoNKoAXfpoiSb4eNzhfw5-knpo/s2048/20210408_120712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXi8qPPf_fGrclG9WhLU-zv16gSvTFBQ36QRbGj5bonPLDWu7nPYEFjlv0NQrgBZJtwy6VSaJUgEm7LPFtpd2gwC5J9un1EFUo4LbSQB9Ugc_ata9iwOoNKoAXfpoiSb4eNzhfw5-knpo/s320/20210408_120712.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1RYoH1Usqobcwd8NWQECFH-GqELeXX1Qrp_eLdM6X0e69dPg6NJBennVo-NfUe7bWOfB-eKW6tpoKn2NFS-sCrAhXD3SumcTsy6ONbn6q0yFNv7IOKsPsVH-cEV6QxYHh3FQNHGl8IM/s2048/20210408_130847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1RYoH1Usqobcwd8NWQECFH-GqELeXX1Qrp_eLdM6X0e69dPg6NJBennVo-NfUe7bWOfB-eKW6tpoKn2NFS-sCrAhXD3SumcTsy6ONbn6q0yFNv7IOKsPsVH-cEV6QxYHh3FQNHGl8IM/s320/20210408_130847.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mrs. Met came by our seats to see how we were doing. She had quite a lot to say. She was clearly pissed off, which means she fit right in with us. She stayed most of the game with us because she enjoyed our miserable company so much. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rc-PflgZcsY" width="320" youtube-src-id="rc-PflgZcsY"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like for the Yankees' game, the view from our seats were ideal. No one around to annoy us or question our knowledge for baseball. Or hit on us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvldl__omJ89zO_Vtjmq0CIw1XAAGEdrBSCkwrAD3j8HyDbWDfNSCYgmG_2I4CBb_Shkd3UrF7kyHPtSEnBTKeRrg9qr38lYdyeHqqAzfpcaK2rvyuUnZ2ZuOMrRfoJWs98EiVVQKLz4/s2048/PXL_20210408_172400121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvldl__omJ89zO_Vtjmq0CIw1XAAGEdrBSCkwrAD3j8HyDbWDfNSCYgmG_2I4CBb_Shkd3UrF7kyHPtSEnBTKeRrg9qr38lYdyeHqqAzfpcaK2rvyuUnZ2ZuOMrRfoJWs98EiVVQKLz4/s320/PXL_20210408_172400121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ADCFAb4vbiFtX7ycGZt4b1XofFO-RiGCPtaKkdykV_-RYlBtbkWDbx37HMY6wKgOeZTLVRa6lcrewf-mfvKIB-Jo_H8On4doypuoMVNrBvbaOu-HeoAYC0cm_0xjV77w28R670lq00I/s2048/20210408_140530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ADCFAb4vbiFtX7ycGZt4b1XofFO-RiGCPtaKkdykV_-RYlBtbkWDbx37HMY6wKgOeZTLVRa6lcrewf-mfvKIB-Jo_H8On4doypuoMVNrBvbaOu-HeoAYC0cm_0xjV77w28R670lq00I/s320/20210408_140530.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Mets typically win their home opener, so when they started losing, Lisa was convinced it was because we weren't there. So...things started to get a little dicey. We turned to Mr. and Mrs. Met for comfort. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxDupsMlCWsnQD9c5t7qSMrPJByEAQCHejwsL5Mo-Wdr8e-nlP3xm3miEd87zLixE_1bZa244YJrGVG5zHLrBmmlfH6GzEBxNoHCmykWv6wuRzSLs_ngMNfy-igcxfzqiUZhnSUjqFxU/s2048/20210408_131036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxDupsMlCWsnQD9c5t7qSMrPJByEAQCHejwsL5Mo-Wdr8e-nlP3xm3miEd87zLixE_1bZa244YJrGVG5zHLrBmmlfH6GzEBxNoHCmykWv6wuRzSLs_ngMNfy-igcxfzqiUZhnSUjqFxU/s320/20210408_131036.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And things got out of control...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwhxhsKTQXnyM8lYKnvvNY6vpCjRRn1SUC9gPjgE7fqfvTmZYELtI9quPudh6q0C6HCYT9DW801E1pYNK7K5w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end, the Mets did actually go on to win their home opener. Of course, they did it in quite an interesting fashion this time around with Conforto stepping into a pitch with bases loaded, which allowed the winning run to walk brusquely home while wearing a fanny pack. </div>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-53524686885413248782021-04-11T16:19:00.000-04:002021-04-11T16:19:07.226-04:00Yankees Opening Day 2021<p> April 8, 2021</p><p>We hit hardly any traffic and parking was ample when we arrived for opening day at "Yankee Stadium." When was the last time you heard anyone say that there was hardly any traffic in the Bronx? Never. There'll be an apocalypse before that actually happens. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-Sk5lTQMJpE9Iq6oE0jQF9QgEDD9ZFmIpakiKhwtMx1MY5XaICecCIY-8EURsxJ11gBMO8uRORJVc3Q2L0OJNca3ILz_MSzOj0Wj34tOi6hT0n8uPMgk69ci85s9Lu-fFi9w6LFTvOk/s2048/IMG_20210401_130315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-Sk5lTQMJpE9Iq6oE0jQF9QgEDD9ZFmIpakiKhwtMx1MY5XaICecCIY-8EURsxJ11gBMO8uRORJVc3Q2L0OJNca3ILz_MSzOj0Wj34tOi6hT0n8uPMgk69ci85s9Lu-fFi9w6LFTvOk/s320/IMG_20210401_130315.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL6hxivmlunSgZIRoxTg4dKOzE5qfx30z6Y03mpGVsP6UhMWQ7nqUvLTUDynRK1t3ZcBOREsrFapXFbKwOxe9WmEMyRRnZdr0tknu2PDBJ4dkHfk6A10O5MwKfXu7G3osBqrVNHr0UUE/s2048/IMG_20210401_130328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL6hxivmlunSgZIRoxTg4dKOzE5qfx30z6Y03mpGVsP6UhMWQ7nqUvLTUDynRK1t3ZcBOREsrFapXFbKwOxe9WmEMyRRnZdr0tknu2PDBJ4dkHfk6A10O5MwKfXu7G3osBqrVNHr0UUE/s320/IMG_20210401_130328.jpg" /></a></div><p>New York State has limited sports' venues to 20% capacity. Tickets to both opening days went to season ticket holders first and then it became a "Welcome to the First Annual Hunger Games" type of event in order to get your hands on tickets. As if getting tickets to opening day wasn't hard enough in past years. A quick check on StubHub put standing room only tickets at roughly $1,500/each. We have to emphasize this fact too:<i> this price does not include a seat for your ass to sit in.</i> And that's without taxes and service fees and all that junk. We tried. We really did. We tried and tried and tried to think of something that we loved enough to pay $2,000 for and it turns out, there's nothing. That's more than the cost of our 5-day vacation to San Francisco and Sonoma in June and that's including airfare, accommodations, and a private driver. Unless we're sitting in the dugout during the game and then going home with one of the players to have a slumber party afterwards, $2,000/each for one game is too much. Go to hell. And have a lovely day. </p><p>This is the first opening day that we've missed in over 10 years. Again, why is there no bronze statue dedicated to us somewhere?</p><p>So, here we are. Faux-Yankee Stadium. Truthfully, we didn't hate it. Serena made ribs for the first time ever and she f*cking crushed it. She also prepared grass-fed burgers and grass-fed beef hot dogs. There was quite the spread and truthfully, we probably spent less on food and alcohol and we got way more than we typically do out of it. Unfortunately, we tried to eat all of it, but that's a different issue entirely. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWiMFJqk4BVV5MZjsbu8Txg6mFEpTB9J_KeZzmzQr2xaQa77OHSQaM_j4-ks4Pi2ty0d2NvjjvASDVFzpXZVURHyAq97zSYWbG3TPzh3cecNIKkrIYEVqICqX-YE-j-o_sB5KgQ-DVyQ/s2048/PicsArt_04-01-02.11.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWiMFJqk4BVV5MZjsbu8Txg6mFEpTB9J_KeZzmzQr2xaQa77OHSQaM_j4-ks4Pi2ty0d2NvjjvASDVFzpXZVURHyAq97zSYWbG3TPzh3cecNIKkrIYEVqICqX-YE-j-o_sB5KgQ-DVyQ/s320/PicsArt_04-01-02.11.47.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip_duUO2_yZGiEc2DSgMJFu1qHK2kKeeSgGaasEECH6ZK8M0QgN6rwRUEEw2QkNz_6Ou_zMUqS85_fKHSZmEIIBXfBHFL0EKXAajivBZ4-uxnygqKQXyNII5xjYS5vnbj9YF3pgL1PKQ/s2048/PXL_20210401_172453250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip_duUO2_yZGiEc2DSgMJFu1qHK2kKeeSgGaasEECH6ZK8M0QgN6rwRUEEw2QkNz_6Ou_zMUqS85_fKHSZmEIIBXfBHFL0EKXAajivBZ4-uxnygqKQXyNII5xjYS5vnbj9YF3pgL1PKQ/s320/PXL_20210401_172453250.jpg" /></a></div><p>Another bonus was there were no bathroom lines or concession lines to deal with. Which also led to more drinking than usual. </p><p>The view from our seats were unobstructed for the most part and ideal because we could see the field and the Yankees lose from every angle. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2OH7QyZD7DSvaJqc4XaJ1xgqlcJglGzujz2LGX06zq0HLcK1WERt5icj0X3pIZchx1S5OFkjUazqO105grfGA2mUVDTSYufUEcQXRBA2zZdffLCqOsrraV3U70uhPX0LfifGF50wD50/s2048/IMG_20210401_133711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2OH7QyZD7DSvaJqc4XaJ1xgqlcJglGzujz2LGX06zq0HLcK1WERt5icj0X3pIZchx1S5OFkjUazqO105grfGA2mUVDTSYufUEcQXRBA2zZdffLCqOsrraV3U70uhPX0LfifGF50wD50/s320/IMG_20210401_133711.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79MNTnoXnwJ71CVbumHdatJhn11g7qdx4KBfIUR7dDnXm-n8B0PloFG4-_1lT021DCEYMLpeFs83jBYpO1SRAnULSIAEV4NFGm1fjfUHmM2_H6aCPkfrQXaNcKzF5Uz_-hgcsC8YXxv0/s2048/PXL_20210401_175036468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79MNTnoXnwJ71CVbumHdatJhn11g7qdx4KBfIUR7dDnXm-n8B0PloFG4-_1lT021DCEYMLpeFs83jBYpO1SRAnULSIAEV4NFGm1fjfUHmM2_H6aCPkfrQXaNcKzF5Uz_-hgcsC8YXxv0/s320/PXL_20210401_175036468.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Baby Emma was charming fellow fan. She kept to herself, remained quiet, and required cuddles occasionally, which we were happy to give her because look at her. She's the f*cking cutest. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1o4omJv0I29y9xeZPkGn4fJTG-ogdV4qyoQ7b7Cion-kYIqkOJNt4FIzhzcFsG-KneCJ0jf1gHMhva2uziOmO_LD6Gdhqfd2lpdcGDQJAC6_FFSgo2Pd4W7GDACYLhtYxh0ZlMCxaHE/s2048/PXL_20210401_172405919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1o4omJv0I29y9xeZPkGn4fJTG-ogdV4qyoQ7b7Cion-kYIqkOJNt4FIzhzcFsG-KneCJ0jf1gHMhva2uziOmO_LD6Gdhqfd2lpdcGDQJAC6_FFSgo2Pd4W7GDACYLhtYxh0ZlMCxaHE/s320/PXL_20210401_172405919.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately, there were a few rowdy fans in the "audience" and we had to put them in their place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSxA6BP7ssLxKbAvTN2AFMZm1nkuanEtyVmvX2GOZgOX4B36QQ7Oc_LLR9nypdK1JxJPZ7yhIBptmM1AtGdQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDlMG5gVOet-yt0nuuXKXBURGr174psSJOQ5n1NwYqP02OTbeQBtJuYWP4K_hYaip1hInIPRrTEzx0iRs_KMaI9NVbNO4bJppIhyphenhyphenZZinB57tw_k0Y1FhJUIubbJiBJnqw1svf7Qq32a4/s2048/PXL_20210401_202840871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDlMG5gVOet-yt0nuuXKXBURGr174psSJOQ5n1NwYqP02OTbeQBtJuYWP4K_hYaip1hInIPRrTEzx0iRs_KMaI9NVbNO4bJppIhyphenhyphenZZinB57tw_k0Y1FhJUIubbJiBJnqw1svf7Qq32a4/s320/PXL_20210401_202840871.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Anyhoo, the Yankees lost their home opener as usual. They did it in extra innings, so we're thankful that they wasted more of our time like that. The Mets didn't play because the Nationals decided they wanted to be a pack of COVID babies. </p><p>And so brings us to the end of our baseball pandemic home opening week story. Stay tuned next week for the Mets' home opener. </p>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-64457440768610737782020-09-28T12:01:00.003-04:002020-09-28T12:01:37.340-04:00We Did a Podcast (and Weren't Booed)<p>We can call agree that it's been a rough year and truth be told, even though we've got baseball back, it's not the same. So, we may have fell down a little on the job as baseball/stadium tour bloggers. BUT we are proud to say that we finally did something related to our blog last night! The lovely men over at Game On: A Sports Podcast for Everyone hosted us on their podcast to discuss our stadium touring! And a few other things. As you know, we get sidetracked easily. We basically talk like we write, so if you've read just one of our blogs, you know exactly what we're talking about when we say, "sidetracked."</p><p>Anyway, you can listen to the podcast by clicking the link <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ohbTRn8Z2mGtGxeiGBKjj" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-26306069230323071132020-09-06T21:00:00.003-04:002020-09-06T21:00:30.259-04:00Cooperstown Strikes Back & May The Fort Be With You<p>Since our retirement from baseball stadium touring, we've decided to visit forts. We are now the Traveling Fabulous Fort...Folks. As you know, we previously traveled to the Alamo, so Fort Ticonderoga being our second fort pretty much makes us fort experts now. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUaJI8OdP4eQM2Uw2jRjPiOvxHKb2UJc3qUswv8ew3mwWqUnh7L-AIDuGClXrK84phyphenhyphensrT_YRU-palEc23olRWX7ebs0PpOyeZVn5yWnkCIkgtm1ZgWjjk5S7CVWNJfuqdO4EeA80Las/s2048/IMG_20200823_095233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUaJI8OdP4eQM2Uw2jRjPiOvxHKb2UJc3qUswv8ew3mwWqUnh7L-AIDuGClXrK84phyphenhyphensrT_YRU-palEc23olRWX7ebs0PpOyeZVn5yWnkCIkgtm1ZgWjjk5S7CVWNJfuqdO4EeA80Las/s320/IMG_20200823_095233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9bJcQrQx06XZQ8KQlJCmWsEiY3NlVHVEMCLDEd4KHEFI7zOpIpMMIv4blk7au04BtlsY7idhbrFjMDkyyXFQEJT7jbSx_J-Z_Oo8pnZWKz_PNdM31Jv9HMjeXt5RqtA4rkDxBdU2y2U/s2048/IMG_20200823_095550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9bJcQrQx06XZQ8KQlJCmWsEiY3NlVHVEMCLDEd4KHEFI7zOpIpMMIv4blk7au04BtlsY7idhbrFjMDkyyXFQEJT7jbSx_J-Z_Oo8pnZWKz_PNdM31Jv9HMjeXt5RqtA4rkDxBdU2y2U/s320/IMG_20200823_095550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4uAWTwwMVQE1wV8GdifO_dwdvAq2SEx-YnzNVV8Wdm04CFVc-cQBJHki2g1XTvScZ6t1pi5nrRXfc-LifZAmewp6rXGe8qjggdLdfGxQ4KF7AfjGeIYTnX9Oi2DM-njWQJe1w4k88wY/s2048/IMG_20200823_105635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4uAWTwwMVQE1wV8GdifO_dwdvAq2SEx-YnzNVV8Wdm04CFVc-cQBJHki2g1XTvScZ6t1pi5nrRXfc-LifZAmewp6rXGe8qjggdLdfGxQ4KF7AfjGeIYTnX9Oi2DM-njWQJe1w4k88wY/s320/IMG_20200823_105635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotFDEYPVIsZHnjEHlBO_A_pXKC7I2B3S_ZP7gRJvlQr6mTLyYhg5bYZ1RS80YWWmvOX55EmarxJHonPAZJJdJh78nOke6LY_S1FtcfHx2ZrGghV0M2qrsE88DXzXu5N2CSoqVqp8JpjE/s2048/IMG_20200823_121822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotFDEYPVIsZHnjEHlBO_A_pXKC7I2B3S_ZP7gRJvlQr6mTLyYhg5bYZ1RS80YWWmvOX55EmarxJHonPAZJJdJh78nOke6LY_S1FtcfHx2ZrGghV0M2qrsE88DXzXu5N2CSoqVqp8JpjE/s320/IMG_20200823_121822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Fort Ticonderoga is close to 5 hours north of us. In other countries, if you drive 5 hours north, you'd probably hit another country. Here, you're still in New York. Unfortunately, the circumstances of the current pandemic basically ensures that crossing state borders ends up being more of a pain in the a$$ than it's worth, so this summer's travel plans had to be relegated to the great state of New York.</p><p>It would probably be odd if all we did today was post about forts...or would it?</p><p>Just kidding. We did actually do some baseball related activities this year against all odds. From Fort Ticonderoga is 3 hours from Cooperstown, but it took us close to 4 hours because the GPS led us up the hill and back down like the Grand Old Duke of York on a single lane road. We felt that the Hall of Fame was <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2015/09/our-roadtrip-to-cooperstown.html" target="_blank">due a second trip</a>, because of Mike Mussina's and Mariano Rivera's recent inductions. </p><p>Due to COVID-19 protocols, this visit was definitely different. For starters, we had to reserve a time slot for our visit. We had to wear a mask while inside the building as well as on the streets of town. Everyone was given styluses at the entrance in order to utilize the touch screens at certain exhibits and markers were on the floor and in sitting areas to designate social distancing. Despite the restrictions, it was actually quite peaceful and enjoyable. We never felt that we couldn't get to an exhibit due to crowds. </p><p>In addition to our stylus, the man at the front desk assessed gave us a team-specific scavenger hunt based on our clothing. This plays right into our wheelhouse because then the Hall of Fame suddenly became a competition for us. A competition that we'd win at all costs. Even if it meant knocking a small child over to do so. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL1T70hFSPqf3UNfPF1t88fIwDhQHDuNkdrxeCJMmfmLZavyDsqRoDfPHLstxjsvSI7lLj066PYYf5Vm2tPQ6OIwwvaz25-9CeYXHL8dNfKXXi2dzBicrp-6Bc4fNioLr1CmpKnpmvAk/s2048/IMG_20200906_184209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL1T70hFSPqf3UNfPF1t88fIwDhQHDuNkdrxeCJMmfmLZavyDsqRoDfPHLstxjsvSI7lLj066PYYf5Vm2tPQ6OIwwvaz25-9CeYXHL8dNfKXXi2dzBicrp-6Bc4fNioLr1CmpKnpmvAk/s320/IMG_20200906_184209.jpg" /></a></div><p>We will now share with you the results of the scavenger hunt that we won fair and square, but was not given a prize for at the end. In fact, we aren't even sure that we were congratulated on the victory. </p><p>First up for the Yankees is Lou Gehrig's locker and for the Mets is Pedro Martinez's 3,000th K jersey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CQU5Ju_fbd21LJ00kQ8Ysq3O2uJ1EBzwwBHNG9gjW_HguuJ3-nSKz550pnJwD0kGySJUyJbx_D-b7xGreZlvoItrmWsFNx3-eYu5dMUCXugIzmK5tU6s52qqJ_44aoWX7QoGGF4Loco/s2048/IMG_20200824_110257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CQU5Ju_fbd21LJ00kQ8Ysq3O2uJ1EBzwwBHNG9gjW_HguuJ3-nSKz550pnJwD0kGySJUyJbx_D-b7xGreZlvoItrmWsFNx3-eYu5dMUCXugIzmK5tU6s52qqJ_44aoWX7QoGGF4Loco/s320/IMG_20200824_110257.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvE8tXv_lZwfideAUWGR5XU_ZI7jdiMyefpGyVWGWdtAy2ZgNvyvduoH0izBo1hDTkklIA3zWfJlSVFF3xbzR_3fZuiRQpk_bQkIM2cC1BCch4x7NcSpRM4aYTZF6vVGX8h5glQ3ors4/s2048/IMG_20200824_110315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The real reason was not to celebrate Derek Jeter's induction (even though there's an entire display for him). If you don't know how Serena feels about Derek Jeter by this stage of our blog, we don't know what you've been reading. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3XTA2Jad70360brsaZO3CxqqY40hoHpto4WvGmP03kJk1TYaBjv2cdpCbYIVR7qeyUq5VWcuM3F84jdZBD2RHbAFvhz06MQvHTItx6o8EWnYKyYDijKvID9UGoPHqOuUjF75yT2ieoE/s2048/IMG_20200824_121117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3XTA2Jad70360brsaZO3CxqqY40hoHpto4WvGmP03kJk1TYaBjv2cdpCbYIVR7qeyUq5VWcuM3F84jdZBD2RHbAFvhz06MQvHTItx6o8EWnYKyYDijKvID9UGoPHqOuUjF75yT2ieoE/s320/IMG_20200824_121117.jpg" /></a></div><p>The real reason was to visit the plaques of these two men:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj00ZaKhp1NXNa76je7ODisso9sUBpwslnMG49lHXqeWFFtXe-h1p59oMJOLL0chQLYfhwuBveQP_jADgFkcy6VTBcVsdOSuEBZw4IiQQQ90rMaZva8fdZ3gkGd7LiQzFUTZhlvme5JCo/s2048/IMG_20200824_122534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj00ZaKhp1NXNa76je7ODisso9sUBpwslnMG49lHXqeWFFtXe-h1p59oMJOLL0chQLYfhwuBveQP_jADgFkcy6VTBcVsdOSuEBZw4IiQQQ90rMaZva8fdZ3gkGd7LiQzFUTZhlvme5JCo/s320/IMG_20200824_122534.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocRKsRnqPEKQmxoOeAe650iJCngzYLGFCDkJ1Bi-nYmS2V1hcErnnxEBtlGcLbRCaEZtiOfrVgRC802LH7tiw6LE0CE5sO3QFRAr9T2R2AbePAlAZwCWuKcLf4eCnKylVUOtcIjA8YTU/s2048/IMG_20200824_122546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocRKsRnqPEKQmxoOeAe650iJCngzYLGFCDkJ1Bi-nYmS2V1hcErnnxEBtlGcLbRCaEZtiOfrVgRC802LH7tiw6LE0CE5sO3QFRAr9T2R2AbePAlAZwCWuKcLf4eCnKylVUOtcIjA8YTU/s320/IMG_20200824_122546.jpg" /></a></div><p>Before you assume that Serena's animosity prevented from taking a photo of Derek Jeter's plaque, we'd like to inform you that there was no plaque due to COVID-19. There was a sign that said so and everything. </p><p>Sidebar: these two signs hung in strategic locations made us laugh. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuXOnobfWP3neghlFZxKXZ-AkSPi6sp2cpPxZ0qYiCytrmpcucdLSHjvcrG8-gkkHpH2NMi6Li84OvJmmWK2wP0ETgpeeehw3ZbVvgt9h_3QkHI62LtX3NBZsyZXlYnIwjQPy9wmV5dk/s2048/IMG_20200824_113828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuXOnobfWP3neghlFZxKXZ-AkSPi6sp2cpPxZ0qYiCytrmpcucdLSHjvcrG8-gkkHpH2NMi6Li84OvJmmWK2wP0ETgpeeehw3ZbVvgt9h_3QkHI62LtX3NBZsyZXlYnIwjQPy9wmV5dk/s320/IMG_20200824_113828.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1w_MgzrQBGyenGF9zOIHlVnLa6GEz_WrRqry1HTevutVPOxDLG7Z7p1XA8VTa28cUmlNpG3zsk_jX9Z8PCCwKrPLLMxu_pkR-gOufrWanXHaVnJod8XYdnmVn9NzDvBu1qud75j7mVZo/s2048/IMG_20200824_123342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1w_MgzrQBGyenGF9zOIHlVnLa6GEz_WrRqry1HTevutVPOxDLG7Z7p1XA8VTa28cUmlNpG3zsk_jX9Z8PCCwKrPLLMxu_pkR-gOufrWanXHaVnJod8XYdnmVn9NzDvBu1qud75j7mVZo/s320/IMG_20200824_123342.jpg" /></a></div><p>You're welcome. </p>Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-46108954616140297852019-09-22T10:00:00.000-04:002019-09-22T10:00:06.749-04:00Yankees v Athletics 8-31-19Lisa chose this game because the free giveaway was a lightweight hoodie. We assumed that the hoodie would be given to the first 40,000 guests, but unfortunately it was 18,000 and Serena worked way too late for us to get a free giveaway. The only reason Lisa isn't disappointed by this is the fact that the hoodie was a little too lightweight for her taste.<br />
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Thanks to Clear, we flew through the security line again. The feeling of power and superiority that goes with passing all of the peasants on the regular security line is truly intoxicating. We got through so quickly that despite leaving Serena's house one hour prior to game time, we managed to get into the stadium and to our food choice prior to first pitch. It was amazing.<br />
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We had a hard time choosing food this time around because we've pretty much eaten everything by this point, so we ended up at Mighty Quinn's BBQ again because it's so reliable and they had the shortest line. Lisa ordered baby back ribs and Serena ordered the Burnt Ends sandwich and a side of french fries. With our water bottles, we spent a total of $58. This seems to be a pattern with us lately.We grabbed a table and ate at the nearby AT&T Sports Lounge.<br />
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After our meal, we grabbed beers and headed to our seats.<br />
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The game was very exciting. It even went into extra innings.<br />
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We realize that we are the Traveling Baseball Babes and you probably tune into this blog and expect to read baseball-related items once in awhile, but you're not going to find that here today. What you're going to find is an entire blog post ripping apart our seat neighbors because we were surrounded by a-holes. It all began with the couple sitting behind us. Someone came up the stairs looking for his seats, but he had a difficult time. Instead of helping him, the wife started yelling at him to sit down. The husband loudly claimed, "you can't stand there the whole game!" For starters, he was there for maybe two minutes before these two started screaming at him. Secondly, if they wanted him to move so badly, they should've offered him assistance instead of being d*cks about the situation. As the man headed back down the stairs to find an usher to help him, the husband muttered a racist remark that we're not going to repeat here. That's the kind of people we were dealing with.<br />
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An elderly man with a cane accidentally tripped on a step and fell into the husband and his platter of chicken fingers. Instead of being concerned for this man's safety, the couple acted outraged. As if this man wanted to land in a plate of chicken fingers. After the old man collected himself and continued his way up the stairs, we heard the wife say, "we almost lost the chicken fingers." Really?<br />
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Then he started sh*t with us and that simply would not do because we cannot let anything go. We hold grudges for lifetimes and beat dead horses. We're dogs with a bone. The worst part is the fact that we're both exactly the same in this department so when one of us has a raging fire going, instead of helping to put the fire out, the other simple throws gasoline on top of the fire and watches it spread. Our seats had a railing in front of us and blocked the view of home plate. In order to see anything, we had to lean forward and look over the railing, which is exactly what Serena was doing when the man decided to yell at her. "You need to sit back. I can't see anything." Really? You're a foot taller than Serena and you're sitting in the row above us. How is that possible? From that point on, we made it a point to stand for everything. Are you sitting 20 seats away and need to get by for the bathroom? No problem. We'll stand the entire time and wait for you to reach us. Lisa will even encourage you. "Take your time. We're in no rush." Is there a wave about to go down? We're so down. In fact, let's start the wave. Every single play, we stood and high fived one another. To anyone who lingered in the aisle looking for their seats, we warned them loudly, "Oh, you better watch out. The seat police are going to yell at you." During the seventh inning stretch, they moved onto the stairs because they couldn't see around us. Couldn't see what? We're not sure because what exactly is so exciting on the field during the seventh inning stretch?<br />
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By the time Lisa returned from getting us ice cream in a helmet cup ($18 total) in the 8th inning, they had left.<br />
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Lisa was forced to get this pink helmets because that's all they had. Which is odd. They also had no change so Lisa was forced to use her card to pay for them. Also odd.<br />
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Anyway, back to our seat neighbors.The people in the row next to us were sitting in our actual seats but since there were two empty seats at the end of the aisle, we didn't complain. There was about seven people total in this group and we didn't interact with all of them. Most of the nonsense came from the two men directly next to us. One was an older gentleman wearing a Mets jacket, but complained loudly about the Mets the entire time. And also about the Yankees. He was very angry but seemed to be somewhat supportive of the A's. The one next to him was a young guy wearing full Athletics' attire. He complained about Yankee Stadium, but had never been to Oakland (if he'd had, there's no way he would've complained about our stadium because Oscar the Grouch's garbage can is nicer than the Coliseum). He knew all of the players' specific cheers that only an A's fan would know, but spoke with a New York accent. It's okay to root against the home team (even though the seventh inning stretch song specifically says you shouldn't), but don't be an a-hole about it. They were simply over the top about their anti-Yankee-ness. Finally, Serena had to ask the question. "Did you fly in from San Jose or San Francisco?" They laughed. They were from the Bronx. They were Mets fans who just hated the Yankees. So Serena asked why the whole A's outfit for a team they don't care about. The old man laughed and basically called the young kid an idiot. Somehow we mentioned that we went to all thirty ballparks, which is something we tend to blurt out a lot. To anyone who'll listen really. And to some who don't really want to talk to us at all. The old man got so excited by this and he introduced us to one of his friends at the other end of the aisle. This man had been to over 7,000 baseball games and had a spreadsheet tabulating all of the ballparks he'd been to, the date of the games, the score, etc. It was pretty incredible. Our thirty ballparks didn't seem so fancy after checking out this spreadsheet.<br />
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Oh, and the Yankees won in extra innings thanks to back to back Brett Gardner and Mike Ford solo home runs.<br />
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<br />Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-73453496113576240162019-09-15T10:00:00.000-04:002019-09-15T10:00:01.614-04:00Mets vs. Marlins 8-6-19Lisa filled out a survey emailed to her from the Mets and as a thank you gift, the Mets granted her two field level seats to select mid-week games of her choice. At the time of the survey, the Mets were still sucking a bag of d*cks, so it was likely that the Mets' offices were simply trying to put butts in the seats. By the time the game rolled around, the Mets were contenders again, which means that this is the first time something actually worked out to our advantage. Serena found player t-shirts on sale at Modell's, so we finally got ourselves adorable Mets and Yankees shirts to wear to the games.<br />
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(FYI: this photo was featured on @MetsHotties on Instagram. That's how cool we are. And it basically means that we're famous).<br />
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Also at the game, we got suckered into signing up for Clear so that we can get into the New York ballparks faster (and also through airport security). It's amazing. We've already used it once at Yankee Stadium and we plan on using it for our Disney trip in October. Lines will be a thing of the past! At least at airports and local sporting events.<br />
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Thanks to Clear, we flew into Citi Field and headed right for food. We had a difficult time deciding what to eat so Lisa stood on the Blue Smokehouse line and ordered the mac and cheese topped by brisket and Serena stood on the taco stand and ordered the nachos topped by barbacoa and two bottles of water. Blue Smoke cost us $13 and the nachos cost us $24.<br />
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In retrospect, this was probably too much food.<br />
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The Marlins had a pretty rough night. Both Wilson Ramos and Pete Alonso hit home runs in the 5-0 beatdown.<br />
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Remember how we ordered too much food? Then we did this:<br />
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We've been dying to get these home run apple cups since Citi Field started serving them, but every time we've gone, it's been a little too chilly for ice cream. Our only complaint is that we had to get soft serve, which Serena finds incredibly irritating. She thinks it's fake ice cream. One step above those ridiculous Dip N' Dots. Lisa doesn't mind it as much. They should offer legit ice cream as an option. Citi Field already has legit ice cream at other concession stands. This was also a $24 expense. Apparently, we like to throw money away like we're Antonio Brown. At least if it was real ice cream, $24 would have been less offensive.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-51724031477129403182019-09-08T15:41:00.001-04:002019-09-08T15:41:49.897-04:00NYM Star Wars Day 2019May 25, 2019<br />
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We arrived at the game way later than intended and Lisa was convinced that we weren't going to get our Robinson Cano-bi bobblehead (although truthfully, at this point, he had been such a dumpster fire for the Mets). We headed to our new secret gate and there was hardly any line! We got our bobbleheads easily!<br />
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We immediately rushed to the Bullpen Plaza because that's where the characters always go to take pictures. When we got there, there was no one there but a bunch of little leaguers and an adorable bullpen cart.<br />
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After a very intense line of questioning in which we water boarded several employees while forcing them to listen to Justin Bieber, we discovered that none of the characters would be taking photos or coming to the Plaza at all. The Plaza was for the little leaguers today. While we do not have anything against little leaguers, why would we want to hang out in the Plaza with them? The Star Wars characters are more important than the stupid bobblehead! This was devastating.We headed toward Mr. Met's spot, hoping that all was not lost.<br />
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Behold! He was there and dressed as Luke Skywalker! It would've been better had he chosen Yoda or Darth Vader or even Han Solo again, but we suppose that beggars can't be choosers. As soon as we jumped on the line, Mr. Met's handlers declared us the last. For once, someone was out there keeping an eye on us and wanted us to be happy on Star Wars Day. Or that person didn't want to read yet another blog post of us belly aching about bull sh*t that doesn't matter to anyone else.<br />
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When we finished eating all of that, we decided that we also needed churros and mini doughnuts, but thankfully for our figures and wallets, they ran out of mini doughnuts. That didn't stop us from buying the churros though.<br />
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We couldn't just leave it like that like normal people. We had to keep going. Money was apparently burning a hole in our pockets. The bar served beer in a collectible stein for $18/each and we <i>had </i>to have them.<br />
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Finally, we headed towards our seats (but not before double checking the mini-doughnut stand again to make sure that they didn't get a miraculous shipment in). On our way, we happened by a small team store selling Mr. and Mrs. Met foam fingers. Prior to this discovery, Lisa had specifically requested that Serena prevent her from spending any more money on random souvenirs because she spent $54 on two different Mets' hats on <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2019/06/mets-game-of-thrones-night-2019.html" target="_blank">Game of Thrones Night</a>. Yet, here we were standing in another team store with Lisa holding two foam faces that were $15/each. Serena dutifully reminded Lisa of their earlier conversation (albeit, not very sternly). We tried to negotiate with the cashier because $15 for both foam faces is excessive. He found us hilarious, yet denied us anyway. We asked for coupons. There were none. So, Lisa paid full price for both of them because how do you pick one over the other?<br />
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They're pretty magical, but jeez. $30 for two round orange sponges? Are you serious, Mets?<br />
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We arrived at our seats.<br />
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Our seat neighbor was super friendly and loved baseball and the Mets. It was adorable. We weren't too sure about his situation as he was sitting with five other people - two younger kids, two women, and another man. We couldn't tell if they were family, friends, or if one of the women was a spouse or girlfriend. The woman disliked us for whatever reason considering our behavior during the game was relatively mild for us. He was nice enough to take a bunch of ridiculous photos of us for the blog.<br />
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Serena spent the entire time talking in what she deemed "Mrs. Met's voice." She spoke in that voice for so long that it took her two days to stop.<br />
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You may or may not be surprised to hear that we got hungry again and ended up getting wings in a collectible helmet because we needed another helmet. Obviously.<br />
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And also more beer.<br />
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The game went into extra innings, which is borderline offensive because the Tigers are so bad this year, but luckily we had new toys to keep us occupied as the game lingered on.<br />
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The Mets won because Serena forgot her hat, which we're starting to suspect is hexed. She can never wear the hat again...unless of course, the Mets suddenly lose a game she attends without her hat. Then all bets are off.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-54022742958066303082019-06-23T10:00:00.000-04:002019-06-23T10:00:13.756-04:00NYY Star Wars Day 2019May 4, 2019<br />
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May the Fourth be with you. The game started at 1pm, so Serena limited her work day to only three clients so that we could be on the road by 10am. The CC Sabathia Jedi bobblehead was a must have for our collection. At this stage, we feel like we're bobblehead connoisseurs. In turns out that we were way too proactive about getting to the game early because we flew through the line and got our free giveaway without breaking a sweat. Though we did manage to miss getting our bobblehead from a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA5GrtIfgGs" target="_blank">Yoda-dressed CC</a>.<br />
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It is also noteworthy that it was rainy and cold AF. In the month of May.<br />
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During Star Wars games, our first priority is always the free giveaway. Our second priority is getting photos taken with the characters. According to sources, the characters would not be available until after the pre-game parade and ceremonial first pitch, so we had time. Therefore, we searched for food. Since Opening Day, Lisa has had a hankering for the bacon cheeseburger fried dumplings. We found them at the Noodle Bowl (not exactly the most logical location, but it doesn't matter since we found it) stand in the food court. They were three for $11.99 and served topped with a pickle. We also ordered the General Tso Crispy Chicken sandwich for $11.99. As we type these numbers out, we're realizing that this seems very lopsided and it's quite possible that the Yankees have pulled one over on us. <br />
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The dumplings tasted like Hamburger Helper, which is totally fine, but not really worth writing home about. Or paying $12 for. The G.T. Crispy Chicken tasted more like sweet n sour chicken and came topped with coleslaw, which we found extremely baffling because not a single Asian restaurant that we've been to has ever served us coleslaw. Serena scraped hers off and struggled not to dry heave because mayo is revolting.<br />
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After food, we watched the parade celebrating Star Wars and all of its galactic wonder and then headed off to stand on line to meet the characters. Like at Disney World. Only there's no fast pass available.<br />
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Notice Serena's stance in the photo with Lord Vader below. Upon jumping into this photo, Serena immediately grabbed the point position by his side and asked him if he would be willing to take a prom photo with her. How he knew what she was talking about will forever be a mystery, but he obliged and offered her his arm. Hence, Lisa looks like she is the third wheel on this extremely bizarre date. </div>
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We finally made it to our seats and apparently entered the Twilight Zone because it was suddenly very sunny without a single cloud in the sky and 4 billion degrees. Lisa had about five layers of clothing on that needed to come off. All of our layers were shoved between us on the seats and between our feet. We also rolled our sleeves up to really complete this charming vision of trailer park trash.<br />
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Our neighbors had bladder control issues or something because they had to get up to leave our row every 10 minutes, which means we kept having to gather all of our sweat inducing shit in order to stand up over and over again.<br />
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As usual, the Star Wars details were adorable, but for some god forsaken reason, they replayed the video from <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2018/05/yankees-star-wars-night-2018.html" target="_blank">last year</a> where they asked the players who their favorite Star Wars character is. This was such a disaster, why on earth would they replay this stupid thing? Why wouldn't they reshoot this video and make it less embarrassing for all of us? For starters, one asshole (if memory serves us correctly, it was that tits on a bull, Greg Bird) claimed that he was more of a Star Trek fan. Countless infants on that team have apparently never seen the movies and actually admitted this fact on camera like a bunch of buffoons. Why wasn't there someone feeding them lines? Or editing these idiots out of the video entirely? Furthermore, where is the common sense that dictates that on Star Wars Day, you're clearly supposed to lie about this shit? No one cares that you like Star Trek, Greg!<br />
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The Yankees played like ass hats, so in the 7th inning, we decided that it was finally hot enough to try one of those specialty milkshakes. Unfortunately, we weren't the only ones to have this genius idea. The line was so long that we basically got our shakes as the final Yankees' hitter stepped into the batter's box. The shakes were $15.99 each. Lisa ordered the Celebration and Serena got the All Star.<br />
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The shakes were worth the wait and the price. Our photo also briefly made us Insta-famous when @major_league_chefs reposted it to their account. They post a lot of fun food pictures from around the league, so if you're interested in stadium touring, we'd highly recommend checking them out so that you can get some inspiration while you're road tripping.<br />
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Nothing else to report regarding the game because the Yankees were terrible. We had breast and armpit sweat and our stomachs were distended from all of the disgusting food that we inhaled. That is all.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-86282909207213813132019-06-16T10:00:00.000-04:002019-06-16T10:00:00.936-04:00Mets' Game of Thrones Night 2019April 27, 2019<br />
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Several emails went out prior to the game encouraging fans to take the train to the game because the Mets decided to allow Cirque du Soleil LUZIA to set up camp in the parking lot of Citi Field. Like assholes. What kind of business person allows a circus to set up a big top tent that takes up 50% of your parking lot during the season that your business flourishes in? It's like a florist allowing a circus to use his retail space on Valentine's Day or Mother's Day. It's asinine. The email said that gates open at 4:10. We arrived at 4:05 and the lots were already packed and the lines were long. How is that even possible? The only people that should've been in there were the train people! So, the Mets lied to us.<br />
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Once we reached the parking attendant to pay, we asked what was up with the full lot already and she spilled the tea. Apparently, because the Mets are stupid and allowed the circus to come to town and then told us all about it, cars were lined up on the parkway to get into the parking lot so the Mets were forced to open the lot gates early. What. A. Shit show.<br />
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After parking, we circled the stadium in search for the shortest line possible. We speed walked like the Golden Girls. We assumed that we were on the bullpen line, but it turns out we were on the super secret free giveaway line! We will use this line going forward,but not share it with you until one of us dies or you pay us one million dollars. If one of us dies, the surviving TBB member will not have need of this line because standing alone on a free giveaway line is just depressing. While standing on the line, we made great friends. A father/daughter duo that found us hilarious. The daughter was dating a Citi Field employee and he assured her that we were on the quickest line and 90% sure that we'd all get bobbleheads. If we didn't, we threatened that we'd put his name in the blog. Of course, we never wrote down his name and we have the memory of a bird, so....there you have it.<br />
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There was a Babe Ruth look alike who made cricket noises with his mouth and a man who liked to photograph mannequins that he pulled from the dumpster and then dressed up. He showed us these photos. They had wigs on. It's noteworthy to inform you that he's some kind of engineer for a very important company. He builds things. He also tried to control the airplanes flying above with his imaginary remote control. It had a joystick and everything.<br />
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As we waited on line, we found that there were plenty of picture opportunities awaiting us (as per Mr. Met's Instagram account). Mr. Met dressed as Jon Snow and the ACTUAL IRON THRONE! We were going to have to knock over a lot of individuals and probably a few children to get these photos taken.<br />
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At 5:20 the line started to move. We followed the herd passed the actual bullpen line that we thought we were standing on, waved to those people, circled a corner and appeared to get merged into another line. We almost had a hissy fit. These random mo fo's got ahead of us on line on GAME OF THRONES NIGHT! Not today, Satan!<br />
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Our temper tantrums were unwarranted because we got in rather painlessly and received our bobbleheads without issue.<br />
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We immediately raced to the bullpen plaza where we suspected the Iron Throne was waiting for us. Waiting indeed it was. But not for us. It was barricaded off and a surly man informed us that we needed a special ticket in order to access to the Throne. Lisa later found that email and it was a ticket that cost $100. The Mets sure like to rob us blind while taking away all of our parking spots and humanity.<br />
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Dejected, we gazed longingly at the throne as we headed back upstairs to the Mets Fan Fest area behind centerfield. Perhaps we'd at least get Mr. Met?<br />
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We arrived just in time to watch Mr. Met leave and head for his photo opps with the Iron Throne and all of the assholes who spent $100 on a special ticket. We almost started crying, but the woman in front of us spilled the tea. He'd be returning and she was pretty sure he'd be returning with Mrs. Met possibly dressed as Daenerys Targaryen. This was golden. We couldn't get off the line now! That tea is too good to leave spilled! So we waited.<br />
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And were rewarded with this:<br />
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After this amazing photo, we headed upstairs to where our seats were located to get food. This is how crowded the Fan Fest area actually was:<br />
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We ended up at Sliders and Sinkers and ordered the souvenir helmet with the Plain Jane sliders and french fries for $15.50. Nearby was a bar that served souvenir Mets wine glasses similar to the ones we got at Yankee Stadium, so we obviously needed to get these to match our Yankees' set. Two rieslings in the souvenir glasses were $36. The hamburgers were really tasty and the french fries were awesome. One of the better items we've had at Citi Field to date.<br />
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After polishing off our food, we carried our wine up to our seats.<br />
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There was a video of the players picking which GOT characters they most identified with, but you can't hear it that over the sound of Lisa booing Jason Vargas.<br />
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We tried to take our best snarky Cersei Lannister photo with our wine.<br />
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The temperature fell and it rapidly went from a really nice day to freezing. We were not very prepared.<br />
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We decided to get something hot to eat to help warm us up. Probably would have been skinnier if we got something hot to drink instead, but whatever. We landed on Emmy Squared and ordered a full Colony to split for $18. It had sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, pickled jalapenos, and honey.<br />
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The pizza was really good even though we were initially skeptical about the honey. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up.<br />
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The game itself was garbage. The Mets ended up losing 8-6 to the Brewers. Trash.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-31326839864954259802019-06-09T10:00:00.000-04:002019-06-09T10:00:00.255-04:00Bernie Williams Bobblehead NightApril 12, 2019<br />
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Apparently the Yankees chose to release only a limited quantity of this spectacular piece of art so we had to make sure that we left Long Island by 3pm in order to get to the Stadium as close to gate opening as possible. Acquiring this bobblehead was a matter of life and death. We know that we say that a lot of these giveaways are imperative and "must haves," so you probably think that by this point, we're crying wolf. Rest assured, we are not. This is legitimate. One half of the TBB has his number tattooed on her rib cage. We promise you that there is no bigger Bernie fan than she. In fact, if he's interested, she'll absolutely accept an invitation to get her picture taken with him and receive his autograph. Especially now that she has a phone with a camera on it and no longer wears braces (that's another story for another day). She's available. Whenever he is.<br />
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Unfortunately, we allowed Wayze to dictate our course instead of just going the way we normally go. She's a giant buffoon and no one should listen to her because she took us through the backstreets of the Bronx, which is never something you should feel compelled to do. It's totally unnecessary and you're a better person for not having done it. By the time we reached Yankee Stadium, the police had started to close many of the roads in order to accommodate foot traffic. Wayze didn't know that, so she basically directed us right into a police barricade like a gigantic ass clown. Thankfully, we're not 100% stupid, so Serena was able to figure out how to circle around the entire stadium to get to a parking lot.<br />
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Serena borderline shoved Lisa out of the passenger door at a street corner so that Lisa could at least jump on line while she parked. The line was already getting out of control.<br />
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We got stuck parking in a garage that cost us $40. Naturally, this garage was on the opposite side of the stadium of where she dropped Lisa off, so Serena literally ran from her car to Lisa's spot on line. By the time she reached Lisa, she was sweating and breathless. If these stupid jack wagon teams would just make enough giveaways for everyone to enjoy, this kind of shit would not be necessary. How many times do we need to point this out before the teams get it?<br />
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Thankfully, we did manage to get our bobbleheads without any further difficulty, but that's hardly the point.<br />
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We were so early that we had nothing better to do than eat and eat we did. First, we stopped at the Buffalo Wild Wings stand on the main concourse and ordered the boneless chicken wings with french fries basket for only $20! It's so reasonable, how do you not get it?<br />
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Naturally, we had to stop by the City Winery stand again to grab a table and buy two glasses of rose. While Serena ordered our wine, Lisa examined our tickets more carefully and discovered that we had access to the Pepsi Lounge and Audi Club. Serena didn't think that was right because she was pretty sure that she bought us bleacher seats, but nevertheless, it couldn't hurt to try. Plus, we had nothing better to do and it had just started to rain. Turns out, Serena bought tickets in the 200 level (and thank goodness for that because she had thought she'd been robbed on Stub Hub for mere bleacher seats) The Pepi Lounge is located in the batter's eye. It used to be known as the 1893 Club and had ticketed assigned seats. It now operates on a first come, first serve basis and since it was raining, all of the seats were taken. Therefore, we decided to head to the Audi Club because it sounded douchey and no one ever lets us into douchey places because we're borderline trash.<br />
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The Audi Club has two sides to it. One is a bar and has first come, first serve seating. You pay as you order like a typical bar. This side was already swarming with people. The other side has a full all you can eat buffet for $65 and includes table seating as long as there are tables available. The $65 does not include alcohol, but in terms of food, there's pretty much everything under the sun.<br />
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For some reason, we decided to go for it. Maybe because we know it would be the only time we ever stepped foot into this club and we happened to have the spare cash. The view of the field from our table overlooked left field.<br />
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We ate our weight in sushi, ice cream, and cookies. We ate until we made ourselves sick. Like puppies.<br />
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Outside it rained harder. We're actually surprised that the game never saw a delay, but considered ourselves fortunate to have scored tickets (even if it was unintentional) with access to an indoor club that had a decent view of the game. Inside the club, we had the audio of the YES Network's in game commentary.<br />
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Bernie Williams threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the game. Paul O'Neill claimed that Bernie must have shoulder issues because his throw wasn't up to snuff. We're not really sure Paul had to point that out. It's been like, 100 years since either he or Bernie played. We'd like to see him throw a ball. ANYWAY, Bernie's adorable and the only decent moment of the game. The rest of the Yankees were god awful and stupid. We'd look up the final score for you, but there's really no point. It was embarrassing.<br />
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We took a couple of ridiculous photos exiting the stadium, which we're sure you'll find delightful.<br />
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You're welcome.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-25194116294766581592019-04-07T14:00:00.000-04:002019-04-07T14:00:09.336-04:00Mets' Opening Day 2019April 4, 2019<br />
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Due to the Opening Day fiasco that required us to be shuttled from Queens Park to Citi Field <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2017/04/mets-opening-day-2017.html" target="_blank">two years ago</a>, Lisa is now paranoid about the parking lot clothing before our arrival, so she picked up Serena from her place of employment at 10:30 am in order to get to the game. Citi Field opened their parking lot at 10:10 and their gates at 11:10 for a 1:10 pm game start. We arrived at the exit by 11:15 and didn't get into a parking spot until 11:50 am. This is the sh*t show we sat in:<br />
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Lisa was having heart palpitations from the PTS that she experienced from the shuttle. She thought we'd be on line behind the final car allowed into the lot and therefore be forced to park in the shuttle lot once again. However, that did not happen. We did get into the lot. And we saw why it was so difficult to get cars into the lot in a timely basis.<br />
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As you can see in the photo below, people tailgating were total a-holes and took up more than one parking spot. When your team is god awful and people stop going to games or when you're attending a game that no one gives a f*ck about, you can take up multiple spots in the parking lot. When it is opening day and your stupid team chose to sell SRO seats like royal dick f*cks, then you absolutely, positively cannot take up multiple parking spots because those spots need to be taken by all the f*cking cars trying to get into the lot from the Grand Central Parkway. You stupid, selfish d*ck.<br />
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ANYWAY, once inside the parking lot, we popped Lisa's trunk open and started our own mini tailgate the included delicious wine and cookies. And chips. This amazing cooler from Reduce kept our wine cool and tasty. It's amazing. Jess bought it for us for Christmas and it is one of the best tailgating investments ever made. It's genius. Whomever is responsible for this invention is genius.<br />
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The Jinx arrived at the game with her lovely son, Ethan. The Jinx also adored the Reduce wine cooler and she enjoyed a cookie with us before we all walked toward the stadium together.<br />
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The line to get through the front gate was incredible, but the security check was relatively quick as opposed to the games we went to last season. This is what the crowd looked like from the escalator of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.<br />
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Lisa was unable to take any photos of the Opening Day ceremony except these due to our ADD:<br />
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The Nikon booth convinced us that we needed to do a photo shoot with props and we heartily agreed. This featured a moving montage and crowds cheering, but we couldn't get that to save for some reason.<br />
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Our delay also meant that we missed the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Gil Hodges Jr. Since we missed the entire ceremony, we figured, "why not stop and get food?" Lisa had screenshot a lot of new options for us to try:<br />
Pizza cupcakes<br />
Cheeseburger dumplings<br />
Chocolate covered marshmallows<br />
Mini Nathan hot dog sliders<br />
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It turns out that the pizza cupcakes and dumplings can only be found in the Jim Beam Highball Club, which we did not have tickets to. Horse sh*t. So, we had to improvise, but not before we took a video of this chump being suckered into doing pullups at a baseball game.<br />
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We found a burger stand that we'd never seen before in right field, but the line was annoyingly long. Luckily for us, there was a second burger stand with no one on the line.<br />
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We also noticed that the rice ball stand added new rice ball options, so while Serena paid for our delicious burgers, Lisa got on the line to buy rice balls. The mushroom steakhouse burgers cost $12.50 and the rice balls were six for $13.50. The new flavors we chose were french onion, pizza ball, and strawberry cheesecake.<br />
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One bite of the burger and we knew something was off. It just didn't taste like a normal burger. It wasn't bad. It just didn't taste like it normally does. Then we questioned what that giant "V" stood for. Victory? Vaccinate? Vengeance? No. None of those things. Vegan. In further examination of the stand's sign, we noticed that cheese was listed in quotation marks. As in, "cheese." How did we not notice any of this? Also, the strawberry cheesecake rice balls were horrendous. French onion delicious. This creepy pile of pink goo was not.<br />
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After food, we finally went up to our seats. The Mets were already losing to the Nationals 1-0. We're not sure how that run scored because we were too busy eating vegan burgers.<br />
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The people sitting behind us were worse than we are in terms of ripping apart their home team. They had nothing nice to say about anything except Jacob deGrom, who wasn't even pitching. Everyone loved Lisa's Elmer Fudd hat (another gift from Jess). Someone even offered her $10 for it, but she simply could not part with it.<br />
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We left in the bottom of the 8th inning with the Mets losing 3-0, no one out, and men in scoring position because Lisa had no faith in her team. Before turning her back on the stands, she shouted a slew of not nice things at Jeurys Familia, who'd gotten the Mets into that particular predicament. We also snapped this photo:<br />
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The Mets ended up losing 4-0. Lisa was somewhat positive about it though. Since the Mets have the best Opening Day record in baseball, but not such a great track record at following through for the rest of the season, perhaps losing their home opener means that they'll have a successful season.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-24679149249117065812019-03-31T19:05:00.000-04:002019-03-31T19:05:24.511-04:00Yankees' Opening Day 2019March 28, 2019<br />
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Fearing the crowds that caused delays entering our ballparks last season, we decided to leave for Yankee Stadium by 10:30 for a 1:05 start. We arrived at 11:30. Parking cost $30, which is relatively cheap for a New York special event parking rate. Gates opened at 11 and arriving so close to the opening time may have been the game changer for us in terms of getting into the stadium relatively quickly. The lines were still extremely long, but unlike last season, we moved through the line within minutes (as opposed to an hour or longer). Our first stop (as usual) was food. Every year, Lisa checks out the new food offerings from Yankee Stadium and Citi Field in advance and this year was no exception. For Yankee Stadium, she set her eyes on the following new items:<br />
Big Mozz<br />
Tater Kegs<br />
Bacon Cheeseburger Crispy Dumplings<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings<br />
Avocado Bites<br />
Chorizo loaded fries<br />
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She never got a chance to have the new shakes that were introduced last season, so now she's double obsessed with getting one this year.<br />
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The Big Mozz can be found in the food court of Yankee Stadium for $12.49. They're essentially ginormous mozzarella sticks and DELICIOUS.<br />
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We briefly met up with our friends, Mike and Sam, before deciding that we needed to get tater tots. Unfortunately, we noticed that the pre-game ceremony had started, so we stopped and stood in the concourse to watch it alongside other a-holes that either didn't find their seats yet or purchased cheap SRO "seats." We'll be discussing this topic in a later blog post, but whoever came up with this concept to introduce standing room only tickets at sporting events is a giant ass clown.<br />
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Mariano Rivera threw out the ceremonial first pitch. For those of you unaware, in the off season, Mariano was the first player to receive a unanimous vote into the Hall of Fame, surpassing the previous 99.32% vote received by Ken Griffey Jr. in 2016.<br />
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After seeing the first pitch, we picked up our Tater Kegs from the garlic fries stand nearby. Tater Kegs are giant tater tots served on a skewer and topped with shredded cheese and sour cream (GROSS). Baked inside the tater tots is cheese and bacon bits. We apparently couldn't order the tots without sour cream, so we had to scrape it off. Serena also spied a giant Yankees' helmet filled with french fries, so she decided that we needed that as well. The taters cost $8.09 and the helmet fries cost $11.09.<br />
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On the way to our seats, we found the new City Winery stand and decided to check it out. They had little tables to rest our food plate on, so we chose to eat the food there and Lisa ordered two glasses of rose for us. Each glass was $12.99. The bartender tried to convince Lisa to get the carafe for $48 because it would've given us each an extra glass, but $50 gets us five whole bottles of Dr. L from the liquor store, so really, is that a deal? The stand also offers cabernet, sauvignon blanc, and chardonnay by the glass.<br />
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A security guard approached us and mentioned that we needed to leave some room for wings. We replied that it was still early in the game. He said, "Just don't get fat." Wow. Okay. The truth hurts. Way to be up front about that sh*t.<br />
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FINALLY, we headed to ours seats. We arrived at our section just as Luke Voit crushed a three-run home run.<br />
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Greg Bird also hit a home run, but no one was on base, the Yankees were already winning, and prior to that at bat, he'd struck out three times. So, who cares?<br />
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A drunk man sauntered up the steps asking if we'd seen his big foot friend. Lisa had visions of vomit. He sat behind us for three innings before leaving and asking us to tell his friend that he was going to search for him in the dugout. A tall man with big feet eventually did show up, but didn't seem to know anything about the drunk man searching for his big foot friend in the dugout.<br />
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Mike's friend happened to have extra tickets to field level seats, so Mike texted us and we upgraded our situation. We arrived just in time for Giancarlo Stanton's at bat. Lisa took many photos of his butt.<br />
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The Yankees won 7-2.<br />
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After the game, we went to Michael's Craft Store, which takes place post-baseball games more often than you'd think. We also left hungry because we didn't eat nearly as much as we'd intended. We had to stop at Taco Bell on the way home.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-38847061357955816062019-02-03T19:37:00.000-05:002019-02-03T19:51:35.376-05:00Great American Ball ParkGreat American Ball Park<br />
100 Joe Nuxhall Way<br />
Cincinnati, OH 45202<br />
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September 25, 2018<br />
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Before we get into the nitty gritty details of our trip to the 30th ballpark, allow us to share this video with you:<br />
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Notice the amazing skills that were utilized in order to make this video. Listen to the sound effects. Bask in our talents.<br />
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We walked from our hotel to the game (only about a 15 min walk) and took a bunch of photos outside, including this official gem:<br />
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Most of our photos are of the statues outside the ball park, but we posted those to the guided tour post. You can view those photos <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2019/01/great-american-ballpark-guided-tour.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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While passing through security, a gentleman (all names will remain anonymous for privacy purposes) overheard Lisa explaining the "30" poster to the security guard and stopped us. He asked if we wanted a seat upgrade. Thinking that he worked for the Reds, we were stoked about finally getting the recognition that we deserved, so of course we agreed. Next thing we knew, we were surrounded by nice men shaking our hands for accomplishing thirty ballparks. We followed them all the way to the suites before questioning whether or not these men were actual employees (they weren't). We got into the actual FOX Sports suite before realizing that these men were just nice men and had nothing to do with the Cincinnati Reds. Except that they were fans. Normal women probably would have been concerned for their safety because they were surrounded by men they'd never met before, but not us. We took the first Yuengling offered to us.<br />
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Thankfully, these men were not serial killers. They were super friendly and hospitable and totally appreciated the Baseball Odyssey we'd just completed. Which is more than we can say for Serena's mother.<br />
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We'd never gotten the opportunity to watch a game from a suite together, so this was a very exciting moment for our thirtieth ballpark. Here are some views from the suite, which are way nicer than what our actual seats would have been. </div>
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Note the empty stands. Pretty depressing for such a nice ball park. And momentous occasion in world history. It's understandable that no one wants to go see the A's or Rays play in their home parks. They're awful and this is why we'd never consider ending our tour there. We chose this lovely place and not only did people not show up to celebrate this park, they chose not to celebrate us.<br />
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Unfortunately, our pitching matchup was the Royals' Brian Flynn against the Reds' Matt Harvey. That's right. Matt Harvey. The same a$$hole that once upon a time pitched for the Mets. Who started cool and then rapidly deteriorated into an a$$hole. Of all people to end our journey with.<br />
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Just like many starts for the Mets, this one didn't go so well for Harvey either. Because he's stupid.<br />
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The game went into a rain delay in the third and since there was a pause in the game, we figured this would be a good time to check out the rest of the stadium and get this infamous Skyline Chili hot dog people kept telling us about.<br />
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Our new friends told us that we were to order the hot dog "threeway," which isn't perverted apparently. The employee at the concession stand explained that "threeway" meant chili, cheese, and spaghetti. He also explained that that's not how they serve it at the stadium. This is what he served us:<br />
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It cost $11.50 for both and just didn't feature spaghetti. It did, however, feature a dead baby finger. Because that's exactly what this grotesque hot dog looked like. There aren't enough words to accurately describe the nastiness that was this hot dog. Nothing about it was good. Except maybe the shredded cheese. Lisa took a video of Serena taking her first bite. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKkOHuagryM" target="_blank">Behold</a>. Truthfully, we didn't even finish. We each took a bite of it and tossed it in the garbage. Actually, Lisa picked all of the cheese off and ate that before tossing the rest of it into the trash.<br />
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The only way to fix this offensive situation was ice cream in a helmet, which we got at Rosie's ice cream. Sadly, it was soft serve, but beggars can't be choosers. The cost of washing that awful hot dog from our mouths was $6.75/each. Well worth it.<br />
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After our sweet snack, we wandered the entire main level of the stadium.<br />
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It was still raining, so most people were hovering under cover. All of the interesting outdoor stuff was deserted. But it also might have been because there were only twenty people in attendance at the game.<br />
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We headed back to our new friends at the suite in time for the game to resume play.<br />
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Dilson Herrera hit a home run in the 5th and that earned us a fun little fireworks display. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miqmhRUwd2A" target="_blank">Lisa filmed it.</a> She may have been drunk, which would explain the random camera angles, but you get the point.<br />
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It looked like the Reds would make a comeback as they tied the game in the bottom of the 7th, but in the top of the 9th, they blew it by giving up a Hunter Dozier home run. We closed out our final game with yet another home team loss. You're welcome, Cincinnati.<br />
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We should tell you that this is the first plan that we've actually executed to its completion in our entire friendship.<br />
*Jewelry making business<br />
*Basket making business<br />
*#1 charity in the world<br />
*Baseball fan reality TV show<br />
*Dating a baseball player<br />
*Writing a baseball travel book<br />
*Starring in a fan-based on field Q&A show with players<br />
*Broadcast booth color commentary<br />
*Attending an All Star Game<br />
*Becoming rich<br />
*Become professional gamblers<br />
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Some of these things we didn't even bother to attempt. The rest, we failed. The stadium tour is the only thing we've succeeded at. We'd like to thank our OG's who stuck with us from the very beginning - Deo and Michael David. And also, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miqmhRUwd2A" target="_blank">Section 36</a>, who found us at some point along the way and for some reason, decided to stick it out with us (despite being a Red Sox fan).<br />
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For those of you who've been with us since the start, you may recall that we used to end all of our blog posts with bastardized song lyrics. Since this is our 30th ballpark, we decided to close this post out with a little bit of nostalgia brought to you by Frank Sinatra:<br />
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<i>"And now, the end is near. And so, we face the thirtieth stadium. Our friends, we'll say it clear. We'll state our case, of which we're certain. We've lived a life of beer. We've traveled each and every stadium and more. Much more than this. We did it our way.</i><br />
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<i>Regrets. We've had a few. But then again, you've read about them. We did what we had to do. And saw it through without exemption. </i><br />
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<i>We planned each chartered tour. Each careful step along the byway. And more, much more than this. We did it our way."</i><br />
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Don't be afraid that this is our final blog post. It's not. This is simply the completion of our original plan. There are spring training trips. Possible minor league trips. And of course, do-over visits to teams who are giant a$$ clowns and chose to build themselves a new stadium. Those teams have zero respect for what we've accomplished or anyone else for that matter. May they find a pubic hair in their breakfast burrito one morning.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-49602331302299663782019-01-27T13:00:00.000-05:002019-01-27T13:00:07.170-05:00Great American Ballpark Guided TourTickets for the guided tour of were $22 and it includes access to the Reds' Hall of Fame and Museum. Since we arrived at the stadium early, we decided to check out the museum prior to our tour. It was amazing and worth checking out even if you don't have time to do a full guided tour like we did. Without the tour, entrance to the museum does have a fee, but it was worth it. Here are some photos from our visit to the museum:<br />
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Crosley Field was the first ballpark to host a night game. Fun fact.<br />
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We met our tour guide/group outside the museum. Since we were the last group, the tour guide insisted on doing his normal tour out of order so that he could guarantee us time on the field. We started in the press box:<br />
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And then headed right to the Mercedes Benz Diamond Club because it has direct access to the field.<br />
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On the other side of this glass is the hall the players walk down in order to get down to the field, so if you get to the club early enough, you can claim the tables alongside the window and try your very best to interact with the players. Possibly try to give one of them your phone number. Hope he takes it down and uses it.<br />
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The club comes with posh, cushy seats right on field level. Super cozy.<br />
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From the bougie seats, we headed for the field, dugouts, and clubhouses.<br />
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There are two amazing mosaics in the main lobby. The First Nine is of the original Red Stockings and The Great Eight is of the Big Red Machine.<br />
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Outside, there are five plaques commemorating the All Star Gates hosted by the Reds.<br />
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This is the exterior of the Hall of Fame:<br />
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This pretty little flower garden has a sea of red and pink roses. As you can see, there is a little white rose right in the middle. If you can't see it, we've taken the liberty of circling it. The white flower symbolizes the location of where Pete Rose's 4,192nd hit landed.<br />
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A bonus fun fact: in the bar across the street from the ballpark is a plaque marking the spot of Riverfront Stadium's first base.<br />
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Our last stop on the tour covered the statues surrounding the stadium. This primary set up is called the "Reds Legends of Crosley Field" and is of Ted Kluszewski, Ernie Lombardi, Joe Nuxhall, and Frank Robinson. They layout is that of a baseball field. <br />
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Joe Morgan. Who we hate listening to do in-game commentary because of his pronunciation of Carlos Beltran and his hatred of New York teams. In Cincinnati, however, they love him. </div>
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Pete Rose apparently had ferocious and fantastic hair.<br />
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Tony Perez.<br />
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Johnny Bench.<br />
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Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-75621521109929527492019-01-22T17:07:00.000-05:002019-01-22T17:07:43.680-05:00The Stadium Tour HangoverWe realize that it's the end of January and you've yet to see a single piece of writing regarding Cincinnati. It's just that...we're suffering from a stadium tour hangover. We could not possibly have picked a better way to go out with our thirtieth ballpark, so you'd think that we'd be flying high. But we're not. We're back at work. We're not flying high. And no one gave two sh*ts about our accomplishment.<br />
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You know what people have been doing? Stealing our f*cking idea and not even acknowledging that they got the idea from us. They're walking around planning sh*t as if we didn't just do the exact trip that they're planning. Bunch of thunder stealers.<br />
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No one met us at the airport with a limo and Cristal.<br />
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No one threw a f*cking party.<br />
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No one made us a cake. Lisa should not have to make us our cake. There is a line in the sand. She shouldn't have to cross it. It's like making your own birthday cake. A plate of cookies would've been fine as well.<br />
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No one cast a bronze statue replicating this moment:<br />
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It could've been placed outside the doors of the Baseball Hall of Fame.<br />
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We didn't get free stuff or brand sponsorships. There was a plethora of marketing opportunities for companies. Lids, Nike, crossbody handbags, ponchos, wine, Ray Ban, beer (any brand really), ice cream, coffee, travel wine cups and other assorted tailgating goods, the VW Bug, vacation hot spots, takeout food, Taco Bell, blow dry bars, and dry shampoo. Especially considering we pulled off a record breaking six days without washing our hair during our recent Midwest swing. Dry shampoo companies should be banging our damn doors down for publicity like that.<br />
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Maybe we had a great idea for a baseball stadium tour app, but no one would know that because no one has asked us.<br />
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ESPN, MLB, FoxSports. They gave zero f*cks. No late night talk shows. Not that we'd stay up that late to be on them in the first place, but it's always nice to be asked.<br />
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No one threw a parade. Every culture in existence in New York City, even the antiquated ones, gets a parade starting in April and ending in October and we got d*ck. If the Yankees and Giants get a Canyon of Heroes parade when they win the championship, we should get one as well. What the hell did they do? They won a bunch of games. Who cares? They're rich, work part time, and they're being rewarded for one season of work. This took us ten years, a sh*t ton of money we didn't have because we're one step above poor, and we work full time jobs. F*ck those guys.<br />
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It took Mamadukes three days to congratulate us. It's not like she wasn't texting the entire time about other stuff that didn't matter like Serena's wedding. Who cares about wedding planning? WE CRUSHED THIRTY BALLPARKS!<br />
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So, that's where we're at right now. Hungover and disappointed.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-34065845420033227812018-11-11T13:37:00.000-05:002018-11-11T13:37:03.444-05:00Progressive FieldProgressive Field <br />
2401 Ontario Street<br />
Cleveland, OH 45202<br />
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September 23, 2018<br />
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We'd like to start this post off by informing you that the Indians stop offering guided tours in September. Why is this important? Because we have no information on this stadium, which means many of the details that we will give you are fabricated. We will tell you which tid bits are actual facts just in case you use our blog posts to plan your baseball travels, but we will not point out the lies. Could we have Googled? Sure. But why would we? That's extra work and you're not paying us. <br />
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Our first photos at Progressive are sunny. Warm. Not crowded. You may ask yourself, "how early did the TBB have to get to the game in order to get such perfect shots?" We will tell you. Six hours. <br />
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These are players that are extremely important in Indians' history. Most likely. A guided tour probably would've clarified. </div>
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Pretty sure this is the last time the Indians won the American League Championship Series. </div>
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You see, way back when we first purchased tickets, this game was at 1:10pm start. It's actually printed on our tickets. However, several weeks prior to the game, the powers to be apparently changed the time to 7:10 pm so that it could air on ESPN. Did they send us an email? No. Did we check the internet machine beforehand? No. Why would we? We fly by the seats of our pants in every other aspect of our lives, so why would this day be any different?<br />
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Therefore, on Sunday morning, we walked all the way to the field wondering why the streets were so empty and why the parking lots were deserted. Did we check the portable internet machine for an answer to this mystery? No. Lisa wondered where the street vendors who sold Indians' merchandise were. Well, obviously because it was Sunday and street vendors do not work on Sundays. Duh. Only explanation (it's amazing that the both of us actually have retirement plans). We take more photos. We take more selfies. We make it all the way to the team store only to discover that it's locked. That was the moment that Lisa checked the portable internet machine and discovered that it was no longer a day game.<br />
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Thankfully, the team store opened at 12 pm and we only had to wait around for a few minutes, so it wasn't a total waste. Lisa was able to buy Slider for $16 and our hats were $25. <br />
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The good news is that we had plenty of time to walk back to our hotel, change, and head to a nearby sports bar to watch the Giants/Texans game.<br />
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We returned to the scene of the crime around 6pm. We took additional photos outside the stadium in our new hats.<br />
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We were approached by two cameramen asking if we'd like to be on ESPN. Um, yes. We were instructed to shout, "Go Tribe!" Because we clearly blended in with the locals. We did exactly as we were told, but then Lisa added, "29 down, 1 more to go!" One of them rolled his eyes at us. We suspect we never made it on ESPN.<br />
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Inside the ballpark, we wandered around, scoping the scene and potential food stands. We were denied access to pretty much everything, including the kids' clubhouse. We were not even allowed to step foot into the foyer of the elevator banks. We had to use a special escalator and/or elevator for people without fancy tickets. We do not recall the Indians being so pro-"separation of the classes" in the movies, Major League and Major League II.<br />
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As we mentioned in the Comerica Park guided tour post, Progressive Field has the largest scoreboard in the league. This is actual fact. We just learned about it in Detroit, not in Cleveland.<br />
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This area here in right field is standing room only. We think. We overheard the person next to us tell another fan, but it is possible that she's full of shit.<br />
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The ballpark is a lot smaller than we would have guessed from the outside. Since we had nothing else to do and we weren't quite hungry yet, we headed up to our seats.<br />
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We had the most annoying pair of Red Sox fans sitting behind us. Yes, we are by nature, biased against the Red Sox, but we swear we're not exaggerating. They weren't "drunk loud" or rude, but the kind of loud where you feel like you're involved in their conversation even though you aren't. We heard everything and they never stopped talking. It was hard to concentrate on the actual game with two Joe Buck wannabes sitting behind us. You'd think that there would be moments of silence over the span of 11 innings, but there wasn't. The only time they stopped talking is when one of them left to use the bathroom.<br />
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This is how close we ever got to taking a photo with Slider, but we will admit that he was the most interactive mascot we've seen. He was visible during the entire game and made it a point to visit each section. Most mascots keep to the field level and only appear during specific times during the game. <br />
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We headed to Happy Dog for food in the 5th. Lisa ordered the Slider Dog and Serena ordered the Southern Style BBQ dog. They were $11 and $10.50 apiece.<br />
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The hot dogs were cooked perfectly. Serena had to eat hers with a fork though because she literally could not pick up the hot dog and the bun itself quickly fell apart because it was so heavy with toppings. Lisa was pleasantly surprised by how good the Fruit Loops tasted atop of her dog.<br />
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Before heading back to our seats, we grabbed ice cream in a helmet cup for $6 from Pierre's. Here, they offer real ice cream or that fake ass soft serve ice cream if that's your preference. Both of us chose Moose Tracks, which is vanilla ice cream with fudge and peanut butter cups. <br />
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At the conclusion of the 5th inning, there was a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jpa6TMT8Is" target="_blank">Hot Dog Derby</a> between the condiments to determine the overall season winner and to our delight, Onion won. Girl power, we always say Lisa is particularly fond of the fact that Onion runs with her leopard print handbag.<br />
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The most disappointing fact about this stadium is its lack of acknowledgement to the movie, Major League. That movie is the only thing that's interesting about this franchise. And the mascot. He's adorable. The only reference to Rick Vaughn in the entire ballpark was us:<br />
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We're not saying that they needed to retire Pedro Cerrano's, Rick Vaughn's, Jake Taylor's, or even Roger Dorn's jersey numbers (if we owned the team, we would've, but that's hardly the point), but jeez. Something. Maybe even a few funny jokes tying into the rallies on the scoreboard. Not one chord of Wild Thing was played. It was above and beyond depressing.<br />
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Thankfully, the Indians pulled out the win in the 11th 4-3. Finally, we attended a game in which the home team won. Maybe our luck is finally turning around. It only took 29 stadiums. <br />
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Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-58286834775433134112018-11-04T13:00:00.000-05:002018-11-04T13:00:07.234-05:00Progressive Field Guided TourNothing to report on this front as the Cleveland Indians only offer guided tours May 1-September 1, which makes total sense. Good times. Two thumbs up.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-84219683929091713652018-10-28T13:00:00.000-04:002018-10-28T13:00:04.188-04:00Comerica ParkComerica Park<br />
2100 Woodward Avenue<br />
Detroit, MI 48201<br />
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September 21, 2018<br />
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Since we did the guided tour of the park earlier that day, we didn't have to get to the game too early. We got there around 6:00 for a 7:10 pm game time. After snapping our countdown photo outside the gates, we headed inside to take all of our photos of childish things. <br />
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The Big Cat Court turned out to be where all of the best things are, but we'll get into more on that later. We stopped here specifically to ride the tiger carrousel for $2.<br />
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From here, we knew we wanted to ride the ferris wheel, so we headed in that direction. On the way, we passed the FOX Sports guys.<br />
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The ferris wheel was close by and also cost $2.<br />
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Someone recommended to Lisa that she get the margarita yard stick. She loves margaritas, so this felt like a no brainer. She ordered the Tiger Fuel, which is basically creamsicle flavored. Unfortunately, she can't tell us if there was rum or tequila in the drink because the woman at the counter was the rudest woman that we met in the entire trip (everyone else has been super, super nice) and had zero information. Plus, Lisa could hardly taste any alcohol. The drink cost $11 and there was no Detroit logo on the cup, which was disappointing.<br />
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We had taken a <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2018/10/comerica-park-guided-tour.html" target="_blank">guided tour</a> of the ball park earlier that day and wanted to say hello to our tour guide, Bob, so we headed up to the Pepsi Porch where he was stationed.<br />
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It was almost game time by this point, so we rushed to get to our seats. The pitching matchup was Ian Kennedy against Francisco Liriano and the game was total trash. Just trash. It was a painful first half to watch.<br />
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The sad part is that no one was at the game. It's such a beautiful park and there's no one there to enjoy it. We understand that the team is bad, but there's so much to do and eat at the park! And there really isn't a bad seat in the house.<br />
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In the 4th, a group of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgSp1FKVQoM" target="_blank">Chevy's race around the field</a>.<br />
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After the race, we decided to find food. Lisa read an article that talked a lot about a brisket stuffed corn muffin and she knew she had to have it. Most of the people we talked to at the game, including Bob, agreed that we would most likely would find it in the Big Cat Court (even though none of them actually heard of it themselves). In the Big Cat Court, Serena got excited about a lot of things - the Greek stand's loaded fries, specialty hot dog stand, Gurnsey's ice cream stand (which served legit ice cream in a helmet cup instead of soft serve), and a fried food stand that offered Nutella and apple pie stuffed egg rolls and elephant ears in addition to the traditional chicken fingers. There was a lot. But no stuffed corn bread. <br />
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Serena was torn between the loaded fries or the hot dogs. <br />
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She ran excitedly back and forth between both and ended up settling on the hot dogs. While she stood on line, Lisa went in search for the corn muffin. Torn between the An Ode to Detroit and Mac Daddy Dogs, Serena ended up buying both. And then eating both. For $6.75 each. The hot dogs themselves were okay, but the mac and cheese and brisket was delicious.<br />
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Lisa returned from her search disappointed. No one had been able to help her find the corn muffin. In fact, one employee directed her back to the Big Cat Court. She was starting to wonder if this was an urban legend. She vowed that if we did find it, she'd share its location with the masses so that others wouldn't suffer as she suffered. Finally, one employee at the hot dog stand actually knew what she was talking about and solved the mystery.<br />
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So here it is. The secret. The brisket stuffed corn muffin can be found at Beer Hall near section 134 and the ferris wheel. It cost Lisa $7.50.<br />
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Unfortunately, Lisa wasn't in love. The brisket and cheese really sat on top of the muffin instead of stuffed inside the muffin like advertised. The brisket was chewy, but the muffin was very good. She also felt like there needed to be more brisket in order to meet the expectations she had hyped it up to inside her head.<br />
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As if all of the food we ate wasn't enough, before we headed back to our seats, we decided we needed ice cream because it was real and not soft serve. For $6.50, we got three scoops in a helmet. The ice cream was delicious, but we feel like they needed more variety in their flavors: vanilla, chocolate, raspberry vanilla swirl, butter pecan, cookies n cream, and mint chip. Five of the six flavors are vanilla-based. It's just a little odd. <br />
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The Tigers nearly had a walk off, but then f*cked it up with two outs and men on first and second. It was depressing. The final score was 4-3. We stayed after to enjoy the postgame fireworks.<br />
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Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-64721948616693709242018-10-21T16:15:00.000-04:002018-10-29T15:11:10.188-04:00Comerica Park Guided TourWe took a guided tour of Comerica Park in the morning and went to the game on the same night. The park was only a ten minute walk from our hotel, which was a solid tip from our concierge last night because apparently game parking can cost $30-$40! Yikes!<br />
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Comerica does not offer advanced ticket sales for guided tours, so we had to get to the park a few minutes prior to the tour to buy tickets. They were only $5/each, which makes this tour our cheapest tour to date! Our tour guide was Bob and he was delightful. Super knowledgeable about the park, team history, and baseball. Our first stop was to the Pepsi Porch, which he referred to as his office because that's the section he ushers for during games. Here, he gave us a little background information regarding Comerica. It is twenty years old (but you wouldn't know it - the owners take excellent care of it and are constantly making updates to it) and boasts the second largest outfield (second to Kauffman in Kansas City). The scoreboard is the seventh largest in the league (the largest belonging to Progressive in Cleveland). And speaking of the team's owners, they bought the team from the owner of Domino's Pizza. How did they make enough money to be able to buy a baseball team? They're the originators of Little Caesar's (pizza, pizza)! Fun fact: they also own the Detroit Redwings.</div>
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From the Pepsi Porch, Bob escorted us to the wall behind right center field, where all of the camera men have to wear black because it's in the batter's eye. They have a pretty good view, eh?<br />
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This is a home run ball hit the night before:<br />
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Can you spot it?<br />
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These statues are of the Tigers who've been inducted into the Hall of Fame. <br />
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The artist left subtle details in each statue that represents something special regarding each player's career. For example, Ty Cobb's statue has the slightest hint of three crowns at the base to represent his Triple Crown win.<br />
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Scattered around Comerica are little displays like this called "centuries." The display covers the history of Detroit and the team 1900-1910. The Ford Model T was the car to have during this time period, therefore the wheels at the base of this particular display are from an old Model T! <br />
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The Championship Club costs $85. That's it. Upon hearing this news, we couldn't help but feel like we poorly planned this trip. Seeing as how it includes a kick ass view of the game and an all you can eat buffet, we probably would've saved money on the deal!<br />
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This Ferris wheel costs $2 to ride and was custom made in Italy.<br />
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Our next stop was the press box.<br />
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This side belongs to the broadcast team:<br />
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Just before it started to rain, Bob brought us onto the field and into the dugouts.<br />
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This is the first time on a tour where we got to sit in both the visiting team's dugout and the home team's dugout. Visiting side:<br />
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Our last stop on the tour was to visit the Ernie Harwell statue. Ernie Harwell was the Tigers' broadcaster for 42 years and is the only broadcaster in history to be traded for a player.<br />
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After our tour, we stopped to take photos outside the stadium with the big kitty and popped into the team store to buy our hats for the night's game. We got 25% off our purchase so Serena's hat ended up being $15 and Lisa's was $19.<br />
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We ate lunch at the Tap Room, the restaurant/bar attached to the stadium. Here, we enjoyed the infamous Buffalo Cauliflower, which is a whole fried cauliflower tossed in buffalo sauce. It was delicious and we highly recommend it!<br />
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For the rest of our photos from the ballpark and game, be sure to visit our <a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2018/10/comerica-park.html" target="_blank">game blog post</a>.Traveling Baseball Babeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068323545452096588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613128980795457608.post-28974722162347982882018-09-18T18:29:00.001-04:002018-09-18T18:29:55.688-04:00Chase Field<div>
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<a href="http://travelingbaseballbabes.blogspot.com/2018/09/chase-field-guided-tour.html" target="_blank">Thanks to the guided tour earlier in the day,</a> we got to see most of Chase Field already so we didn't have to get to the game as early as we typically do to explore. Game time was 6:40 pm and gates opened at 5 pm. We found a small street lot near the park for $20. According to Lisa's weather app, it was 102 degrees. <br />
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Outside the stadium, we took our traditional photos:</div>
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As you can see, we're already sweating. After security, we stopped and took what's now becoming our traditional All Star Game photo: </div>
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We wanted to check out food options and get a photo of the roof closed. We headed up to the 300 level. </div>
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While wandering around, we found what the D-Backs call, "The Legends." The Legends include Randy Johnson (Diamondbacks' most beloved player it seems), Luis Gonzalez, Mark Grace, and Matt Williams and they race around the warning track in the top of the 6th inning. It's hilarious. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULHC-Z4mf8I" target="_blank">Here's a video for your amusement</a>.</div>
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Randy Johnson was Serena's favorite. If we hadn't bumped into them wandering around, we would've been able to meet them over by Baxter's Den following the race. It was fortunate that we met them prior to the race because when we looked over at that section from our seats, it was a mob scene.<br />
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We had a hard time with food options here. Nothing peaked our interest, but the heat did do a number on our appetite. We did check things out so that we could report back to you. This is what we found:<br />
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*The Double Headers concession stands offer $2 value items and $4 draft beers<br />
*There is a Churro Dog for $10.50<br />
*Specialty hot dogs that look like they'd make you spent the night in the bathroom after eating them: the Tot Dog, Asada Dog, Sonoran Dog, and Chicken Enchilada Dog.<br />
*Taste of Chase stand offered vegan and other healthy dishes like the Field Roast Vegan Dog, the Classic Vegan Burger, Chicken Kale Caesar salad, and the Sonoran Vegan Wrap.<br />
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What we ended up choosing was your basic soft serve in a helmet cup for $8. Lame, we know. Both of us got the swirl option, but Serena went with rainbow sprinkles and chocolate syrup and Lisa ordered rainbow sprinkles and crumbled oreos. <br />
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Here's a view of our seats right above home plate, our favorite view of any field. You'll notice the dirt path leading from home to the pitcher's mound. This is called a "Catcher's Walk." Chase Field included this in their field design as a nod to the old school ballparks. They were the only ballpark in the league to boast this feature until Detroit opened Comerica Park. Copy cats.<br />
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There was a woman in the 300 level that brought a sh*t ton of flags in and spent the entire game alternating flags and performing choreographed moves. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aehP1eJfsFA" target="_blank">Lisa obviously videoed her</a>. There's probably a special place in hell for people like us who photograph and film total strangers in their element. And then upload it to their blog. A blog that no one reads.<br />
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Lisa decided that when she's old and grey, she too will be traveling to games and performing with flags. <br />
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In the 4th inning, you can meet Baxter at his Den in the Sandlot. We needed to do that. There was no question. It was practically a moral imperative. It should be noted that we were second on line. Behind a small child. A very small child. <br />
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Baxter is kind of a bad kitty. He arrived on the scene and threw his couch cushions around.<br />
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The game did not go so well for the D-Backs. The matchup was Zack Godley of the Diamondbacks and Erasmo Ramirez of the Mariners. It was a borderline ass kicking with some effort on the part of the Diamondbacks to stage a comeback. The final score was 6-3.<br />
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Post game, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7J-f_enP98" target="_blank">the roof opened in order to accommodate the fireworks show</a>. The arena immediately became twenty degrees hotter. As promised by the John the tour guide, the roof only took four minutes to open.<br />
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Immediately following the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuS0AMYJXKc" target="_blank">fireworks show</a>, there was a performance by a Christian rock band, but we didn't stay for that because we didn't care. To each his own.<br />
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We got back to the hotel in 10 minutes, which was a nice treat compared to what we're accustomed to dealing with in New York. Usually it takes us anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half. </div>
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