The top two were, not surprisingly, Fenway and Wrigley.
At Fenway, I was lucky enough to have tickets to a game that Pedro Martinez was scheduled to pitch. However, he was recovering from an injury and it was a rainy day, so he sat out. Manny was being Manny and hit a couple home runs against the Alex Rodriguez-led Texas Rangers.
I went on a tour and everything was simply amazing. We sat in the dugout and walked all around the field. Standing on the warning track of the Green Monster was an eye opening experience. Surrounded by history, this stadium is definitely one of the two bests.
At Wrigley, I went to two games against the Colorado Rockies. This was a good Rockies team, featuring players like Juan Pierre, Larry Walker, and Todd Helton.
The first game was night game where the Cubs won in dramatic fashion. I still have the newspaper hanging in my garage, "Rundown Feeling? Cubs Love It!" In a tie game in the bottom of the 9th, Chicago had a runner on 2nd and the batter singled. The sold out crowd erupted as it should've been an easy score. The base runner tripped rounding third and found himself in no-man's land. The hitter was caught in no-man's land as well, between first and second. As the hitter was in a rundown between first and second, the base runner sprinted home and arrived at the same time as the ball. Safe! Cubs Win!
The second game was a little different. It was about 117 degrees for an afternoon game. The Cubs got smoked, like 16-5. But it was a great atmosphere. Sammy Sosa hit 3 home runs, and it seemed impossible to see him step up to the plate and NOT do a little yard work.
I also loved how everywhere surrounding the stadium was all about the Cubs, even though they weren't doing well (and haven't been for about 100 years).
I'll post again about some other experiences at baseball parks around the country.
No comments:
Post a Comment