I know, I know, I’m horribly behind the times here (it’s a week + a day after the game), but that’s the way it goes!
This game was best summed up by one word: Rain. Despite the fact that when I checked the weather forecast at 9am and it said there was only a 20% chance of rain at 1pm and 2pm, then increasing to 50% at 3pm, it was pretty much the exact opposite. It started raining while we were eating our chicken mole tacos from the Taqueria at a table under the overhang, and continued until just before game start. My friend called the game starting at 4pm. I said 3:30. We split – the official start time was 3:45.
As my seats are conveniently under the overhang from the top of the stadium, we went up and sat and watched the rain fall. Then there was a lightning bolt across the sky and the sign out on the tv board changed to “Please make your way to a covered concourse for your safety”. They also made a verbal announcement. Despite all this, a lady about 3 rows in front of us took this moment to open an umbrella that had about a 3-4 inch metal spike on the top of it. We were debating if we were close enough for the fallout if she got hit by lightning, when they decided that they were going to move over a section to move further back under the overhang. Whew. We were safe.
This game was super poorly attended. It was great to have space all around us and no one sitting in the row in front of us so that we didn’t have to sit leaning forward the whole time to be able to see. That was about the only good part.
Of course, it was another loss, this time 5-2. While we were sitting during the rain delay, they were flashing a bunch of random trivia facts, and at that time the Mets record on Sundays was 5-10. Great thing I have the “Somewhat Sunday” plan because I only saw one of those 5 wins. The best day is Saturday when they are 11-5, so all the “Somewhat Saturday” planholders are actually getting a good deal!
Coming soon: I know I’m awful about updating, but definitely come back in September for some hopefully good stuff. I recently found out I won a contest that gives me an epic baseball experience that any baseball fan would love to be a part of. It is sounding like it is going to be a ton of fun!
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