Back at it today but it was pretty cold. Had my first white hot, an order of fries and of course, a nice refill of in my James Wood cup. I left through four and a half innings so I could get to WAYO for my radio show. The Red Wings would go on to lose 16-5. All the players looked too cold. The Yankees would lose their only two challenges by the second inning. Oh and the anthem singer seemed like a good guy to have beers with.
Looking forward to next home stand. Hope the weather cooperates so I can bring a camera. I’ll have to miss Jackie Robinson Day due to work.
I’ll be spending the off week going through some of my baseball found photos and getting my custom score sheet ready to go. I also have a couple Numbers Game scoring books that I will be bringing to keep score some nights. I really dig Numbers Game. I waited too long to get their artist edition scorebooks.
Much nicer out today but the Red Wings couldn’t find a way to win. The highlights included the girl who sang the National Anthem, Bruce the Batdog and Riley Adams’ home run in the second inning. I didn’t catch the singer’s name but she did a great rendition of the anthem. Bruce admirably did his job fetching bats for the home team.
Today I realized a punk rock version of the Red Wings song would be pretty good. Wore my Dodger hat and sunglasses today. Lots of Yankee fans around. I didn’t catch any ribbing. One guy was wearing a 2024 World Series Yankees hat.
Seeing both Oswaldo Cabrera and Jasson Dominguez play was pretty cool. Carbrera’s batting box routine cracks me up.
Today I made some notes and made preliminary designs on my obscure stat sheet in between innings. Looking forward to trying it live next home stand.
Consumed a bag of peanuts and refilled my souvenir cup today. It’s too cold to enjoy a refreshing beer. Got home in time to watch the Dodgers beat the Nationals.
Sadly, I didn’t get to go to the game on April 1st, having to work.
When Gunnar from ticketing suggested this seat, I didn’t think about the broadcast. Now my wife can see if I am snacking. I probably should have thought that out before taking the seat. That’s me in the grey and red hat next to the score graphic.
It was a chilly evening for my opening day. The Wings were playing the Baby Yanks. I opted to go camera less for the first week. It was cold and a chance for rain. I wanted to soak in (pun intended) being back at the park, in my seat.
I missed the national anthem. One of the best news of the day was that there are now refills available in souvenir cups. I signed up for my Red Wings Rewards … not sure what I want to go for. Lunch with Dan and Naomi? An appearance in a team’s social media video? First pitch? Lineup card exchange? All of those sound great. I wonder if I could spend my points picking the walk up songs for a game. No doubt if that were to even happen, I would pick songs I play on Fantastic Voyage. I should make a list of spacey walk up songs.
When I am just sitting by myself and watching a game, I am truly in my zen space often left to my own thoughts and stupid ideas. For instance, during this game I came up with a chart for keeping score/track of obscure stats during the game. I will be introducing that chart by the next home stand, giving it a test run.
Tonight, a guy got boo’d relentlessly for chasing down a foul ball ahead of a little kid and not giving the ball to the kid. In another at bat, a ball got stuck in the outfield padding, which brought up a sweet memories. On the only time Yanquiel Fernandez got on base, he didn’t realize it was ball four, with his dugout mercilessly yelling at him “ball four!!!!!”
The popcorn tasted good. The first bucket of the season always does. A girl serving coffee laughed at one of my jokes, which was nice.
Barb is already in midseason form getting the crowd riled up for the Taco Bell strike out player of the game. I plan on interviewing Barb, hopefully in the next month or so.
In years past, I always walked around and made photos on opening day. Here’s one from 2015 as Josmil Pinto rounds the bases on a walk off homer.
The game only last a little over two hours and the Yankees lost. A great start to the season. I am 1-0 when attending games this year.
