Spring Training Day 1

Ah, what a beautiful day. We woke up this morning around 10 or so—at least I did, I think they woke up a bit earlier. Then we decided to see the Mariners and Giants this afternoon, and Texas and Milwaukee tonight. So we went straight to the first game in Peoria, which was a good idea because it got really crowded really quickly, and had we not been there by noon it would have been hard to find a place to lay down. We had some lunch before the game (mmm, Brotwurst), and then had a lot of sun. The game itself wasn't that great. The Giants were split-squad and Barry Bonds wasn't there. But the Mariners ahd their full roster. Jamie Moyer pitched and Ichiro hit pretty well—it was fun watching him beat out an infield single. The Mariners won pretty handily. Meanwhile, Amber got a sunburn because she didn't worry about sunscreen until halfway through the game. Lori and Joralys got a little burned as well, but I got almost nothing, even though all I used was some SPF 4 lotion. After the game we had dinner at the Texas Roadhouse, right across the street. This was a very clever tactic, because we just walked there and left our car in the lot, while everybody else battled each other to get out of the parking lot. The food was pretty good. I had the Catfish, and that was great (and I'm emphasizing great here to spite Lori who doesn't like seafood at all). Then we stopped at a Walmart to pick up a few odds and ends. I ended up with sunglasses, a lot of bottled water, and more writeable CDs for the trip home. Lori ended up with a new wardrobe. Then we went to go pick up Big Jake, who just arrived in town. He's down here for his brother's wedding tomorrow. We all went to the evening game in Surprise, which was considerably less crowded. The night air was nice and cool and refreshing. This ended up being a tight and entertaining game. But alas, Milwaukee won 1-0. Despite a gem by Kenny Rogers, the Rangers had a split-squad out there, and the only ones who could bat were Mench and Nix. After the game, there were fireworks, and then we all went the cheesecake factory where Jake ate, and the rest of us had cheesecake. It was good cheesecake, but I was so full afterwards. By then we were all pretty tired and decided to come home. We pretty much went straight to bed.

Posted March 26, 2004 (01:04 PM) | Comments (1)