This time, it was a gorgeous day, so no worries about a rainout. I stood in line for First Pitch, which was already long by the time I got there. I got a voucher, then when paying at the ticket window, got another voucher. But I would definitely be at the game. First Pitch is a random drawing of 2 tickets, anywhere in the stadium.
When I returned shortly before the game, I got my tickets and ended up with standing room. Not good, since I've been standing for the most of the day so far. My feet are hurting so much. I first went to the 3rd base side, then to the 1st base side, so I can stand in the shade. But my feet were in too much pain, so I sat in an empty seat by the 3rd inning. I did notice a bunch of seats being empty throughout the game. No one seemed to notice or care.
The Cardinals faced the Brewers, and it turned out to be a pitchers' duel. The Brewers managed only 2 hits in the entire game, but one of them was a Corey Hart solo home run, which turned out to be just enough. Meanwhile, the Cardinals couldn't get anything going against their former teammate, Jeff Suppan, and ended up being shut out 1-0.
First time I have witnessed a shutout.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
May 15, 2009 (St. Louis)
I would spend this weekend in St. Louis, as my quest to visit all MLB stadium resumes in 2009. This season would be more focused on the National League this time.
Earlier in the day, I did get to visit the Missouri History Museum. There were sections that focused on the World Fair in 1904 and the history of St. Louis, from the beginning to the present day. But the part that really caught my interest, is the baseball stuff. There were old footage of past World Series that the Cardinals were in, including the 1944 World Series, which was the only one held in one stadium only. The St. Louis Browns and Cardinals shared a home for some time, before the Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles. Plus some old seats, turnstile, and other things from the old Busch Stadium (or Busch II).
I arrived at (new) Busch Stadium, for the start of a 3-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. This would be a battle for the NL Central. Yeah, I know it's too early to bring division races, but nobody wants to fall behind too quickly. The arrival from the MetroLink train takes me to the Stan Musial statue, standing in front of the entrance.
And at the corner, in front of the gift shop, are statues of great Cardinal players, like Bob Gibson and Ozzie Smith. I went inside the stadium, and it was t-shirt giveaway night. I could always use another t-shirt. :)
The view is great, seeing the Arch and downtown St. Louis. There are the retired numbers on the left field wall, as well as on the scoreboard. And 2 sets of manual out-of-town scores, one for each league, in the concourse. Although I did notice it was games from the week before. There is a computerized out-of-town scoreboard, next to the main one.
I walked around the concourse, and don't like the fact that I can't see the game from it. I would sit along the 3rd base side, underneath the level. The sky did not look too good, but I hoped they could get a game in.
The Cardinals got off to a good start, taking a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning, as Colby Ramsum hit a 2-run homer. Fireworks go off everytime a Cardinal hits a home run. Unfortunately, that would be the last I would see, because the rain came down hard, and at the lightning, there was a rain delay. After waiting about 90 minutes, it was postponed.
Being an out-of-towner, I was not sure of the rainout policy, and wondered if there was any other alternative to using it for the makeup game. An usher told me that I could get a refund, but that would end up being wrong. And I mean wrong, big time! More on that on another day.
Not happy the game was rained out, I hoped for better luck the next day. And I hoped for better seats with First Pitch.
Earlier in the day, I did get to visit the Missouri History Museum. There were sections that focused on the World Fair in 1904 and the history of St. Louis, from the beginning to the present day. But the part that really caught my interest, is the baseball stuff. There were old footage of past World Series that the Cardinals were in, including the 1944 World Series, which was the only one held in one stadium only. The St. Louis Browns and Cardinals shared a home for some time, before the Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles. Plus some old seats, turnstile, and other things from the old Busch Stadium (or Busch II).
I arrived at (new) Busch Stadium, for the start of a 3-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers. This would be a battle for the NL Central. Yeah, I know it's too early to bring division races, but nobody wants to fall behind too quickly. The arrival from the MetroLink train takes me to the Stan Musial statue, standing in front of the entrance.
And at the corner, in front of the gift shop, are statues of great Cardinal players, like Bob Gibson and Ozzie Smith. I went inside the stadium, and it was t-shirt giveaway night. I could always use another t-shirt. :)
The view is great, seeing the Arch and downtown St. Louis. There are the retired numbers on the left field wall, as well as on the scoreboard. And 2 sets of manual out-of-town scores, one for each league, in the concourse. Although I did notice it was games from the week before. There is a computerized out-of-town scoreboard, next to the main one.
I walked around the concourse, and don't like the fact that I can't see the game from it. I would sit along the 3rd base side, underneath the level. The sky did not look too good, but I hoped they could get a game in.
The Cardinals got off to a good start, taking a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning, as Colby Ramsum hit a 2-run homer. Fireworks go off everytime a Cardinal hits a home run. Unfortunately, that would be the last I would see, because the rain came down hard, and at the lightning, there was a rain delay. After waiting about 90 minutes, it was postponed.
Being an out-of-towner, I was not sure of the rainout policy, and wondered if there was any other alternative to using it for the makeup game. An usher told me that I could get a refund, but that would end up being wrong. And I mean wrong, big time! More on that on another day.
Not happy the game was rained out, I hoped for better luck the next day. And I hoped for better seats with First Pitch.
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