Wednesday night
with Erik
Philadelphia
After an afternoon with the Phillie Phanatic and Double Trouble at the Please Touch Museum, Erik and I were excited to have Rosemary, Brian, and Amy babysit. We also were excited to catch some quality National League baseball (a preview of the eventual NLCS), something we don't see that much of in New York.
We bought standing room only tickets and wandered around eating some mediocre cheesesteaks and enjoying the cold beer.
And oh yeah - Jimmy Rollins singled, tripled, and hit a three run home run. The Phillies were playing well having won 20 out of 25. The Giants weren't. Matt Cain got slammed. It was the 99th straight sellout at Citizen's Bank Park. And the Phillies hit three triples.
Why doesn't Mr. Met do funny things like this?
(photo by Erik)We ended up in some pretty good seats and we didn't even need counterfeit tickets. For some reason, I was amused by the solider with the ice cream cone.
Erik took a closeup.
After a Domonic Brown homer in the 8th, Erik was forced to give a high five to a Phillies fan. He felt violated.
Hot Tub Eric and I were e-mailing each other throughout the game (don't text the guy - he'll kill you!) and he recommended we look for the afterparty with Pat Burrell. Because you know that guy parties when he comes back to Philly.
A last minute bathroom break gave us a clue as to where Pat the Bat might be partying after the game.
(photo by Erik)Other items of note:
1. As I entered the ballpark, the usher insisted that he knew me. When I told him it was my first game in Philly since 2007, he almost didn't seem to believe me.
2. A foul ball almost hit Erik. I'm not sure he noticed it because he was so busy trying to figure out how to get on the scoreboard.
I took this picture earlier in the game when Carlos (Chooch) Ruiz was sliding into third with a triple.
The next day, Hot Tub Eric sent me another e-mail:
Saw this photo again today. Made my morning. E-mail me the Burrell after party iphone shots when you sober up! I don’t care it they NSFW! You picked a helluva game to catch. Triple triples! Too bad you didn’t get to watch the post game stuff. Blanton pounding budwiesers. Uncle Charlie’s post game interview had a bunch of “you bet your sweet ass!” lines. When Manuel starts getting excited, you know they’re hot. How about CHOOCH? Is there a better 8 holer in baseball? And how about UTZ working his stroke back? And the BROWN DOM-INATOR going upper deck? Hell of a game. Coolest team in baseball? What you gonna do when HOWARD is feeling up to it? How was that crowd? If you wanna keep the party going, bag Bawlmer and go see Hamels tonight.
Phillies: 68-51
Giants: 67-54
Posted: 12/29
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