White Sox 9, Royals 2
On Wednesday, I attended my second game of the season. This time I was with Apryl. The last time we had gone to a game, just together, was two years ago on my birthday, where it rained the entire game. Remember?
I had gotten us some pretty nice seats (see above photo) off of Craigslist the prior week, and hoped and prayed I didn’t have to work late that day. Initially, I had tried to time the tickets with probable pitchers from the upcoming schedule, so that I could catch Mark Buehrle pitch. The last time I saw Buehrle on the mound was during a visit from Adam and Stephanie, and the Sox had a shut-out win against the Detroit Tigers. Before that I witnessed Buehrle take care of the Twinkies 6 – 1. So good track record (notice how I’m not mentioning what happened three years ago). Only one thing, I forgot about Freddy Garcia in the rotation.
Oh well, no worries. Garcia pitched a better game than Buehrle has been lately. When you count Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, Garcia is 1 of 3 Venezuelans on the team. Below, Garcia in his wind up:
We actually got to the park a little late, so we missed the early offense in the 1st inning, including a 2-run homer from Andruw Jones. Luckily, the Sox’s offense continued to contribute, giving us the opportunity to catch 5 more runs from the 2nd inning on. We got to see a great double from Paul Konerko down the left field line as well as a home run from Alex Rios. But the most impressive moment of the evening was this great play. And then there was this most bizarre moment.
Away from the game, I had a bit of strangeness happen to me. During the 6th inning, I decided to stretch my legs by walking around the ballpark. As I was getting photos from the outfield…
… a girl, who looked 17 or 18, but could have been older, walked by me and knocked my baseball cap off my head. I was stunned. What had just happened? I picked up my cap, and caught up with her as she was walking away. I asked her if she was drunk. She smiled, and then retreated with an apology. So, this happened because A) I was wearing my Crosstown Collection 1926 replica cap, which is blue and was perhaps mistaken for a Royals cap (which still doesn’t excuse the action) B) She was drunk or C) She’s a jerk. Very odd.
Anyway, I had a great time at the ballpark with the wife. As for the season, I am now 2-0!
