Nope, I'm not talking about beers here, instead I'm talking about baseball games! My Pops is up in the DC area this week for a conference and we are squeezing in some baseball games before and after. The plan is to hit up a game at the Nationals new stadium (against our hometown Astros) before his conference starts. After the conference is over, we are heading up to Baltimore for an Orioles game at Camden Yards. Then it's up to New York to fulfill a childhood dream for my dad and check out a couple of games at 'The House that Ruth Built' as it's the final season for Yankees Stadium.
Our week of baseball started off great as Sunday was a beautiful day for baseball. Hot, sunny and not so terrible humidity greated us as we arrived at the Nationals new stadium in Southeast DC. Luckily we were on the 3rd base side as the sun dipped behind the stadium mid-way through the 4th inning and kept us from burning too badly.
On the field, Brandon Backe pitched 7 scorless innings and was helped with some run support as the 'Stros bats came out during the last game before the All-Star break. The Astros also made some good plays out in the field with Darin Erstad and Ty Wigginton making a couple of standout plays with their gloves. Put it all together and it works out to be a 5-0 win for the hometown Houston Astros.
A great game for both of us to see as it was a chance to see the hometown boys play well. It was also a great opportunity to spend some quality time with my father. But the best part was knowing that I was one game down......and a few more special games to go.
More later.......
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