Category Archives: Year of Baseball

US Cellular Field: White Sox – Twins.

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Last night Julie and I bared the cold and went to our first White Sox game of the season against the Twins.  Being that it was a balmy 40 degrees the stadium was half full so we were able to maneuver our way to some decent upper deck seats.  The game was a stalemate until Jason Kubel hit a home run in the 4th inning and then the Twins’ Liriano continued his no-hitter to complete the game.  I have my issues with Baseball and its’ statistics but when it was all said and done it was interesting to witness what had just happened.

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* Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 3
Stadium Opened: April 18, 1991
Capacity: 41,432
Attendance: 20,901
Food: 1 Hot Dog,
Beer: 2 Miller Light
Opponent: Minnesota Twins
Pitchers: W: F. Liriano, L: E. Jackson
Miles From Home: 9.6
Ticket Face Value: $14
Seat Location: Section 546, Row 8, Seat 17

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** As my Year of Baseball continues Julie and I are keeping score throughout, including this No-hitter.

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*** View From My Seat

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**** Julie is a big fan of the Chicago Dog that one can get at a White Sox game.

Coors Field: Rockies – Cubs.

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Yesterday on our last day in Colorado Julie and I went to Coors Field for the Rockies – Cubs game.  Neither of us have ever been to Colorado let alone a Rockies game so we made sure to get over to the stadium early and walk around.  There were huge lines at all the gates because of the bobblehead give-away so we decided to check out the Breckinridge Brewery** across the street before the game began.

The weather for the game couldn’t have been better with the temperature at about 70 degrees.  I of course ended up with my typical Spring sunburn.  The game was a back and forth offensive showing with the Rockies breaking a late game tie with 2 outs in the 8th inning.  From what I hear the Rockies have started off as one of the better teams in baseball going 12-3 for the first 3 weeks of the season.

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Side Notes:

* Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 2
Stadium Opened: April 26, 1995
Capacity: 50,445
Attendance: 42,212
Food: 1 Foot Long Hebrew National Hot Dog
Beer: 3 Coors Original
Opponent: Chicago Cubs
Pitchers: W: R. Betancourt, L: M. Mateo
Miles From Home: 918.94
Ticket Face Value: $26
Seat Location: Section 318, Row 4, Seat 7

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** Before the game we hung out at Breckinridge Brewing and I had two of the better IPA’s I’ve tasted in a long time:  the 471 IPA and the Lucky U IPA.  Also, the staff at Breckinridge were by far the most accommodating of all the places we visited.  To my surprise Julie had the Vanilla Porter which she enjoyed.

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*** Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is a big Rockies fan.

Boomer Esiason is sitting in front of me at Coors Field -

**** I sat directly behind Boomer Esiason.

Mets 2011 Home Opener.

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To kick off my Year of Baseball* Julie and I headed to New York on Friday for the Mets home opener at Citi Field. We got to the stadium a couple hours before gates opened so we could take in the scenery*** and hang out at the stadium bar so we were sure to get a bobble head. The game didn’t really turn out the way we would have wanted with the Nationals winning 6-2., I’ve yet to see a win at Citi Field but I always enjoy the food.

Julie and I actually kept score this time using the Eephus League Official Scorebook which was not nearly as complicated as I expected.

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Side Notes:

* Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 1
Stadium Opened: March 29, 2009
Capacity:  41,800
Attendance:  41,075
Food:  Cheese Burger from Shake Shack, Fried Chicken Leg from Blue Smoke,
Beer:  1 Brooklyn Lager, 1 Miller Lite, 3 Budweiser,
Opponent: Washington Nationals
Pitchers: W: J. Zimmermann, L: R. Dickey
Miles From Home: 711.47
Ticket Face Value: $49
Seat Location: Section 424, Row 6, Seat 12

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** The majority of these photographs were taken by Julie and the full set can be found at chicagometsfan.com.

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*** If you’ve never been to Citi Field (or Shea Stadium for that matter) you’re truly missing the ambiance of Flushing, NY.  The street that surrounds the stadium along the outfield is just a series of chop shops.  It’s truly a site to see.

Citi Field home opener: Mets - Nationals - View From My Seat -

**** The View From My Seat.

***** Previous Mets home opener at Shea Stadium back in 2007.