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.
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
** 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.
*** Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is a big Rockies fan.
**** I sat directly behind Boomer Esiason.
