While on our New England we spent an evening in Portland, Maine to catch the Mets minor league team, the Binghamton Mets play the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field.  The Sea Dogs are a Red Sox affiliate.  The stadium was nice and we had decent seats off third base and near the Mets dugout.  The Mets took the lead early in the 2nd inning off Raul Reyes‘ double when Salomon Manriquez scored.  Manriquez would later play a key part in Julie’s fan experience.  They went on to  win 7-2 making it the only full game I’ve seen the Mets win all season.

Side Notes:

* The View From My Seat.

** This is by far the most terrifying mascot in professional sports today.  For one, just look at him staring at me from across the ball park.  Second, he’s actually a trash can.  You are encourage to put garbage in him.  My understanding is he used to be green and thus named the ‘Green Trash Monster’ after Fenway Park’s Green Monster.  He’s no longer green but his belt buckle still says ‘TM’ so he’s just a Trash Monster.  Needless to say he is very disturbing.

*** Year of Baseball Stats:
Game No. 12
Stadium Opened: April 18, 1994
Capacity: 7,368
Attendance: 6,012
Food: 1 Hot Dog, 1 Soft Pretzel
Beer: 1 Pamola Xtra Pale Ale, 1 Long Hammer IPA, 1 Wild Blue Berry Wheat Ale, 1 Fuggles IPA, 1 Geary’s Imperial Ale,
Opponent: Binghamton Mets
Pitchers: W: Moore, L: Lee
Miles From Home: 888.8
Ticket Face Value: $9
Seat Location: Section 112, Row L, Seat 9

**** By far the coolest t-shirt I’ve seen all year.  A batter flag, the 20th Maine and the ever sturdy General Joshua Chamberlain.

***** After the game we headed over to the Great Lost Bear for dinner and a drink.  Their beer selection is up there with all great beer bars.