{"id":5035,"date":"2011-04-18T11:26:40","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T18:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2011-05-04T09:31:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T16:31:36","slug":"coors-field-rockies-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=5035","title":{"rendered":"Coors Field: Rockies &#8211; Cubs."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSC_0139.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631955030\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5069\/5631955030_6e1d326ac0.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0139.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631357807\/\" title=\"DSC_141-145.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5067\/5631357807_6b3e1129ac.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"109\" alt=\"DSC_141-145.jpg\"><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0077.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631358801\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5144\/5631358801_39bfcea12f.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0077.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday on our last day in Colorado <a title=\"chicagometsfan.com\" href=\"http:\/\/chicagometsfan.com\">Julie<\/a> and I went to <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Coors Field.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coors_Field\">Coors Field<\/a> for the <a title=\"ESPN:  Rockies stay hot with eighth win in nine games.\" href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/mlb\/recap?gameId=310417127&amp;teams=chicago-cubs-vs-colorado-rockies\">Rockies &#8211; Cub<\/a>s game. \u00a0Neither 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. \u00a0There were huge lines at all the gates because of the bobblehead give-away so we decided to check out the <a title=\"Breckinridge Brewing.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.breckbrew.com\/\">Breckinridge Brewery<\/a>** across the street before the game began.<\/p>\n<p>The weather for the game couldn&#8217;t have been better with the temperature at about 70 degrees. \u00a0I of course ended up with my typical Spring sunburn. \u00a0The game was a back and forth offensive showing with the Rockies breaking a late game tie with 2 outs in the 8th inning. \u00a0From 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.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0090.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631362841\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5269\/5631362841_1704a7d221_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0090.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0105.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631363945\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5145\/5631363945_6b59f1a613_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0105.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0127.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631366787\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5190\/5631366787_d17c58c36f_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0127.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0126.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631947946\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5146\/5631947946_4c143e62c5_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0126.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0132.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631950420\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5028\/5631950420_e563492031_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0132.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0134.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631369139\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5106\/5631369139_6517963318_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0134.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0137.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631370353\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5103\/5631370353_1136321979_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0137.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0138.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631953910\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5105\/5631953910_e1ce92e539_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0138.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0156.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631957162\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5228\/5631957162_34e8c4b4b7_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0156.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0158.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631958840\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5224\/5631958840_f05967e20a_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0158.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0162.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631377935\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5306\/5631377935_a1f309ac39_t.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0162.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Keeping score - by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5629329740\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5187\/5629329740_16c410f584_t.jpg\" alt=\"Keeping score -\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Side Notes:<\/p>\n<p>* <a title=\"Year of Baseball.\" href=\"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=4815\">Year of Baseball<\/a> Stats:<br \/>\nGame No. 2<br \/>\nStadium Opened: April 26, 1995<br \/>\nCapacity:  50,445<br \/>\nAttendance:  42,212<br \/>\nFood: 1 Foot Long Hebrew National Hot Dog<br \/>\nBeer:  3 Coors Original<br \/>\nOpponent: Chicago Cubs<br \/>\nPitchers: W: R. Betancourt, L: M. Mateo<br \/>\nMiles From Home: 918.94<br \/>\nTicket Face Value: $26<br \/>\nSeat Location: Section 318, Row 4, Seat 7<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0085.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631942114\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5104\/5631942114_93402dd014.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0085.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0086.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631360657\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5063\/5631360657_6f173083e0.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0086.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0087.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631361663\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5063\/5631361663_e30d8ae0ca.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0087.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>** Before the game we hung out at Breckinridge Brewing and I had two of the better IPA&#8217;s I&#8217;ve tasted in a long time: \u00a0the <a title=\"471 IPA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.breckbrew.com\/beer\/smallbatch.html\">471 IPA<\/a> and the <a title=\"Lucky U IPA.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.breckbrew.com\/beer\/lucky_u_IPA.html\">Lucky U IPA<\/a>. \u00a0Also, the staff at Breckinridge were by far the most accommodating of all the places we visited. \u00a0To my surprise Julie had the <a title=\"Vanilla Porter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.breckbrew.com\/beer\/vanillaporter.html\">Vanilla Porter<\/a> which she enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0172.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631961564\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5229\/5631961564_47285ca31e.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0172.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><a title=\"DSC_0174.jpg by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5631379867\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5187\/5631379867_1f7c71f2b9.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0174.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*** <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Steven Tyler.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Tyler\">Steven Tyler<\/a> of Aerosmith is a big Rockies fan.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Boomer Esiason is sitting in front of me at Coors Field - by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/5628019061\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5066\/5628019061_fb3fac3ae7.jpg\" alt=\"Boomer Esiason is sitting in front of me at Coors Field -\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>**** I sat directly behind <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Boomer Esiason\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boomer_Esiason\">Boomer Esiason<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday on our last day in Colorado Julie and I went to Coors Field for the Rockies &#8211; Cubs game. \u00a0Neither 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. \u00a0There were huge lines at all the gates [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,17,19,446],"tags":[40,454,456,120,453,235,457],"class_list":["post-5035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beer","category-sports","category-travel","category-year-of-baseball","tag-baseball","tag-colorado","tag-coors-field","tag-cubs","tag-denver","tag-mlb","tag-rockies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pazIS5-1jd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5035"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5075,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5035\/revisions\/5075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}