Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Being from Ohio, I've been a Cincinnati Reds fan my entire life. We still went to games a lot as a kid once we moved south, but eventually stopped going because they always lost when we went. I'll still watch them on TV from time to time. Josh, a Kentucky native, has also been a Reds fan his entire life, and has gone to many a game himself, and pays much more attention to them now than I do. He is still quite the fan.

My dad is in purchasing at an automotive supplier and lucky enough to have some vendors with sweet gifts, and the latest that we got to experience came on Sunday. My parents, Josh, and I went to see the Reds play this past Sunday against the Astros, with Roger Clemens pitching. Josh wanted this game in hopes that he might pitch since he considers him a living legend. We had 4 Diamond level seats, which is basically the area behind home plate, maybe the first 10 rows. These tickets also include entrance to the Diamond Club, which is a plush, air conditioned area that has a nice buffet and nice restrooms with wait staff. We visited the buffet, enjoyed the air conditioning on this sweltering day, and then headed up to our seats which were 5 rows back right next to the dugout. It was amazing being that close, and on top of the great seats, we had waiters coming around all day taking our food and drink orders, up to the 7th inning. All of this was free. All of it.

Mom and dad brought their camera, and we got a little crazy taking pictures, it just seemed like those once in a lifetime events. The Reds were shutout, and Clemens didn't pitch the whole game, but we had a great time even though it was so hot we were all soaked through. The pic above is of Josh and I not far from our seats, next to the Reds dugout and on deck. It was quite the memorable day. Thanks, Dad!