Wed May 22, 2013, 05:20 PM
Best Ballgame ever...
So I get a text message yesterday at 4 o'clock: "Wanna go to a Marlins game tonight? Won't cost nothin'." "Well, hell yes!" I replied.
A friend of mine finished processing a loan for an MLB Umpire and he offered him the tickets as a thank you. So we get to the beautiful new Marlins Ballpark (which I helped build) and we go to the will call window. The tickets gave us access to the Diamond Club which meant a free buffet and free booze until 9 o'clock. So we stuffed our faces and drank like fish. We finally go to find our seats and they are front row behind home plate! The tickets also included our own waitress and more free booze! This was hard to take, huh? Attendance was only about 15,000 so it was pretty intimate. It was also my first time back to the park since I was building it and what a welcome back! The Marlins lost to the Phillies but I didn't care. What a great night and a great ballpark. Just wanted to share. 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Best Ballgame ever... (Original post) |
Callmecrazy | May 2013 | OP |
| In_The_Wind | May 2013 | #1 | |
| Callmecrazy | May 2013 | #3 | |
| In_The_Wind | May 2013 | #6 | |
| NightWatcher | May 2013 | #2 | |
| Callmecrazy | May 2013 | #4 | |
| Tommy_Carcetti | May 2013 | #8 | |
| NightWatcher | May 2013 | #9 | |
| Major Nikon | May 2013 | #5 | |
| Tommy_Carcetti | May 2013 | #7 | |
| AsahinaKimi | May 2013 | #10 | |
| Callmecrazy | May 2013 | #11 |
Response to In_The_Wind (Reply #1)
Wed May 22, 2013, 05:34 PM
3. Hey there, In The Wind!
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Yeah,what a night. Great friends, great seats, yummy food, and free booze. And no hangover this morning. got home at midnight and woke up at 5 AM for work feeling like a million bucks. It was the most fun I've had since I moved here four years ago.
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Response to Callmecrazy (Reply #3)
Wed May 22, 2013, 06:08 PM
6. I wish you more wonderful nights!
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You deserve 'em.
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Response to Callmecrazy (Original post)
Wed May 22, 2013, 05:29 PM
2. Lucky, I can't wait to see a game there
Response to NightWatcher (Reply #2)
Wed May 22, 2013, 05:37 PM
4. I was thinking about you when I was there NightWatcher.
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You really gotta get to a game. What a great ballpark.
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Response to NightWatcher (Reply #2)
Wed May 22, 2013, 06:35 PM
8. The Jacksonville minor league park is pretty cool.
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #8)
Wed May 22, 2013, 06:47 PM
9. I live across the river from that park and might get to go Monday
Response to Callmecrazy (Original post)
Wed May 22, 2013, 05:40 PM
Major Nikon (36,205 posts)
5. I love going to baseball games
Response to Callmecrazy (Original post)
Wed May 22, 2013, 06:34 PM
7. Hoping to get to Marlins Park soon.
Response to Callmecrazy (Original post)
Wed May 22, 2013, 07:57 PM
10. just something about the ball park
Loved going to AT&T park here in San Francisco. Opening day I got to see Willie Mays..riding around in a ball cart, waving to the crowd to a standing ovation. I have photos of that some where, can't seem to find them at the moment. It was the game, I brought a friend who was visiting from Japan. He had gone to ball games in Osaka, but this was his first Major League game in the States. Giants won that opening day, against the Colorado Rockies. We had a great time! |
Response to Callmecrazy (Original post)
Thu May 23, 2013, 04:55 PM
11. I have never had a bad time at a ball game...
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You're with friends.
 Great scenery, food and booze. Checkin out the characters in the crowd is what I like.
Sometimes I even watch the game.
Americana at its best.  |
