Fightins

I decided this year to try out some MiLB action.  We have several teams in Maryland an a few just across the boarder in other states so, why not?

Of course, my first adventure into MiLB was a bit further away.  The family and I were on a day trip into Pennsylvania so we decided to catch a game in Reading that night.

It was a bobblehead night so that made things all the better.  (More about that in another post.)

Though I hadn't been to an MiLB game before, I had been to plenty of ballgames outside of a major league stadium.  My teenage daughter, however, had not.  The nosebleed section was shockingly (for her) close to the field and she got to see how the lower deck people live.

The antics between innings were fun, if not a bit bizarre.  The hot dog throw and the chair races a bit over the top but otherwise provided some entertainment not present in the more formal setting of the majors.

The catch of the night happened in the stands.  The batter hit a popup that went into the stand behind home plate toward the third base side.  The ball landed in the ice bucked carried on the head of a vendor standing in the aisle.  Give that man a prize!

I cannot close the post without noting the national anthem.  Rather than being sung, it was played by a 13 year old girl on the violin.  The solo was outstanding -- perhaps the best rendition of the song I have ever heard.

Overall, a good time at the ballpark.  Onward to other MiLB teams.