Last week the Yogi’s went to see our AA Tulsa Drillers play Midland at Driller’s Stadium at the County Fairgrounds. I love Driller’s Stadium but this is its last year. They are moving into a fancy new field in downtown Tulsa next year. I’m sure I’ll like it also, but I’m going to miss Driller’s Stadium
Sweetie and SuperPizzaBoy hate baseball but it was Fireworks Night and SPB loves the treats. So they indulge me on Fireworks nights. As you can tell they come well prepared. Sweetie brought her crackberry and son brought a Harry Potter book.
Sweetie trys to act interested, she asks every now and then if anybody has scored a touchdown or not. She does that even though I score the games and give her a running commentary about what the guy batting did last time he was up or what he did last time we are at the game. I think the whole scoring thing kind of embarrasses her. It is kind of nerdy but I find it fun. I have score books from when I lived in Houston back in the 80’s and had season tickets to the Astros and later when I lived in Dallas and went to Ranger’s games.
One think about the stadium I love is that with the everpresent Oklahoma south wind the outfield flag always looks wonderful, especially against a pretty eastern sky at sunset.
“Finally” said Sweetie and SPB, “the game is over!” time for some fireworks.
Do you like going to baseball games? Tell us about it!
You know I hate to sweat but otherwise I really enjoy going to watch baseball. Can you BELIEVE it? I was (once upon a time) quite the batter in church league softball so that might explain my interest.
I’m all about sports that allow you to run and then take a break.
I’m kind of so-so on baseball. I kind of like it, but it really doesn’t move quite fast enough for me. I’m a huge college football lover, that’s what I love watching/attending/etc.
It cracks me up that Sweetie and SPB brought other entertainment.
Like Sweetie I just don’t get baseball and the Hubster is a Cubs fan. So I, because I love him, will employ similar tactics when he watches 🙂
@Baloney – Wow, I didn’t know that about you! You know, it sounds to me that you might like golf!
@Alyssa – I guess that if I went to a school that had a good football tradition I would be more interested in College Football. University of New Mexico just isn’t it.
@Brit Gal Sarah – the things we do for love!
I’ve only been to one game out at Drillers Stadium. Dang near got hit in the head by a fly ball and haven’t been back. I’ve gone to the Kansas City Royals games some when I was growing up. Never was much of a sports fan so I usually got really bored.
LOL forgot to say I love the shot of Sweetie and SPB. So what HP book is SPB reading now?
Hi – I clicked in from a Baloney recommendation. I’m a massive stadium geek. Coming from the UK, where all the old stadia are being replaced by out of town identikit builds, I say cherish your old home park while you have it!
@Kathy – I think SPB is reading the first Harry Potter Book. He has a different way of reading. He hops around quite a bit. It sounds goofy but when he is done, he knows the whole book!
@Matthew – Oh yeah, I’m sure that the stadium will be nice but the old fits like an old shoe. I’m still morning the loss of the Astrodome and the old Texas Ranger ballpark. I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan but I won’t miss the old Cowboys Stadium. It was a disaster from the day theyopned it.