08-23-2006, 01:38 AM
So I got the opportunity to go to a St. Paul Saints game tonight. They're a minor league team that's partially owned by Bill Murray and they have a live pig that runs the bases (I love minor league ball). We actually took 100 people from our company to the game. Tickets were $10 a piece and that included a dog, a soda and a Darryl Strawberry bobblehead (don't ask... I don't get it either but there's no powder on his nose so that's good). We sat outside on a beautiful MN summer night and watched a bunch of nobodies play the game for the love of it and not for money. I really didn't get to see too much of the game cause I was talking to employees and their families or watching the kids play in the FREE play area with a jungle gym and swings and crap to climb on and slides so their parents coould enjoy the game. As the sun went down and the lights came on I realized just how nice it was to sit outside and watch a baseball game. Suddenly I understood why gramps loved to watch this damned game so much.
Now I won't go so far as to say I actually like baseball now, but I sure do get the appeal of outdoor baseball and I'll gladly attend any outdoor game! To all those of you who have the pleasure of having outdoor parks, you're lucky! Only a few more years and the soul-sucking dome will no longer kill the true spirit of baseball. Now if only we can get the vikes back outdoors.....
Now I won't go so far as to say I actually like baseball now, but I sure do get the appeal of outdoor baseball and I'll gladly attend any outdoor game! To all those of you who have the pleasure of having outdoor parks, you're lucky! Only a few more years and the soul-sucking dome will no longer kill the true spirit of baseball. Now if only we can get the vikes back outdoors.....