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February 2016

Ballpark Memory, Mac's McFarlanes, Uncategorized

St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals (Nationals Park) & The Racing Presidents

February 13, 2016

IMAG0184When:  April 17, 2014

Who:  Amanda, Mac and Me

Why:  A trip to Washington, D.C. was planned as a surprise for Mac during his Spring Break.  His love for history, presidents and baseball made this city perfect for him.  In addition to all sites of the city, we wanted to see one of his favorite baseball teams in action.  Mac has always been a Nationals fan but now they also had his second favorite player – Bryce Harper.  This was going to be a big deal.  In addition to Bryce, there was one other HUGE reason to see the Nationals play at home.  Racing Presidents.

Box Score: St. Louis Cardinals v. Washington Nationals April 17, 2014

First, the game.

The game itself was pretty non-descript.  Adam Wainwright threw a complete game shut-out for the Cardinals (who won 8-0).  Actually, it was a fairly boring game.  Again, it was a very cold night.  Having learned our lesson at the Orioles game the previous day, we brought blankets and warmer clothes.  this went much better!

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Even bundled up, cold got to us by the end of the game!

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The stadium was also really nice.  Not quite like Target Field, but very similar.

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Bobble Head Collection, Quick Pitch

Quick Pitch: Show and Tell (Chris Snyder goes to Kindergarten)

February 12, 2016

In an another post,

You Never Forget Your First . . . Figurine

I talked about Mac getting his first bobble head.  It was a Chris Snyder “catcher in action” figure.  Needless to say, Mac was engrossed by it.  He studied it, played with it and analyzed it quite a bit.  There wasn’t a detail on it that Mac didn’t commit to memory.

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So, when it came time for the school year to start, Mac needed an item for Show and Tell.  This was not a difficult choice for him.  It was time for Chris Snyder to go to Kindergarten.

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It was important for Mac to explain the nuances of the figure.

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Here is Mac breaking down the bobble in even more detail for his classmates.

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Not another picture, Dad!

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Ballpark Memory, Uncategorized

Tampa Rays at Baltimore Orioles (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)

February 1, 2016

 

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When:  April 16, 2014

Box Score: Tampa Rays at Baltimore Orioles April 14, 2014

What:  A quick trip to Baltimore for a matinee game during our visit to Washington, D.C.

Who:  Amanda, Mac and me.

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Why:  This game was a bit different from our usual ballpark visits.  We decided just to jump over to Baltimore for a game without any advance planning.  Our plan was to get there near game time and find tickets from a seller around the stadium.  Note: this day was not warm!  The anticipated high was 35 degrees.  Good thing this would be a day game.

Bonus:

Since the April 15 game was rained out, this game was to be Jackie Robinson Day.  Being uniform geeks, we were excited to see our first game where everyone wore the Number 42.  Exciting!

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Fun Part:

To get to the ball game from DC, we decided to take the train.  Not only was this mode of transportation different than our usual method of travel, but we had the pleasure of using two of the nicest train stations in the country.

From DC we caught the train at the legendary Union Station.

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All Aboard!

Next Stop:  Downtown Baltimore. Continue Reading…