Birthday / Father's Day wrapped into one

Yesterday I got my birthday/Father's day gift, tickets to see the Indianapolis Indians play. Tammy got them for half-price from WLBC and their half-price hookup and we decided to take in a day game yesterday. It helped the decision when I found out they were playing the Atlanta Braves triple A team Gwinnett. We actually lucked into seeing a doubleheader as Tuesday nights game was rained out so they played it yesterday. The games started an hour earlier at noon and were only 7 innings each. Both games were good, we sat about 10 or 11 rows up right beside the Braves' dugout on the first base side, good seats except for the first game it was packed in that area, most of the people in our section left after the 1st game so we got to spread out a bit. The Indians scored all 3 of their runs in the first game in the 7th inning to win game one 3-2. The Braves held on in game 2 to win 4-3.

During the second game in the bottom of the 5th inning a member of the Indians grounded to the shortstop who threw to the 2nd baseman to force a runner out to end the inning. As they were coming to the dugout the 2nd baseman Brooks Conrad was looking into the stands at all the people screaming for the ball, I was standing there pointing towards Taylor and Tyson beside me and he flipped the ball up there and Tyson got it. After that he was into the game for the final 2 innings. Now I've been to about 15 games before and never really even come close to getting one and Tyson at his second ball game got one. He of course didn't want to go in the first place, not a sports fan at all, so he was complaining most of the day about being hot or bored or whatever but after he got the ball he was all into it. I told them all before we left the house that Tyson would probably have the most fun there because he didn't want to go and it turns out he did. If you've never been to Victory Field it is a beautiful ballpark and a good place to see a game, I'm sure we will go back.

Topped the day off by stoping at the Hamilton Commons and eating at Red Robin, we need one of those in Muncie. Got a bit fried at the ball game and I'm paying the price today, it was all worth it, even parking at the zoo and walking a couple of blocks to the stadium. Got to meet up with an old classmate there and it was good to talk to her and meet 3/4 of her family and her to meet mine.