It
was another hot day today and our seats were along the third base line in the
sun. So, we loaded up on SPF 70XX
sunscreen and headed off for the Phillies stadium.
The
game today was with the Atlanta Braves, the only NL East Division rival the Phillies
play in spring training. The Braves
brought most of their first string players with them and perhaps their best
pitcher was starting the game. The
Phillies also started their first team with most of their best players in the
game. It was a good game and the
Phillies won 6-4. The sun was indeed
intense as anticipated and we each had to get up occasionally and stand in the
shade for awhile.
Before
the game we discovered a small infield right next to the stadium. I don’t know why we never noticed it before,
but is a full size baseball infield with a fence about 6 feet beyond the
infield. It is used for infield practice
and today a Phillies coach was hitting ground balls to Jim Thome who at 40
years old is practicing playing first base again in addition to his role this
year as a pinch hitter.
Judy
did laundry after we got back and we had take-out Chinese food for dinner at
the “Takee Outee” Chinese restaurant just down the road (honest, that really is
the name of the place). The food was
good and we ate between the washing and drying.
Our
next game is at Dunedin on Sunday when the Phillies play the Toronto Blue Jays. Tomorrow we are taking a nature hike at
Honeymoon State Park where we are hoping to see a Bald Eagles nest, an Osprey’s
nest and a Great Horned Owl’s nest, all with babies. We will see if they all appear as
advertised. Saturday is St. Patrick’s
Day – we will attend St. Pat’s street fair and related festivities in Dunedin.
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