After breakfast at the hotel we drove to Bright House Field for the first game of the spring training season. Our seats are in the Club Level of the stadium along the first base line and one section up from the field-level seats; a restricted admission section with it's own concession stand and bathrooms. It is on the same level as the suites that are either rented out for each game or by the season by corporate sponsors. The seats are a little bit bigger than the ones below and are padded. Another nice touch is complementary free drinks such as Bloody Mary, champagne, mimosas, etc. before each game.
The game with the Toronto Blue Jays started at 1:00 pm under cloudy skies and a forecast of rain. Sure enough, the rain started after 3:00 pm and the game was called in the 7th inning. The team mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, was at the game and will be at all the home games this year. He is still one of the best team mascots and is in mid-season form already.
After returning to the hotel, we had dinner at a beachfront restaurant across the street along the causeway called Whisky Joe's. No game tomorrow - they are playing away against the Blue Jays in Dunedin. We're not sure what we are going to do except sleep-in, then start from there.
Here is the link to a few pictures from today:
Day 2 Pictures
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