We slept in a little today, had breakfast, and
left for our first baseball game about 10:30 am. The park is about 15 minutes away, but we got
there early, walked around the park and had lunch.
This was the first game of the spring training
season for the Phillies. They played a
college team from The University of Tampa, a top-rated Division II baseball
team. The Phillies did not play any of
their regular players and the ones playing today were rookies, minor leaguers,
and non-roster invitees to spring training.
Few if any are expected to be on the major league roster when the season
starts. So, perhaps as expected, the
Phillies lost to a very good local college team, 6-2.
It seemed like most of the fans in the park
today were Tampa University fans. They
also brought a pep band and two cheer squads.
It was a good day for the Tampa fans and not an auspicious start for
what almost everyone seems to think will be a bad year for the Phillies.
We ran a few errands after the game and
returned to the RV for dinner. Our plan
for tomorrow is to finish setting up our site, do laundry, and first-of-the
month paperwork. The next game is
Tuesday against the Yankees. Eileen,
Linda, Allison, Dan and their kids will also be at the game and possibly go out
to dinner with us afterwards.
Day 22 Pictures
Day 22 Pictures
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