Florida Spring Training 2017 - Day 44

Another cold front came through last night, this time bringing a fair amount of rain and wind. The rain had stopped when we got up this morning but is was much colder and windy.

By game time with the Atlanta Braves, the skies were partly cloudy and the temperature was only 63 degrees.  Along with the lower temperatures the wind was gusting from 10-20 mph out of the NW.  That combination makes for an uncomfortable day at the ball park unless you dress appropriately, which we did.  We wore sweatshirts and coats and had hot drinks instead of cold beverages today.  After an opening ceremony featuring a Little League team whose members stood with their Phillies' counterparts for the National Anthem, the game got underway.  Happily, the Phillies won the game. shutting out the Braves 9-0.  It was their first shutout of the Spring Training season.

Day 44 Pictures - Baseball

Eileen, Linda, Eileen's daughter Ali, her husband Dan and their two daughters also attended the game.  They all held up pretty well under the challenging weather conditions and we went over to Frenchy's Rockaway Grill in Clearwater Beach after the game for dinner and to celebrate Eileens birthday.

Day 44 Pictures - Eileen's Birthday

The forecast for tomorrow is more partly cloudy skies, low temperatures and wind again. Our next game is Friday so the plan tomorrow is to work in the RV and try and finish up our tax return that we couldn't complete before we left on the trip.