i talked rich into heading up to the ballpark early yesterday to catch batting practice before the game. after driving around in circles for 10 minutes, we found parking for a quarter. a quarter! i volunteered to splurge to cover it since i’d complained about him driving in circles. 😉
we found space for two along the front row of the crawford boxes in left field. it was a beautiful day, the roof was open, the sun was shining, and jeff bagwell was sending long, lazy batting practice homers our way. rich drank his beer while i tried to figure out how i’d catch a ball without a glove. if one had come directly to me, i was prepared to catch it with my hat.
they closed the roof at the end of batting practice, which was the only bad part of the game, since it was such a gorgeous evening. rich and i worked our way up to his seats, four rows from the top of the stadium behind home plate. we watched the pregame ceremony honoring the sts-107 crew, cheered as members of the seven crew families threw out the first pitches, and settled in for the first game of the season.
the astros won 10-4, with jeff bagwell hitting two home runs, and jeff kent also going deep in his first at-bat as an astro. kent got a standing ovation, and had to come out of the dugout to tip his hat before the crowd stopped cheering.
so that was fun.
today i am stressed over yuri’s night. stupid yuri’s night.