We finally made it to a MLB game. Carson earned free tickets from Sports Camp this year, and we took advantage, and went as a family. Lee was MIA though not by his fault. A major thunderstorm moved in right before his plane was supposed to land. He had been in Oklahoma for 2 weeks, and was coming home that evening. We were going to go and pick him up before the game at the airport, but his flight was diverted to Columbus because of the weather. He had to wait there for a few hours before he landed safely in Pittsburgh.
We went to the game, and waited, and waited for the rain to stop. The game started 2 1/2 hours after it was scheduled to. Luckily we were only there for the last hour of the wait.
We were able to move up under the balcony during the rain. Many people left after waiting for so long, so we had our pick of seats.
The large tarp covering the infield.
The big screen at the back of the stadium.
Finally the rain stopped and they were able to move the giant tarp. You can see how small the workers are to the size of the tarp.
Cleaning and sprucing up the dirt.
Yay! They are starting the game.
We could have moved back down to our real seats, but they were all wet, and we knew we would have to leave soon and get Lee from the airport.
The Pirates are actually having a winning season this year. They are almost in first place. We had to leave after only 2 innings to get Lee from the airport, but it was almost 10pm anyway. We hope to go back soon, and maybe get to stay for an entire game!
3 comments:
That's too bad about the rain and Lee's flight ... But I'm sure the kids still had fun just being there :)
We have been to a couple of Mudhens games here. Not the same as MLB but my kids LOVE them. So glad you got to go!
I'm jealous. I would love to go to a MLB game with all of you. I've never been but I love to watch them on TV. Save me a seat when we are home from our mission.
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