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| Golden Gate Bridge |
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| Great view of the Bay from Right Field |
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| Mike, Me, Michael and Roger |
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| AT&T Park is unbelievable. This is what we saw from our seats. |
We just got back from our game at AT&T Park where the Marlins beat the Giants 5-1. All we can say about the ballpark is WOW!! I liked Petco Park, but this is baseball heaven here. The park sits in the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Right field backs up against the San Francisco Bay. If you hit it out, it goes in the water. It was a cold and blistery evening in SF, but there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
We attended the game with one of my best friends Roger and his two cute little daughters (they lasted 5 innings) and another good friend of mine Mike and his girlfriend Sarah. We got their early so we could check out batting practice. Michael almost got a ball tossed to him from one of the Marlins' players, but some little kid ran right in front of him and stole the ball from him. Needless to say, Michael wasn't happy. The stadium is absolutely beautiful. Great sight lines, great food, and great atmosphere. I think the thing I was most impressed with were the Giants fans. The place sold out on a Tuesday night and the fans were loud, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable about baseball. Even though the Giants were losing 5-0 in the bottom of the 9th, about 2/3 of the fans stayed around to see the end of the game. It was something the people in Phoenix should learn from. Chase Field is dead even when things are going well.
Overall, I give that stadium a 9.5/10. Michael still thinks Petco is better. He gave Petco a 9/10 and AT&T 8/10. Oakland was a 2 for me, but Michael says 4. The Bay Area portion of the trip has been fantastic!
Tomorrow morning, we wake up early and head to Eugene, Oregon for a quick stop over before we drive to Seattle on Thursday for a game Friday night at Safeco Field. The weather forecast looks really bad for the next several days. It's supposed to rain and be in the mid 50s for the next 5 days of our trip. Hopefully, we'll see some sun. We've been spoiled with the weather so far.
More tomorrow.
Lance and Michael,
ReplyDeleteThanks for including the Garcia's in your memorable trip. It was very cool to take the girls to their first baseball game. Last time I was there, Barry Bonds hit #72 for the season to break the record. This experience was better than that. Definitely, gave me the baseball fever. I am headed to Oakland on Tuesday to see the Yanks take them on.
Good luck and we will be tracking you on your trip.
Roger, Iliana and Sophia