Night at the Ball Park in KC

So Ian and I had been looking at the Royals schedule to see what 'good' teams were coming in August or September and he was really wanting to see his favorite player Kevin Youkilis - Boston Red Sox (favorite outside any Cardinals players, that is) so we marked out calendars. Turns out Youk got injured and out for the season so of course the next in line was a chance to catch A Rod and D Jeter, which was last night. E was bouncing off the walls all week once I secured tickets and it was game on. Deb and Jake opted out as they had no desire to sit in 100* temps to watch baseball, but when you are 9 years old and love baseball (sports in general) as Ian does it could have been 1000* and it wouldn't have mattered; we ended up getting my brother and pop on board for the trip.






Took off a little after noon, chowed on some Gates, picked up the tickets, and made our way to the new 'K'; pretty nice park (prefer STL - Busch). When we arrived at the park my car registered 99* and weatherbug listed KC as 111* heat index (I believe it); a light breeze was the only saving grace standing out in the sun. We stood out front for a bit (with a ton of Yankee fans) before the gates opened and then made our way down to the Yank's dugout area to try for some autographs. Ian and I got a nice 'on top of the dugout' spot while my bro took up a position not far from us. KC players were taking BP (batting practice) while several of the NY players came and went; turns out they signed squat for the fans. Ian was mildly disappointed but liked being down in the mix and seeing the 'big boys' up close (even though it was stifling down low in a packed crowd).

Made our way up to the seats and enjoyed a solid game and Ian even got to see Jeter do one of his patented "jump throws" to get a guy out at first (Ian has done a million of those in our backyard yelling "Jeter" with each); he was on cloud nine. Had a real close call with a foul ball that landed about 10 feet from us. Yanks won 4-3 and Ian left happy. While it was a steamer in the stands it was worth every second seeing Ian's constant smile

Late night drive back got us home around 1:30am; my rear is dragging this morning as I didn't even contemplate hooking up with the mistress this AM.

.

It is amazing how cheap the Royals tickets are compared to the Cards; then again the Cardinals actually have a competitive team while KC helps others rack up wins.

.

Fitness wise: Wednesday AM I got in a 1:45 lite spin and then played an hour of basketball at SBU. Thursday was completely off and today (Friday) I am heading out after dark for a 1:30hr strong tempo ride on a good 3 looper around Bolivar. Supposed to stay near 100* for today and tomorrow so I'll probably hit a 3hr cruise the AM (might knock out another with Deb on the tandem as that was a good time last weekend.