Ballgame Number 2

A few weeks ago the Believe team was able to see the Atlanta Braves take on the Washington Nationals (and watch John Smoltz pitch). This past Sunday I enjoyed my second Major League game of the season. Josh, Krystle and I were driving down from Indianapolis to Gatlinburg, TN and what better way to enjoy a pit stop than to go to a baseball game.

Let me first say that I have never been a big fan of the town of Cincinnati - every time I am there it just seems cold and bitter. Not that the game changed my opinion about Cincy, but it was nice to actually enjoy the town for at least one day in my life.

The Philadelphia Phillies were in town and it was a beautiful day in Cincy to enjoy a ballgame. Below I have listed my observations of the ballpark, the teams and players, attending a baseball game in general and so on. Hopefully there will be many more games this season to come.

- Picking up tickets at will call was about the easiest thing I have ever done. There were kiosks (like at an airport) - you walk up, scan your credit cards and out pops your tickets. Stupid easy.

- You can get Skyline Chili at the ballpark.

- Bringing young children to a baseball game can be a bad idea. I felt so bad for Tommy (the boy in the row behind us) because he couldn't do anything right. My favorite was when he asked his mom for some water and she snapped back, "I drank it all!" Poor Tommy.

- Obtain seats where you can see the large scoreboard. It will make the game much more enjoyable.

- The Lemon Ice is good, but man is it sour!

- You don't help your team's chances when you give up 2 runs before your teammates even gets to bat.

- If you want to make a lot of money, go get some coolers, fill them with ice and bottled water you bought from Wal-Mart, stand on the sidewalk after a game and sell them for $1. It will seem like a steal after everyone have been paying $4 a bottle inside the park.

- The Reds are bad, but they can still beat the Cubs.