After a 182 mile drive, we're sitting in parking lot of Kauffman stadium 2 hours out. It's overcast and unbearably hot, but it looks like the weather might hold up for the game. Just bought 2 tickets off a Red Sox fan for half price. All is wonderful.
Kauffman Stadium (which is next to Arrowhead) is undergoing major renovations for next season, so the parking lot is pretty torn up and littered with construction trailers. Nevertheless, it's filled with some serious tailgaters, made up mostly of KU and KState kids. Two hours out, it feels like a post-apocalyptic frat party.
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Kauffman Stadium (which is next to Arrowhead) is undergoing major renovations for next season, so the parking lot is pretty torn up and littered with construction trailers. Nevertheless, it's filled with some serious tailgaters, made up mostly of KU and KState kids. Two hours out, it feels like a post-apocalyptic frat party.
The game is a mix of highs and lows.
THE HIGHS:
A fantastic BBQ pork sandwich for the best price in baseball:
dee-lish!
As well as some great seats with fantastic sight lines
(we were on the second row off the third base line. hello, friend.)
It's also great seeing Tim Wakefield, the only knuckleball pitcher now starting in the bigs (I'm not counting DA Rickey). As a rookie called up mid-season, he helped the Pirates make the post season in 1992 by going 8-1 with his 62 MPH wickedness. It's great to still see him baffling hitters at the age of 42.
THE LOWS:
The game was sparsely attended (24,000, although higher than the team's 20k season ave.) Even worse, the Red Sox fans outnumbered the Royals 2 to 1. They came in greater numbers and cheered loudly for all nine innings. The area we sat in had an even higher percent of Sox fans.
Just look at this photo snapped from our seat.
(find a Royals fan, I dare you)
Also, the Royals lost 8-2. We came to root, root, root for the home team. So, boo.
Hopefully, a renovated Kauffman stadium will return the Royals to their George Brett glory days. In the mean time,
We've got a 4 hour drive and a 1pm in St. Louis tomorrow, so we've got to hit the road. (for a map of our travels, click on the map at the bottom)
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"hello, friend" is my favorite picture on the blog. As if you care.
xoxoxoxo
PS You are missed in PDX
that's Martin's fine work.
And I already miss Portland.
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