A Day at the Park

Most days I walk to Comerica Park during lunch. It is a close walk, and gets me outside doing a little exercise. Today, the Tigers are playing the Angels, with a 1 PM start, and you can see the game from outside the stadium, so I had a later lunch than usual, and walked over to the park, wondering if I would be able to get close enough to the gate to watch. I got there about five minutes before the game started, and was standing around, when a guy walks by and offers me a free ticket. I take the ticket, and go inside.

The seat was in the first row in right field, the sun was shining, the wind was cool, in other words, a perfect day for baseball. I stayed for about an hour, watching until the Angels led 3-1. I liked watching Verlander pitch. He did give up a few homeruns, but he was pitching well, mixing his speeds, and fooling a lot of hitters.

I thought about staying until the end of the game, trust me, I didn't think amyone would notice if I wasn't here, but I decided to do the right thing, and left in the middle of the fifth inning. Not a bad way to spend the work day.