Baseball Fun

Here are 3 cats on top of a bookshelf that is at least 8 or 9 feet off the ground. They can jump pretty high. The only name I know is Wheezer in the middle. There are 8 cats and 2 dogs here that have been a blast to play with.

I got to Carrie's parents on Friday, July 13, and here is some great entertainment with the PS2. Carrie and Grant are battling away on the Need for Speed.

Taco Bell before the game, where I only had a drink before and then 2 bean burritos after the game.

During the 1 1/2 hour rain delay at the game Carrie and Grant and I went down and saw how the teenagers who were playing the game entertained themselves during the delay. Probably the average age of the players was around 19. They fielded terrible and combined for 5 errors, 20 runs and 30 hits. Johnson City (Cardinals) played Burlington (Royals). The game was classified Rookie League, which is below Single A League.

Our seats at the beginning of the game, where we stayed for a total of about 2 innings. I caught a foul ball and so did Grant during the game down the foul territory on the right field line. Then we played catch with the baseballs we caught and one of the balls rolled right into the dugout! No one would get it for us so Grant yanked open the gate and went in and got the baseball back!

Before the game Carrie showed some pictures to Ken, Jaclyn, Stephanie and Renee. It was a lot of fun to see the Fords all together. I hadn't seen Ken and Renee since last summer at Nosoca eating out. It felt almost like a family reunion! We went shopping before the game for a little bit at the outlets.

I went shopping with Carrie this afternoon in Winston-Salem. I found some nice jerseys, but I haven't bought them yet anyway. And Carrie finally has a Red Sox shirt now! To find out whose name is on the back, call her and ask! Look at the sky after we finished shopping.

This is right before the first pitch of the game. Ken noticed I wasn't wearing a shirt from Canada. Just for the record, I wore a Toronto shirt on Saturday, a Blue Jays shirt Sunday, and now another Toronto shirt today! Carrie says I probably have one Canada shirt for every day of the week.

Here are Jaclyn, Stephanie, Grant and Carrie down the right field line watching the game and waiting for a foul ball. The Royals ended up edging out the Cardinals 12-8. I was cheering for the home state Johnsin City Cardinals. Before the rain delay, they were behind 7-0 after only 2 innings. And they actually climbed back within 9-8 before falling behind. Since I've gotten here we have also gone to Stone Mountain sliding down the rocks and plenty more fun stuff I don't have pictures to show on the blog. I will be staying here until Sunday, July 22. I have been home in Collegedale a total of 1 night since Sunday, June 24. It has sure been a fun and relaxing summer. Look for a terrific blog update from my mom on Sunday, July 23, as they will be getting back from their cruise on that day.