I got an email a few weeks ago from the
Rockies saying that they were having a special on tickets for $4.10. Back in April there was a snowstorm and one of the games had to be cancelled. (We had tickets to that game, btw.) The makeup game was set for June 27 at 4:10pm, so the Rockies decided to have a special ticket sale. My friend Leon texted me to see if I had received that email. They were thinking of going to the game too!
After texting and talking to my Lutheran Stud we decided to bring all of the kids to the game. They love the Rockies as much as we do. I mean we've brainwashed them to believe it anyway. ;)
One thing we hadn't really thought about was that the game was on the very day that my older girls and Lutheran Stud were returning from the Catechism Retreat. That meant that they had to go straight to the game upon their return. There was no time to go home and shower and change. Oops!
The game started out well enough. Michael Cuddyer had a 20-something hitting streak going and we got to witness the extension of that hitting streak.
Todd Helton then came up and had a nice hit after Cuddy got his hit.
Todd, aka Todd Father, hit Cuddy in and we were winning!
Later that inning Rosario, aka Baby Bull, also scored.
We had some pretty good seats with a fine view of one of our favorite players, Michael Cuddyer, aka Cuddy.
Did I mention that it was super hot at the game? It was 95 degrees! We were lucky to be sitting in the shade, but could still feel the sweat dripping off of us.
The usher lady in our section was kind enough to spray people with her squirt bottle when people sitting in the sun got too hot.
My Lutheran Stud bought me a purple margarita to cool off. It's my go-to drink when we are at Coors Field.
I can't imagine wearing that baseball uniform and standing the in that heat.
My friend Lisa came by for a visit during the game.
All of our children were getting a little antsy, so they got to visit for awhile. It was maybe a couple degrees cooler along the concourse.
Now back to the game. This is where things turned for the worse. The Mets hit a home run and we never recovered from it.
We tried and tried to make a come back, but it just didn't happen. I did capture some fun action shots though, don't you think?
The Mets won the game 3-2 and we left the game bummed, hot, sweaty, and tired from the heat. Here's to a better outcome next time.
We began a yearly outing to the Rockies game with our children and Thrivent friends last year. We head over to our Thrivent office before the game to do a little tailgating. It's prefect because then we don't have to buy food at the game. Bennett's BBQ caters the event and their BBQ is fantastic. It was all fun and games until a massive downpour hit us. Anna and I were getting dessert under a tent when the downpour began. I figured we were safe until the storm blew over, except that then the tent blew over and we were getting drenched along with all of the awesome BBQ. Since I love BBQ so much I tried to save it by holding foil covers over the food while Anna was standing there getting drenched and other people were getting the tent put away. I had Anna run to our car during all of this and I had no idea where everyone else went. The tailgating party ended a little early, so we headed to the ball field.
That's our Thrivent rep, Jeff, in the black shirt. He's been getting a Thrivent group together for years, so I'm guessing that's why he gets to go on the field before the game. Lucky guy!
Things started out well for the Rockies. The Rockies' poster child, Todd, is known for hitting doubles and that's just what he did his first time up to bat.
Then the wind started gusting. I mean really swirling. People couldn't even keep the garbage in their seats the wind carried a ton of garbage onto the field.
The game even stopped for awhile because it was so windy. We were playing the Cubs from Chicago. Someone in the stands yelled, "Come on, pitch the ball you're from the Windy City. What's the hold up?" Get it?
Temperatures were dropping quickly that evening and there was a tornado warning in Aurora, a city adjacent to Denver.
The game resumed.
Things didn't fair so well for our friends from the Windy City.
We scored several runs.
Our children love going to the games, if not for the game itself, but just being together and the atmosphere of it all is so fun!
We enjoyed the company of many of our church members and other Lutherans sitting around us.
As the sun went down and the moon came out so did some pretty incredible clouds!
Things were getting difficult for the other team. I think he's praying that they score a few runs soon.
We ended up scoring several more runs.
The last out of the game always has fans on their feet and holding their breath.
The Rockies won 8-3 and we all went home happy and cold.
