MTC Tour Day 10: Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

Take me out to the ballgame!

We sang a medley of George M. Cohan songs and then “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays game tonight.  To avoid traffic, we had to arrive almost two hours early.  By the time we sang, changed clothes, and I bought a couple of hot dogs and cheese fries, I had been standing for nearly three hours (and had missed almost all of the first four innings of the game).  I was exhausted and in pain.  (I injured my knee back in November, and the healing has been slow.)  However, we had a great time.  We had to leave after the tenth inning, because we have to be up at 5 or so tomorrow morning.

However, due to the magic of smartphones and mlb.com, I was able to keep everyone updated on our bus.  Just before we reached our hotel, the game ended with the Yankees winning 7-5 in the twelfth inning.  That was very cool.

My wife and all the other spouses and guests who attended the game with us received free NY Yankees ball caps.  And that was cool too.  However, on the back of each cap is very clearly emblazoned one word:  Budweiser.

Ah, well…

Still, it was a fun time.

Tomorrow is Independence Day and we have something very special planned.  Details tomorrow!