Reznjun

scored some tickets to the kansas city royals baseball game tonite. havent been to a ball game in ages. well not since the money mongers took the game away from the average fan by pricing everything out of sight.

 i got the tickets with a promise to buy a dinner later.  even though i got them for nada, it will still cost me. the last time i went i remember the price of parking, a soft drink and a hot dog. its good that i dont imbibe in alcohol. i remember the price of a beer was 7 bucks a bottle. everything was high. i didnt bring home a hat or jersey because of the cost. it wasnt worth putting down those kind of bucks for a losing team.

our home team started the season out like politicians. quite promising. they were in first place for a week or so. then they slipped a little. then a little more. then alittle more. now they are 2 games out of last place. they have been mired there for the last few seasons. no matter. it is still a pro baseball game. back when i was a kid i dreamed of being a pro ball player. the only thing that stopped me was i didnt have that kind of talent.

i took my kids to a ball game whenever we had the chance. we even took a few of their friends. it was the first time some of their friends had gone to a pro baseball game. we would hang out after the game by the players exit. we would get their autographs. we tried to get a few stars from the other teams to give an autograph but they just blew it off.

as in any kind of crowd there will be some that will try to be the show. everyone got an act. street theater. but then that is part of the experience too, watching the crowd. someone will try to get everyone involved in a cheer for the home team. this is while the home team is getting its ass whipped. it all makes for a memorable outing. by the seventh inning stretch i am ready to begin the long drive back to the rez. it should be fun.