It Feels Like October

On Tuesday night, I saw one of the best baseball games I've ever been to. The Yankees defeated the Angels 6-5 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Everything about the game and the trip to it was well worth it. I'll give you a brief glimpse of my day.


I went to the game along with my roommate Matt and our friend Bryan. Three of our other friends from the ICLA Program also came but arrived later. We went to a TGI Fridays nearby the Stadium and had an awesome early dinner. Happy Hour specials galore here! I'll spare the details, but it was very good and inexpensive!


At the game, we were able to park relatively close to the Stadium. The best part was that it was only $8, a steal compared to $15 at Dodger Stadium, Staples Center and the Home Depot Center. The Stadium itself was very nice and a great place to watch baseball. It has a new feel to it, but not brand new like the new stadium in New York or others built in the 21st Century. Great views, a good tribute to Angels history, excellent variety of food, detailed scoreboards and loud fans.



We got to go down low right next to the field for batting practice, something you can't do at Dodger Stadium unless you have tickets there. Besides seeing a guy get nailed in the head with a line drive that caused some serious bleeding, it was a great time. We saw many of the players up close, and I got a ball signed by Ramiro Pena. I then took a stroll around the Stadium to see all the many things it had to offer.



As for the game, it was very exciting. The atmosphere was like it was a playoff game, as it should be with both teams competing for home field advantage in the postseason. There were many Yankee fans that did a great job cheering against the Angels Fans. The Yankees built a 5-0 lead through the first half of the game, but then relinquished it. It was tied at 5 after 8, but there were great moments of suspense and big plays throughout the game.



In the 9th, Brett Gardner singled, stole 2nd, and scored on a sac fly by A-Rod to give the Yanks the lead. Enter Sandman! Mariano Rivera came on to closer the game out, getting some help from Jorge Posada on a clutch strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play. Yankees win! We all had a great time. For the 19 bucks we paid for tickets, it was definitely worth it and then some!






To check out the majority of the pictures I took, see my Facebook album!