Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Something Different

We did something different on Sunday; we watched some college baseball. The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers were in town for their season opener...a weekend of baseball. They won their games on Friday and Saturday. We drove to Marley Park in Surprise Sunday morning to catch the double header. Marley Park is the Cactus League home of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. The Cactus League hasn't started their pre-season games.

We joined my cousin Cheryl and her husband, and a friend for the day. The husband and friend were two football players Hubby coached his first year of teaching & coaching. Small world.


we missed the first few innings of the first game
not a big crowd at 10 in the morning


Minnesota won the first game against Utah


the Cactus league folks were getting the stadium ready
for their season opener
new seats were installed this past week
inventory was arriving for the sales shops
party tents were up and ready for parties


we all were wanting to see this young man
a local boy from SD, known to the other 3 folks


Hubby met his parents and grandparents


I bet my dad knew Conner's grandfather


Oregon State, the Beavers, were well represented 
at the second game


MN lost by 1 run


end of the game huddle before the players were allowed 
to talk to family

Cheryl talked to a parent of a MN player. We learned the players attend classes Monday through Thursday noon. They get on a plane and fly to warmer destinations for a weekend of baseball, returning to Minneapolis on Sunday evening. They practice during the week at an indoor facility until it is appropriate weather for outdoor baseball in MN. The team will play in North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, Utah and Missouri before beginning their season at home.


Surprise Stadium was built in 2002 & holds 10,000


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