I'm sitting here watching the Sacramento Rivercats play on the telly for only something like the SECOND time this season, so I felt inspired to post some pictures from an early season game.
It's somewhat of a travesty that the Pacific Coast League-leading Rivercats have only been on the local t.v. twice when the stupid Single A San Jose Gnats are shown all the damn time. I really don't understand it. Did you know that Forbes magazine listed the Rivercats as most valuable minor league team? Well, they did. And they don't get as much play in the local media as they should. The newspaper is idiotic here anyway, but cable should be better.
/rant
So...I used to get off work at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesdays and one hot lazy early summer day I decided to head out to the ballpark to lay on the grass and fry myself at the business person's special.
Here are some photos!
OH SHIT! The Rivercats pitcher just took a liner right off his wrist and it doesn't look good. And instead of showing us the action on the field, the cameraman, who is apparently squeamish, cuts away to a prolonged picture of the Tower Bridge. And now the 'Cats logo. Weird. It's not a streaker people!
Show us the damn field!!!
Whatevs. As I said, photos:
I like birds. Especially when they make the foul pole above me a fowl pole. Get it? Ha!
Birds like baseball too.
Here is Colin Cowgill not having a good day.
This is Michael Taylor laughing at Colin Cowgill after he tried to catch a shallow fly ball by sliding on his face. He did not catch the ball. He did not get up quickly either. He slid on his damn face! lol
These are not your normal bullpen groupies.
I guess this is what you get at a business person's special...
Here is Colin Cowgill not having a good day at the plate.
This is the start of Sacramento's version of the Sausage Race. These are all former governers of California, although one of them looks like George W Bush. It's really Jerry Brown. Really.
Ronnie wins!
These things look pretty cute racing down the field. But they are frightening as hell when you turn around in the grass to find their behemoth head lurking behind you!
Sitting out by the bullpens, I like to watch the comings and goings of the relievers. Fascinating.
I just like this weird picture. lol
I had a great picture of Adam Rosales with a huge smile on his face. He was also adjusting his junk, so I decided to leave it out. I'm not normally that sensitive. But you get this instead.
DINGER! The only way this could be a better picture is if he had a beer in his hand instead of a tshirt.
And is that Logan Couture or Colby Armstrong driving the cart??? Hmmm....
Anyhoo, great afternoon. Only moderately sunburnt. As I tweeted about it, I guess the sunscreen in my bag only works if you actually put it on. Who knew?
xoxo
