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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. ~Robert Frost

Monday, August 16, 2010

Night Ranger

Last week, Laura invited me to see a Rangers/Yankees game with her family that was in town from Connecticut. Laura's Dad is in town for 11 days and they are going to a bunch of games, but I just went to this one. His name is Tom (I call him Big Tom) and he's born-and-raised Bronx New Yorker. Love it! Needless to say, Laura and her family were cheering for the Yankees, but I stayed true to my new home and cheered for the fabulous Texas Rangers!

Here's a shot of the Ballpark in Arlington - from our seats: (Cindy, none of these are stock photos - just an FYI...heehee):

We were behind home plate on the 3rd level. As I trekked up to our level, I noticed some great views from the concourse. Here is a shot of Cowboys Stadium from the ballpark!

And if you look the other way, you will see Six Flags Over Texas! (PS - Who thought this whole area up? Parking is a cluster when there's a lot going on!)

Now THAT'S teamwork! Wettin' everything down right before the game.....The temps were right around 105 that day with a heat index of higher than that. I didn't think I would make it through the game, but I sat there for the entire 4-HOUR GAME! It lasted until 11pm - crazy. But it was worth it - a lot of fun!

I thought this Medical Center billboard thing was cute - with the baseball!

Here's the dugout - I wish they would've worn their red shirts that night, but I suppose white is cooler....

And here are the Yankees....

Having a little pow wow before the official start of the game......

Here's A-Rod.....

And Derek Jeter......

And this is Young hitting a home run for the Rangers!!!

Rangers pitchers pimpin' in the bullpen.....

Look at the sea of red Rangers fans! I love their choice of colors - red and blue. It's patriotic AND awesome to wear. And actually there were a LOT of Yankees fans there that night - like a LOT. Oh, and that's Laura's brother on the far left of the picture.

It was a packed house that night.....

Here's Laura and I, sweating our brains out. We don't look that bad for it being 100+ degrees, eh?

Derek Jeter swings.....

And Derek Jeter misses - STRIKE OUT!

I think the Rangers switched out pitchers a million times....

Well, there's a cool surprise tomorrow - someone special was at the game the same night we were! Stay tuned......

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