My First Ballgame

posted by Evan Jake at 12:22 PM

Yesterday, Daddy took me to my very first baseball game. It was the Phillies. And they were playing guys with dark blue hats called the Cardinals.

When we got to the stadium, I could see the big giant letters that said "Phillies." It said "Phillies" everywhere. There were lots of people wearing Phillies hats and Phillies shirts and Phillies pants and even some Phillies shoes. Good thing we wore our Phillies hats and shirts.

There was this really big TV in the outfield showing Phillies all the time. Daddy must have been in heaven because he likes to watch Phillies on TV, but our TV is a lot smaller.

I got to watch all the Phillies guys play Phillies down on the big grass. The grass was very pretty and green. It didn't have any weeds in it like our grass does. I wanted to go down on the field and play with them, but Daddy said I couldn't. So instead I sat in the seats and ate food and drank soda. The best part was the blue cotton candy. That's me in the picture eating blue cotton candy. It came in a bucket, not on a stick. So I had to eat it with my fingers. It made my fingers very sticky and gave me a blue mustache.

Everyone else around us was eating food and drinking, too. They were all cheering for the Phillies. And sometimes they would say, "boo." Daddy said "boo" a lot, too. He said it's because he doesn't like Matt Holliday. But he looks like a nice man. And if he's so terrible, why is he getting to play on the pretty grass while Daddy has to sit in the seats?

It only took me a couple of innings to finish my cotton candy, Cracker Jack and soda. So with all that sugar in my system, it was time to get up and run around a bit. We went all around the stadium. There were lots of people everywhere. I was sure to hold onto Daddy's hand the whole time. Along the way we stopped and got even more food and more soda.

Then we went into the Phillies store and got some presents for Mommy and Sarah. I got Sarah a pink monkey. Who can resist a pink monkey wearing a Phillies shirt? Also, in the store, I got to climb on the Phillie Phanatic's buggy. Too bad he didn't leave the keys in it.

Then we went back to our seays. I sat on Daddy's lap to watch a few more innings. I got to see Jimmy Rollins hit the ball over the fence and then everyone went running around the bases. This big bell lit up and flashed lots of lights. Everyone was cheering and giving high-fives.

Then we sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and I asked Daddy if we could go home. The Phillies were winning by a lot of runs. So Daddy said it was okay for us to go. It must be a lot of fun to go to games since the Phillies always win. And I know they are going to win the World Series again this year. They must win every year, right?

I have to say a special thanks to my Bubbie and Zayde for letting us use these tickets. It was the perfect day for a game and the Phillies won. I can't wait to go again. Go Phillies!