Nationals Cathedral
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It is Sunday morning. The good people of America are dressed-up and on their way to sacred ground to sit in uncomfortable chairs beside their loved-ones for hours on-end. Ro and I are right there with them.
On our way out of town, we swooped and scooped the unsuspecting Quin, threw her in the backseat, and stabbed the gas. Beside the rabidly enthusiastic Ro, Quin seemed more than a shade tentative. While navigating through tourist traffic and DC motorcades, I energetically explained the theories and underpinnings of Operation Retardulous. While Quin was nodding and smiling, she kept trying to get the backseat door open. Thank you, Ford, for the childproof safety locks. Even though the customs of baseball were new to her, she seemed to catch-on quickly.
The Nats must have known we were trying hard to impress a new convert. They pulled out all the crowd pleasers, including the kid's area outside the ballpark.
This is a bouncy room - not children's prison
Nook Logan demonstrated the art of stealing second base. Then third base. Oh, then he singled-in the winning run.
We made the climb to the tippy top of RFK Stadium.
And we introduced her to new friends.
I don't know if Quin will become a lifelong baseball fan after today. If she doesn't, nobody can blame the Natties.
~~~K. Provost~~~
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Washington - 4
Baltimore - 3
16 and 28
IBB: Tejada (by Traber).
HBP: Church (by Bedard), Kearns (by Baez).
Pitches-strikes: Bedard 98-66, Bradford 8-5, Baez 18-12, Walker 4-3, Bowie 69-45, Traber 41-29, King 15-8, Colome 14-10, Cordero 13-8.
Ground outs-fly outs: Bedard 2-7, Bradford 1-0, Baez 1-0, Walker 0-0, Bowie 5-4, Traber 2-3, King 1-2, Colome 0-1, Cordero 3-0.
Batters faced: Bedard 28, Bradford 2, Baez 5, Walker 1, Bowie 14, Traber 14, King 4, Colome 4, Cordero 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Baez 1-1, Walker 2-0, Traber 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Larry Young. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Mark Carlson.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:01.
Att: 29,281.
5 comments:
Monica Goodling's either going to hell for lying to Congress or heaven, one.
Oh, sorry - is this about baseball?
Like the stats. It's the little touches that makes it all so grand.
Maybe having a woman named Monica involved is what it will finally take to impeach Bush.
What? Bush used to own a baseball team. It's topical!
By the way, nice post title, "Nationals Cathedral." Clever! I mean that sincerely, not sarcastically. And I also mean THAT sincerely.
"What? Bush used to own a baseball team. It's topical!"
Bush's old team is currently in last place with an 18 and 29 record.
That's .383, or about 8% higher than Bush's current approval ratings.
More fun with numbers at http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm
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